People

	Alisa Morss Clyne, Principal Investigator Dr. Clyne earned her BS in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, and her PhD in Mechanical and Medical Engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She is currently the P.C. Chou Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with a joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering. When not in the lab, Dr. Clyne can be found walking her dog or playing volleyball.
	Krishna Priya Arjunan, PhD candidate Krishna earned her BS in Electrical Engineering from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Technology, India, and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University. She is currently a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering. Krishna’s research is focused on the mechanisms by which reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species produced by non-thermal plasma enhance endothelial cell angiogenesis. She likes reading, singing (vocal and A cappella) and playing badminton..
	Kivilcim Buyukhatipoglu, PhD candidate (CV) Kivilcim earned her BS and MS degrees from Mechanical Engineering Departments of Middle East Technical University (METU) and Koc University, Turkey, respectively. Her research focuses on biocompatible superparamagnetic nanoparticles and their interactions with living cells and tissues primarily for drug delivery purposes. She loves being outdoors (swimming, skiing...) and traveling. She is also a big fan of fitness/yoga classes and intramural leagues.
	Dannielle Solomon Figueroa, PhD candidate Danni earned her BS in biomedical engineering from Tulane University. She is currently a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering studying the effects of hyperglycemia on endothelial cell response to strain and extracellular matrix signaling. She is the president of the Drexel Biomedical Grad Association and a Drexel NSF IGERT fellow. Originally from FL, Danni enjoys anything related to the beach and bad reality TV.
	Sameer Kalghatgi, PhD candidate Sameer earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai, India. He is currently a PhD Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He studies mechanisms of interaction of non-thermal plasma with mammalian cells and tissues. He hopes to pursue a career in plasma medicine. When not in the lab, Sameer can be found reading the latest fiction or catching up with the latest movies. He also enjoys photography and travelling.
	Steve Kemeny, PhD candidate (CV) Steve earned his BS in Engineering Science and Mechanics with a focus in Biomechanics from Virginia Tech and is now pursuing an MS in Biomedical Engineering. Steve studies cell response to fluid flow in low and high glucose to better understand the link between heart disease and diabetes. He grew up in West Chester, PA and is somewhat of a local to the Philadelphia region. When Steve isn’t in the lab, he enjoys playing tennis and bike riding, and can often be found camping.
	Greeshma Manomohan, MS student Greeshma comes to Drexel from Dubai, where she completed her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences. She is currently creating a dielectrophoretic device to study the mechanical properties of endothelial cells. She is the Vice President of the Drexel Biomedical Graduate Association and Newsletter Editor for Pragathi, the Indian Graduate Student Association. When Greeshma is not in the lab, she is practicing her chords with her acapella group or at Starbucks.
	Karl Reisig, BS/MS student Karl Reisig is a BS/MS student concentrating in tissue engineering and biomaterials and member of Tau Beta Pi. He investigates the interaction among endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and growth factor storage in the basement membrane. Karl hopes to pursue a career in medicine (cardiothoracic/vascular surgery or anesthesiology) and enjoys snowboarding, water sports, and hockey.
	Alka Basnet, BS student Alka is a pre-junior in mechanical engineering at Drexel University. She is completing a co-op in the lab. Her work focuses on abnormal angiogenesis in diabetes mellitus. She aspires to pursue her career in biomechanics. While not in the lab, she is either cooking or watching movies. She has a keen interest in performing arts and she loves travelling.
	Clara Engel, BS student Clara is a sophomore at Drexel who is working in the lab this summer as part of the Drexel STAR program.
	Heather Weber, BS student Heather is a senior at Penn State where she is majoring in Bioengineering. She is working in the lab this summer as part of the Drexel DREAM REU program and is studying the long term effects of strain on endothelial cells in low and high glucose. After graduation, she plans to continue her studies in a PhD program.

Alumni

Kavitha Rajendran, MS 2009 Kavitha holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics from Anna University, India and she earned her Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2008. She designed and built a device to study single cell mechanics using dielectrophoresis. She was born and brought up in Chennai, India. Kavitha is fond of listening to music and enjoys theme parks and visiting new cities in the US. She currently works as a research technician at Harvard University.

Pak Lim, BS Mechanical Engineering 2009 Pak came to Drexel from Hong Kong. He worked in the lab as part of the Hess Honors Research program, both adapting the Lattice-Boltzmann method for drug diffusion through tissue and leading a senior design project to create a microfluidic device to measure endothelial cell permeability. Pak is currently in an applied mathematics PhD program at Boston University.