Prof. Rebecca Pompano
Associate Professor — Online CV
Principal Investigator
Joined: July 2014
rpompano@virginia.edu
PhD in Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Chicago
BS in Chemistry, University of Richmond, Virginia
Research: Microfluidics and bioanalytical chemistry for analysis of immunity
Ashley E. Ross, PhD
Postdoc 2014 - 2017. Current: Associate Prof @ Univ Cincinnati
Maura Belanger, PhD
PhD 2020. Current: Scientific Technical Editor, AlphaBio Communications
Andrew Kinman, PhD
PhD 2020. Current: Research Scientist, Xeno Diagnostics
Megan Catterton, PhD
PhD 2021. Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NIST
Jennifer Ortiz Cárdenas, PhD
PhD 2021. Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow and Director of Microfluidics Foundry, Stanford
Sangjo Shim, PhD
Postdoc 2016 - 2019. Current: R&D engineer, Precision for Medicine, Houston, TX
Austin Dunn, MS
MS 2020. Current: Upper School Chemistry Faculty, Norfolk Academy
Pargat Singh, PhD
Postdoc 2019-2020. Current: Conjugation scientist, MediSieve, London
Amirus (Ovi) Saleheen, PhD
Postdoc Aug 2020-Jan 2022. Current: Process Engineer, Intel
Lavoisier Akoolo, PhD, DVM
Immunology Research Scientist, 2020 - 2022. Current: Lab Manager, UVA Biorepository and Tissue Research Facility
Tochukwu (Tochi) Ozulumba, PhD
Postdoc 2020-2023. Current: Postdoctoral Scholar, Baylor College of Medicine
Hannah Musgrove, PhD
PhD 2024. Current: Postdoctoral Fellow at Oak Ridge National Lab
Julian Bowes
Lab Technician 2023-2024. Current: PhD student at UIUC Chemistry
Katerina Morgaenko, PhD
PhD 2024. Current: Postdoctoral scholar, Emory University
Parris Anbaei, PhD
PhD 2024. Current: Postdoctoral scholar at FDA
Jon Zatorski, PhD
PhD 2024. Current: Chemical Safety Consultant
Alexander Ball, PhD
PhD 2024. Current: Postdoctoral scholar, Emory University
Sophie Cook, PhD
PhD 2023; Postdoc Jan-Sept 2024. Current: Postdoctoral scholar, University of Washington
Djuro Raskovic
PhD Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2021
xjt6ha@virginia.edu
BS and MS in Chemistry at UNCW
Research: Organ-on-chip models of the lymph node; 3D printing for bioanalysis
Erin Lawrence
PhD Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2022
hzp9wp@virginia.edu
T32 fellow on NIH Biotechnology Training Grant
BS in Chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill
Research: Multi-organ models of vaccination
Sahana Sankaran
PhD Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2022
ss5kj@virginia.edu
BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Carolina
Research: Bioanalytical methods for cytokine mapping in live tissues
Yoojin Lee, PhD
Research Scientist
Joined: August 2023
eyj3gb@virginia.edu
PhD in Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
BS in Physics, Emory University
NIH Career Re-Entry Research Supplement Award
Research: Cell and tissue dynamics in tissue slices and 3D cultured lymphoid models
Saweetha Kiridena
PhD student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2023
xfu7qq@virginia.edu
BS in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka
Research: Organ-on-chip models of the lymph node
Parastoo Sakinejad
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering
Joined: Fall 2023
kkn8js@virginia.edu
MS in Polymer Engineering, BS in Chemical Engineering
Current Focus: Lymphocyte recirculation in immune competent multi-organ chips
Dinuri Fernando
PhD Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2023
njq9tq@virginia.edu
BS in Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research: Multi-organ models of immunity
India Glover
Lab Technician Jun - Dec 2024. Current: Warehouse Manager, Amazon
Sarah Hope Dolce Villar
Masters Student in Chemistry
Joined: Fall 2024
BS Ecology and BA Biology, Elon University
Research: Blood vasculature in an organ-on-chip
