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We are seeking motivated, enthusiastic, and collaborative people to join our team! Please contact Dr. Piotrowski-Daspit for more information. We have openings for postdocs and a lab technician/manager.

Alexandra

Principal Investigator

Alexandra S. Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D.

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Dr. Alexandra S. Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D. (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Internal Medicine – Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan. She trained as a chemical/biological engineer at MIT, Princeton University, and Yale University, and has expertise in developing polymeric biomaterials for therapeutic delivery, primarily in the context of gene therapies. Dr. Piotrowski-Daspit is the Principal Investigator of a diverse and interdisciplinary research group. Using high-throughput in vivo studies and computational pharmacokinetic models, her translational research program focuses on understanding how delivery vehicles behave in the body as well as developing strategies to influence biodistribution and optimize gene delivery to target tissues and cell types. To complement her research, Dr. Piotrowski-Daspit is committed to teaching and mentoring the next generation of scientists.

Google Scholar Michigan Experts [CV]

Graduate Students

Owen

Owen Kelly [CV]
Ph.D. Student (BME)

BS Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 2023

Research: targeted delivery using polymer-based nanomedicines

Interests: cooking, basketball

Peyton

Peyton Panovich [CV]
Ph.D. Student (BME)

BS Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas, 2023

Research: decoys to evade phagocytic clearance of NPs

Interests: running, dancing, reading

Arianna

Arianna Markey [CV]
Masters Student (BME)

Research: Quantitative image analysis of systemic polymeric NP delivery across species

Interests: baking, playing video games, watching anime, going to Costco

Maria

Undergraduate Students

Aditi

Aditi Ganesan [CV]
Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Class of 2026

Interests: tennis, reading, music

Varshini

Varshini Kashyap
Biochemistry, University of Michigan
Class of 2027

Interests: crocheting, volunteering, trying new restaurants

Volunteers

Amogh Angadi

BS Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2023

MS Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2024

Interests: hiking, running, watching football

Claire Law
Sr. Administrative Assistant (BME)

Interests: shopping, playing with my cat Fifi, going on walks, trying new restaurants

Miriam Stevens [CV]
Research Laboratory Specialist Associate

Interests: hiking, reading, swimming, music

Rocket Daspit

Rocket Daspit
PostDOGtoral Fellow

Interests: face licking, squirrel control, home security

Luna Daspit

Luna Daspit
LAP Technician

Interests: boxes, hiding in plain sight, laps

Alumni

Karen Reynoso, UROP Student 2023