Principal Investigator |
Jonathan Schneck, M.D. Ph.D. |
Research Associates |
Joan Glick Bieler, Ph.D. Joanie received her Ph.D. in hematology from the City University of NY. Next, she did a post-doc in viral oncology investigating early onco-genes at Memorial Sloan Kettering. After a career detour which included teaching, child rearing and baking, Joanie joined the Schneck lab where she concentrated on mechanisms of TCR/MHC/peptide interaction and the dynamics of the immune response and helped develop the protocols used in enrichment and expansion by aAPC. After a short hiatus, Joanie has returned to apply some of the lab’s methodologies to clinical problems of transplant rejection and infection following immune-suppression. Joanie spends most of her time outside of lab either with family or baking. Sometimes the lab benefits from her baked goods production. |
Shweta Singh |
Postdoctoral Fellows |
Shuyi Li, Ph.D. Shuyi Li is a postdoctoral fellow. She received her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the National Center of Nanoscience and Technology of China. Her research mainly focuses on developing nanoparticle and hydrogel platforms for generating and expanding tissue resident memory T cells for cancer immunotherapy. Outside of the lab, Shuyi likes cooking, baking, and watching movies.
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Graduate Students |
Natalie Livingston Natalie Livingston is a sixth year Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student. She obtained her B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Maryland College Park. She is interested in developing biomaterials-based systems for the activation of T cells. Outside of the lab, she enjoys hiking, reading, listening to podcasts, and watching classic movies
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Mary Omotoso Mary Omotoso is a sixth year Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student. For her undergraduate studies she attended North Carolina A&T State University, where she received a B.S. in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on metabolic manipulation of CD8+ T cells for productive expansion. She also studies biomaterial-based platforms for expansion of CD8+ T cells. When she is not in lab or spending time with her family, she enjoys reading, writing music, and trying new outdoor activities.
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Joseph Choy Joseph Choy is a fourth year Materials Science & Engineering Ph.D. student. He obtained his B.A.Sc. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Toronto with a minor in Bioengineering. He is interested in T cell mechanotransduction and immunometabolism through biomaterial interactions. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, cooking, and photography.
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Sydney Shannon Sydney Shannon is a fourth year year Biomedical Engineering PhD student. For her undergraduate studies she attended the University of Rochester, where she received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Chemical Engineering. She is interested in the realm of immunoengineering with a focus on next generation artificial antigen presenting cells (aAPCs). Outside of lab, she enjoys swimming, skiing, and CrossFit!
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Si-Sim Kang Si-Sim Kang is a fourth year Pathobiology Ph.D. student. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in life science and a Master’s degree in immunology from National Taiwan University. She is interested in T cell-mediated caner immunotherapy. In her free time, Si-Sim enjoys reading, hiking, traveling and playing piano.
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Niklas Bachmann Nik Bachmann is a fourth year Pathobiology PhD student. Before Hopkins, he graduated from the TU Delft and Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands with a BSc in Nanobiology, and worked as a lab tech in Tokyo and Chicago. Co-mentored by the Schneck and Siliciano labs, he explores possible applications of the nanoparticle platform in the context of HIV infection. Outside of lab, he is usually cooking, hiking or attempting to keep his dog Baloo out of trouble.
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Mara Lanis Mara Lanis is a third year Biomedical Engineering PhD student. She graduated from The University of Rochester in 2017 with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and worked as a Research Technologist at Hopkins for 3 years before starting her graduate school education. Her work focuses on manipulating T cell differentiation pathways using engineered nanoparticle platforms. When she isn’t in lab, Mara enjoys listening to podcasts, traveling all around the world with her fiancé, and playing with her two cats.
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Emily Ariail Emily Ariail is a second year Biomedical Engineering PhD student. She previously attended the University of South Carolina where she received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. Her interests lie in the field of immunoengineering with a current focus on modulating the immune response through biomaterial and protein engineering strategies. Outside of lab, she enjoys painting, exploring new places, and playing pickle ball.
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Manav Jain Manav Jain is a second year Biomedical Engineering PhD student. He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech with a minor in Materials Science. He is interested in modulating and engineering T cells by designing hydrogel and nanoparticle-based materials. Outside of the lab, he enjoys running, listening to music, and exploring Baltimore.
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Research Associates |
Undergraduate Students |
Maya Zhang |
Lab Alumni |
| Past Graduate Students
Ariel Isser, Ph.D. – Regeneron Past Post-Doctoral Fellows Bracha Erlanger Avigdor Ph.D. – Johns Hopkins University Past Fellows Ted Kouo, M.D. Ph.D. Past Research Associates Hajin Sim Past Assistant Professors Mathias Oelke, Ph.D. – NexImmune Past Undergraduate Students Gohta Aihara |
