Past Members

Post-Doctoral Fellow Supervision:

Romila Manchanda (W.H Coulter Young Inventor, 2007-2011). – Research Assistant Professor in BME at FIU.
Joshy John, 2011-2012. Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry.
Anil Kumar, M.D., Cardiology Fellow, University of Cincinnati, 1997-1998
Abbe Rosenbaum, M.D., Cardiology Fellow, University of Cincinnati, 1996-1997
Michael Meleca, M.D., Cardiology Fellow, University of Cincinnati, 1995-1996
Daniel Lenihan, M.D., Cardiology Fellow, University of Cincinnati, 1994-1995
Joseph Olonzo, M.D., Internal Medicine Resident, University of Cincinnati, 1994

PhD Student Major Advisor

Jiali Wang, PhD, 2005-2009. Motion Correction Algorithm of Lung Tumors for Respiratory Gated PET Images (supported by AHA) – Medical Physicist at West Physics Consulting, LLC and is ABR (American Board of Radiology) certified
Yuan Tang, PhD, 2005-2010. Image Guided Targeted Therapeutics for Cancer: Combined Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy. (Supported by FLDOH, awarded Outstanding CEC PhD Graduate spring 2010) – Assistant Professor, U of Toledo)
Ruchir Bhatt, 2007-2012. A novel algorithm for PET tumor volume and activity quantification: Without specifying camera’s point spread function (PSF). (supported by NSF)- GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI
Alicia Fernandez, PhD, 2006-2013. Design and Synthesis of anthracycline-peptide-conjugates targeted to nuclear DNA with less cardiotoxicity. (MBRS RISE fellowship, awarded Outstanding CEC PhD Graduate spring 2013, recognized as a World’s Ahead student at graduation) – Associate Professor Nova SE University
Tingjun Lei. 2008-2013. Multifunctional nanoparticles and their therapeutic application in cancer therapy: In vitro cellular studies and cellular response after laser induced heating within the cancer cell. Biomedical Scientist Entopsis.
Dharam Persaud. 2010-2013. An assessment of biodegradable and bioabsorbable materials for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. (MBRS RISE fellowship) Received grant from American Aneurysm Foundation. Attending FIU Medical School starting fall 2013.
Alejandro Amor-Coarasa 2010-2013. Microspheres for Selective Internal Radiation Treatment (Supported by NIH). Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Supriya Srinivasan. 2009-2015. Development of a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) based sensor for detection of apoptotic proteins for evaluation of therapeutic efficiency of drug loaded polymeric nanoparticles (Supported by DOD and NIH). Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Miami.
Vinay Bhardwaj 2010-2016. Label-free whole-cell SERS biosensor for monitoring stress response to environmental toxins (supported by DOD). Scientist, Colgate-Palmolive Global Technology center.
Abhignyan Nagesetti. 2009-2017. Optimization of drug distribution during the combination of hyperthermia and chemotherapy in an in vitro 3D tumor model: A study in multicellular spheroids (supported by Global Learning Initiative assistantship). Post-Doc under Sakhrat Khizroev in Electrical and Computer Engineering at FIU
Senait Debebe 2011-2017. (Supported partly by NSF). Yttrium-90 SPECT/CT Quantitative Study and Comparison of Uptake with Pretreatment 99mTc-MAA SPECT/CT in Radiomicrosphere Therapy. Medical Physics Residency at Indiana University.

MS Student Major Advisor:

Xuming Mao, MS (Thesis), 1999-2001. Interpolation Methods for Dynamic Imaging and Tracer Kinetic Modeling for Emission Tomography using Rotating Detectors. (Earned PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Texas, Health Science Center. Senior researcher, U of Pennsylvania)
Min Zhou, MS (Thesis), 2000-2002. Image Processing and Tracer Kinetics Modeling for The Rotating PET Study of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism
Danny Gonzalez, MS (Thesis), 2002-2004. Creation of a Novel Magnetic Drug Delivery Complex. (Pharmacovigilance Leader at Genentech).
Michael Capille, MS (Thesis), 2003-2005. SPECT CBF Validation using Radioactive Microspsheres. (Systems Analyst ADT/Tyco)
Jiali Wang, MS (Thesis), 2004-2005. Respiratory Gated PET for Lung Cancer Imaging. Device Development (Received PhD at FIU).
Kealoha Young, MS (project), 2005-2006. A micro-fabricated in vivo bubble oxygenator for the treatment of induced severe pulmonary disease.
Raquibul Chowdhury, MS (Thesis), 2005-2007. Image Guided Targeted Therapeutics for Cancer: Combined Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy. (Clinical Research Associate at New York Blood Center)
Mohammed Goryawala, MS (Thesis), 2006-2007. Respiratory Gated PET for Lung Cancer Imaging. (PhD from FIU)
Laura Causey, MS (Thesis), 2006-2008. A micro-fabricated in vivo bubble oxygenator for the treatment of induced severe pulmonary disease. (PhD from CCNY)
Misael de Valle, MS (project), 2007-2008. Respiratory Gated PET Lung Phantom for Lung Cancer Imaging. (Georgetown School of Medicine)
Karin Hsiao, MS (project), 2007-2008. Implant Retrieval Database Analysis.
Rupak Dua, MS (Project), 2007-2008. To evaluate the use of electrical cell substrate impedance scanning system for investigating the cytotoxic effect of doxorubicin on ovarian cancerous cells (FIU PhD student)
Abhignyan Nagesetti. MS (Project), 2007-2008. Design Strategy to Formulate Biodegradable Nanoparticles to entrap Fluorescent Drugs (PhD from FIU)
Chetan Potdar. MS (project). 2007-2009. Spectrofluorometer based Optical Imaging System for fluorescence imaging of Molecular Fluorophores sodium fluorescein and Texas-Red conjugate dextran (Product Specialist — Transfusion at Terumopenpol Ltd).
Segar Shah. MS (project) 2007-2009. To test the biocompatibility of Nitinol using endothelial cells and to investigate its cytotoxic effects
Supriya Srinivasan. MS (project). 2007-2009. Preparation and characterization of doxorubicin loaded PLGA nanoparticles decorated with monoclonal antibodies for targeted chemotherapy of ovarian cancer. (Received PhD from FIU)
Syed Kazmi. MS (project). 2007-2009. CCD camera imaging setup and in vivo hyperthermia (Assistant Process Engineer at BRR LTD. CO.)
Duriem Calderin, MS (Thesis), 2008-2010. Modeling of Loose Contamination Scenarios to Predict the Amount of Contamination Removed. (Senior Nuclear Project Risk Specialist, PNNL)
Dharam Persaud, MS (Project). 2009-2010. Nitinol Biomaterials: Topographical Analysis using Atomic Force Microscopy. (received PhD in BME at FIU and then MD at FIU)
Denny Carvajal, MS (Thesis). 2010-2011. Understanding the role of bacteria isolated from the Hanford site soil on the fate and transport of uranium (Clinical Systems Manager, Mount Sinai Medical Center).
Parija Gumaste, MS (Project). 2011-2012. Optical imaging of thyroid cancer.
Paola M. Sepulveda, MS (Thesis). 2012-2014. Evaluation of bacterial dissolution of autunite. Senior Engineering at Stryker Medical Devices
Jon Williams, MS (Thesis). 2020-present