
Christopher Altheim, B.S.
Lab Manager
Education:
B.S. Microbiology/Chemistry,
Grand Valley State University
Interests:
Biofilm signaling
Contact:

Erika Martinez-Nieves, M.S.
Research Specialist
Education:
B.S. Physics, University of Puerto Rico
B.S. Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico
M.S. Biochemistry, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Interests:
Nano-rod PCR; rapid bacterial detection nanotechnology.
Contact:

Shannon VanAken, M.S.
Research Specialist
Education:
B.S. Microbiology and Chemistry, Ohio State University
M.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology, Eastern Michigan University
Interests:
Antibacterial treatments; heat treatment for biofilms within catheters
Contact:

Yichun Wang, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow, Biomedical Engineering
Education:
B.S. Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Chien-Shiung Wu Honors College, Sourth East University, China
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Contact:

Joanne Beckwith, M.S.
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Education:
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo
Interest:
Heat treatment against bacterial/fungi biofilm in medical devices
Contact:

Shamalee Goonetilleke, B.S.
Graduate student, Macromulecular Science and Engineering
Education:
B.S Material Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Interests: Bactericidal nano pillar arrays
Contact: shamalee@umich.edu

John Soukar, B.S.
Research Technician
Education:
B.S. Microbiology, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
Interests:
Nanoparticle impact as antibacterial reagents; medical/clinical research
Contact:

Misché Hubbard, B.S.
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Education:
B.S. Chemical Engineering,
University of New Mexico
Contact:

Olivia Alge, M.S.
Graduate Student, Bioinformatics
Education:
B.S. Life Science Informatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.S. Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Interests:
Machine learning, signal and image processing
Contact: