Christopher Altheim, B.S.
Lab Manager
Education:
B.S. Microbiology/Chemistry,
Grand Valley State University
Interests:
Biofilm signaling
Contact: caltheim@med.umich.edu
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: erikamn@med.umich.edu
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: shanbrew@med.umich.edu
Misché Hubbard, B.S.
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Education:
B.S. Chemical Engineering,
University of New Mexico
Contact: mische@umich.edu
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: jbeckwit@umich.edu
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
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: oialge@umich.edu