Principal Investigator
David Putnam, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Post Doctoral Researchers
Zhexun Sun
B.S., Chemistry, Rutgers University
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, 2017
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
Research focus: Synthesis and design of polymers for lubrication of biointerfaces
zs273@cornell.edu
Stephanie Curley
B.S., Biological Engineering, Cornell University, 2013
PhD, Nanoscale Engineering, SUNY Albany, 2018
Research focus: Using outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) as a novel vaccine platform for influenza and listeria
smc344@cornell.edu
PhD Students
Yehou Michel Davy Gnopo
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Lafayette College, 2015
M.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
Research focus: Furthering the antigenic protein carrying capacity of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs)
ymg7@cornell.edu
Sarah Snyder
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, 2015
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, 2018
Research focus: Polymer-based strategies for drug delivery
sms654@cornell.edu
Hania Koziol
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Montana State University, 2017
Research focus: Synthesis and design of polymers for lubrication of biointerfaces
hjk68@cornell.edu
Mariela Rivera De Jesus
B.S., Industrial Biotechnology, University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez, 2018
Research focus: Drug and antigen delivery using outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) and bacterial lipopolysaccharides
mar524@cornell.edu
Ruben Trujillo
B.S., Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, 2019
Research focus: Polymer-based strategies for drug delivery
rt465@cornell.edu
Cara Robertus
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Montana State University, 2019
B.S., Bioengineering, Montana State University, 2019
Research focus: Synthesis of functional biomaterials for surgical applications
cr546@cornell.edu
Undergraduate Students
Shamanth Murundi
Biological and Environmental Engineering
Kevin Cavallo
Biomedical Engineering
Lisa Yu
Biological Sciences
Acacia Tam
Biomedical Engineering
Isuru Herath
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Nick Supron
Biological Sciences