Alison Vander Roest
Principle Investigator
Assistant professor in Biomedical Engineering. Originally from Texas, Alison has trained at the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University and Stanford University and is excited to be in Michigan.
Enjoys: cooking/baking, dancing, hiking, family time.
Georgina Aluoch
Ph.D. Candidate
Grew up in Nairobi, Kenya. Studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Currently a Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate.
Currently, my work focuses on studying how mutations related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy alter intracellular forces.
Enjoys: dancing, learning new languages, traveling, reading, cooking
Bradley Mahaffey
Ph.D. Student
Is from Shepherdsville, KY and studied physics and biomedical science at Morehead State University, with a follow-on master’s degree in bioengineering from the University of Louisville.
Current research is on extracellular and mechanical cues in the context of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Enjoys: Rock climbing, hiking, camping, anything outdoors.
Nathan French
Master’s student
Grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. Attended Purdue University for undergraduate training in Biomedical Engineering.
Current research is on finite element modeling of cardiomyocytes.
Enjoys: tinkering with bikes, playing with dogs, and 3D printing
Undergraduate Researchers
Minha Kim
Sophomore
Originally from Seoul, South Korea. Grew up in Qingdao, China. Majoring in Biomedical
Engineering, specifically interested in tissue engineering.
Enjoys: traveling, expanding favorite restaurant list in Ann arbor, reading sci-fi novels
Hijiri Woodberry
Mahadev Josyabhatla
Lab events
Former members
Raneem Ahmad
Research Lab Associate
Currently NSF GRFP supported PhD student in Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan.
Undergraduate researchers
Sasha Hill
Aarti Sridhar
Join the team!
I am recruiting talented and creative individuals interested in mechanisms of heart disease. Positions available for graduate students, and postdocs. Please inquire by email!