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Alumni:

Graduate Students and Postdocs

Tracy Kamikawa (NSF Graduate Fellow; ORISE Fellow): Biosensor development for the rapid detection of avian influenza virus. (Former DHS Scholar and PA).

Yilun Luo: Magnetic-based biosensor.

Shannon McGraw (SMART Fellow): Biosensor development for waterborne pathogen detection (E. coli O157:H7 and Helicobacter pylori). (Also a former PA).

Michelle Packard (SMART Fellow): Biosensor development for vaccinia virus detection.

Sudeshna Pal (2008 Fitch Beach Outstanding Student winner): Development of electrically-active magnetic nanoparticle-based biosensor (Bacillus species).

Edith Torres-Chavolla (Mexican Government Fellow): Aptasensor development.

Deng Zhang: Bio-barcode DNA biosensor development.

Yang Liu (2008-09 "Entrepreneurial Faculty for the 21st Century University" Fellow): Development of forward error-correcting biosensor.

Chika Okafor: Biosensor development for rapid detection of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis.

Jongseol Yuk: Biosensor development for waterborne pathogen detection.

Professorial Assistants (PA) - Undergrads

Lauren Bul and Rebecca Busk

David Carr and Andy Castro (UURAF 2008 2nd place poster award winner in the Engineering 2 category)

Marie Lacombe and Hannah Miller

Romali Ranasinghe (UURAF 2008 2nd place poster award winner in the Engineering 1 category) and Michael Wiederoder (DHS scholar 2007-08; featured at MSU's Undergraduate Research)

Alumni Professorial Assistants:

Trevor McLean, Michael Delbene, Kristen McAlpine, Emma Hummel-Setterington (currently a graduate student), Ryan Hayes, Shannon McGraw (currently a graduate student; see grad student column), Tracy Kamikawa (currently a graduate student; see grad student column), Marita Sheldon, Tara Franey, Emma Meyer, Matt Nelson, John Armhein, Jennifer Stolen, Nicole Ritchie, and Cynthia Meeusen (also an alumna graduate student)

Summer High School Students:

Phyllis Yan, Bryan Beller, & Stephen Gu (summer 2007)

Ethan Hoch & Song Kim (summer 2006)

John Zhou & Wendy Ying (summer 2005)

Rahum Ramesh & Ajay Singhvi (summer 2004)

Yao Lu, Henrietta Molesi, & Madeleine Grossman (summer 2003)

Deepa Alagesan (summer 2002)

Thuy-Diep Huynh (summer 2000)