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Annelise Barron Picture
Annelise Barron
Associate Professor of Bioengineering, and
(by courtesy) Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
BS ChE University of Washington
PhD ChE University of California, Berkeley

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2002
DuPont Young Professor Award, 2002
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 1999
Beckman Young Investigator Award, 1998
aebarron@stanford.edu, C.V.
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James Broering
James Broering
BS ChE, University of Dayton, 2001
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006

Research Project: Novel excipients for protein stabilization
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers
Nicolynn Davis
Nicolynn Davis
BS ChE University of Minnesota, 2001
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2008

Research Project: Enzymatically cross-linked protein polymers as a novel tissue engineering scaffold.
Samantha Desmarais
Samantha Desmarais
BA in Chemistry and French, Trinity College
PhD in Chemistry, Dartmouth College 2009

Research Project: Development of microchannel electrophoresis for both matrix-based and free solution-based DNA sequencing, creating drag tags for DNA electrophoresis
Ryan Forster
Ryan Forster
BS Materials Science, Michigan, 2004
PhD Materials Science Northwestern University, 2010

Research Project: Microrheology methods to study novel polymer/copolymer solutions
Barron Team: Polymeric Materials
Russell Haynes
Dora Guzman
BA Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz; PhD Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 2009

Research Project: Development of model system to study host defense activities of surfactant protein complexes.
Russell Haynes
Russell Haynes
BS Chemistry Northeastern Illinois University, 1999; MS Chemistry Northwestern University, 2002; PhD Chemistry Northwestern University, 2008
Research Project: Synthesis of Molecules for Bottle-Brush Drag-Tag Design
Barron Team: Development of techniques for sequencing DNA by Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis.
Matthew Kerby
Matthew Kerby
BS - ChE, University of California, Davis, 1993
MS - BME, CSU, Sacramento, 1998
PhD - BME, Brown University, 2007
PE - ChE, California Licence, 2004

Research Project: Advanced microfluidic devices for extended gel-free DNA sequencing.
Barron Team: Integrated Systems
Jennifer Lin
Jennifer Lin
BS ChE Cornell University, 2001
PhD Northwestern University, 2008

Research Project: Drag tags for DNA Electrophoresis.
Barron Team: Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis for Microchannel DNA Separations
Hansoo Park
Hansoo Park
PhD in the department of Bioengineering at Rice University on May, 2007

Research Project: Design biomaterials and strategies for stem cell niche and tissue engineering.
Dan Pinkas
Dan Pinkas
BS Chemical Engineering / Materials Science, UC Berkeley, 1998
PhD Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 2008
Jiwon Seo
Jiwon Seo
BS Chemical Technology Seoul National University, Korea 1999; PhD Medicinal Chemistry Northwestern University 2006

Research Project: Design and synthesis of peptoid oligomers for biomedical applications & self-assembly of peptoid helices to form ordered nanostructures
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers
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Eric Teasley
School info coming soon

Research Project: Coming Soon
Barron Team: Coming Soon
Lin Wang
Lin Wang
BS Polymer Hebei University of Technology, China, 1999
PhD Chemistry Rutgers University, 2007

Research Project: Synthesis, purification and characterization of molecularly engineeered mimics of peptoid-based lung surfactant proteins
Barron lab Team: Biomimetic oligomers
Modi Wetzler
Modi Wetzler
BA Chemistry, BA English, SUNY Buffalo, 1999
PhD Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 2007

Research project: Characterization of peptoid structure at atomic, nano, and microscale
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers
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Jennifer Coyne Albrecht
Jennifer Coyne Albrecht
BS, University of Virginia, Chemical Engineering 2004; PhD, Stanford University, Chemical Engineering, expected 2009

Research Project: Development of techniques for sequencing DNA by Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis.
Barron Team: Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis for Microchannel DNA Separations
Maruti Didwania
Maruti Didwania
BS Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 2008
MS BioEngineering, Stanford University, 2008
PhD BioEngineering, Stanford University 2012 (expected)

Research Project: SP-C Lung Surfactant Protein Optimization
Barron Team: Biomimetic Lung Surfactant
Sheng Ding
Sheng Ding
BS Biological Sciences and Technologies Tsinghua University, China, 2005
PhD, Interdepartmental Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, expected 2010

Research Project: Enzymatically cross-linked protein polymers as a novel tissue engineering scaffold.
Michelle Dohm
Michelle Dohm
BS Chemistry DePaul, 2003
PhD Chemistry Northwestern University, expected 2008

Research Project: Physical methods for the characterization of peptide- and peptoid-based lung surfactant replacements, as well as antimicrobial peptides and their mimics
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers
Byunghang
Byunghang Ha
BS Mechanical Engineering KAIST, Korea 2003
EMS engineer SIEMENS Automotive 2006
MS Mechanical Engineering Stanford University 2008
PhD Mechanical Engineering Stanford University, expected 2012

Research Project: On-chip Electrophoresis Technology Development for Microchannel DNA Separations
Karen Havenstrite
Karen Havenstrite
BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 2005
PhD Chemical Engineering Stanford University, expected 2011

Research Project: Engineering microenvironmental niches to understand and direct stem cell fate.
Wei Huang
Wei Huang
BS, Biosciences and biotechnology, Tsinghua University, China, 2003
MS, Biosciences and biotechnology, Tsinghua University, China, 2006
Ph.D. Bioengineering, Stanford University, Expected in 2011
Research Project: Biomaterials and anti-cancer therapies
Barron Team: Biomaterials; Biomimetic oligomers
Lauren Jones
Lauren Jones
BS Chemical Engineering MIT, 2006
PhD Chemical Engineering Northwestern University, expected 2011

Research Project: In vivo studies of lung surfactant biomimetic peptoids.
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers
Rinki Kapoor
Rinki Kapoor
BS Organic Chemistry St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, India
MS Organic Chemistry St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, India
PhD Chemistry Northwestern University, expected 2011

Research Project: Anti-microbial peptoids
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers
Denitsa Milanova
Denitsa Milanova
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2008; MS/PhD Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, expected 2013
Tom Niedringhaus
Tom Niedringhaus
BE Chem Eng Vanderbilt, 2005
PhD Chem Eng Northwestern University, expected 2012

Research Project: Polymer development for p53 mutation detection: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis
Minyoung Park
Minyoung Park
BS Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, 2003
BS Life Science Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, 2003
PhD Chemistry Northwestern University, expected 2009
Research Project: Developing inhibitors of viral entry using biomimetic peptoids.
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers
Liese Beenken Rothkopf
Liese Beenken Rothkopf
BS ChE University of Arizona, 2005
PhD ChE Northwestern University, expected 2010

Research Project: Synthetic lubricin for joint wear and lubrication
Currently attending Northwestern
Meghaan Smith
Meghaan Smith
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, 2007
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, expected 2012

Research Project: Development of a novel hydrogel system for cancer therapy.
Xiaoxiao Wang
Xiaoxiao Wang
BS Biotechnology Peking University, China, 2003
PhD Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Northwestern University, expected 2010

Research Project: Drag tags for DNA electrophoresis
Barron Team: Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis for Microchannel DNA Separations
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Donald J. Abuy
Donald J. (DJ) Abuy
Freshman at Stanford
Working with Maruti Didwania