Principal Investigator
Susan E. Leggett
Susan Leggett is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is an Associate Member in the Cancer Center at Illinois and an Affiliate in the Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology.
Susan received her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Vermont in 2013 and Ph.D. in Pathobiology from Brown University in 2018. She completed postdoctoral training at Princeton University as a New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science Fellow in 2022. She joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering in January 2023. She has been awarded several honors in her field of expertise and has received national recognition; She is a 2012 Goldwater Scholar and was named a 2021 Rising Star in Engineering and Health by Columbia and Johns Hopkins University.
Graduate Students
Rana Abbed
Ph.D. student in Bioengineering
B.S. in Bioengineering, 2023, University of Illinois Chicago
Interests: microfluidics, 3D culture models of ovarian cancer
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B.S. in Bioengineering, 2023, University of Illinois Chicago
Interests: microfluidics, 3D culture models of ovarian cancer
Edwin Quiñones Cruz
M.S. student in Bioengineering
M.Eng. in Bioengineering, 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, 2023, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Interests: microfluidics, breast cancer progression, epithelial-mesenchymal transition
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M.Eng. in Bioengineering, 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, 2023, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Interests: microfluidics, breast cancer progression, epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Elizabeth Daniels
Ph.D. student in Bioengineering
M.S. Quantitative Biology, 2024 Fisk University
B.A. Biology and Spanish, 2023, Fisk University
Interests: tumor microenvironment, breast cancer metastasis, personalized disease models
M.S. Quantitative Biology, 2024 Fisk University
B.A. Biology and Spanish, 2023, Fisk University
Interests: tumor microenvironment, breast cancer metastasis, personalized disease models
Steven Hinich
M.Eng. student in Bioengineering
B.S. in Bioengineering, 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Interests: cell imaging, models of disease progression, biofabrication
B.S. in Bioengineering, 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Interests: cell imaging, models of disease progression, biofabrication
Anastasia Shostak
Ph.D. student in Bioengineering
B.E. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2023, Vanderbilt University
Interests: 3D engineered tumor models of breast cancer
B.E. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2023, Vanderbilt University
Interests: 3D engineered tumor models of breast cancer
Undergraduate Students
Ahmad Al-Juboory
Bioengineering, Class of 2024
Interests: microfabrication, cell migration, plasticity
Interests: microfabrication, cell migration, plasticity
Stephanie Maria Espino
Bioengineering, Class of 2026
Interests: bioengineered models for personalized medicine
Interests: bioengineered models for personalized medicine
Anusha Muralidhar
Computer Science, Class of 2026
Interests: machine learning in oncology
Interests: machine learning in oncology
Hetvi Nikulbhai Patel
Honors Molecular and Cellular Biology, Class of 2026
Interests: breast cancer early detection and treatment
Interests: breast cancer early detection and treatment
Darian Jason Tabrizi
Bioengineering, Class of 2027
Interests: computational models of cancer progression
Interests: computational models of cancer progression
Alumni
Undergraduate Students
Nicole Southey
Bioengineering, Class of 2024
Eliza Refaqat
Bioengineering, Class of 2024