Samuel Adesoye obtained his BSc and MSc in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a PhD student in the Department of Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University. He is currently working in Dr. Dellinger’s Laboratory at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. His research focuses on diagnostic applications of surface enhanced Raman Scattering in medicine.

Sarah Bartley obtained her B.Sc. in Physics from Agnes Scott College and a M.Sc. in Physics from University of Central Florida. She is a PhD student in the Department of Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University. She has accepted an IBIEM (Integrative Bioinformatics for Investigating and Engineering Microbiomes) fellowship for the year of 2020-2021 to focus on microbiome research. She hopes to incorporate computational work within Dr. Dellinger’s experimental lab.

Jessica Norcott obtained her B.Sc. in Biomedical Science from the University of Averett in Danville, Virginia, and her Master’s in Nanoengineering from North Carolina A&T State University. She currently is a PhD student in Dr. Dellinger’s Laboratory at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering.  She is working on developing technologies for viral detection and diagnosis. She also passionate about the intersection of nanotechnology and the arts and is currently running the Dellinger Lab social media pages.

Saqer Al-Abdullah is currently a PhD student in Nanoengineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Previously, Saqer graduated with a BSc in Pharmacy in 2016 from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan and MSc in Drug Design and Discovery in 2019 from University of Salford, Manchester, UK.

Recently, Saqer joined Dr. Dellinger’s Lab with a research focus on designing diagnostic tools and drug delivery systems for multifactorial diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.

Faith Mokobi Zablon is currently a Ph.D. student in Nanoengineering (Synthetic Biology) at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A and T State University. She has a BSc degree in Microbiology and an MSc. Degree in Immunology and Microbiology from Madurai Kamaraj University, India. With vast experience in teaching biomedical modules in higher institutions in Kenya, Faith recently joined Dr. Dellinger’s lab to integrate her biomedical experience with nanotechnology in pursuing research focused on cancer theranostics (diagnostics, drug resistance, and treatment), for breast and cervical cancer. She is co-supervised by Dr. Shyam Aravamudhan.

Samaneh received her Master of Science (MS) in Biochemistry from Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. She is an experienced researcher having worked in fluorescence in situ hybridization, chromosome preparation for karyotyping, chromosome banding, cell culture, and chromosomal analysis. Her Ph.D. research is focused on understanding the role of lipids in exosomes for applications in biosensing and active agent delivery for Alzheimer’s disease.

Kayla Webster is a current junior bioengineering student at North Carolina A&T. She has recently completed an internship at Tmunity Therapeutics where she gained invaluable laboratory experience. Ms. Webster has a passion for innovation, creation, and helping others in the realm of biomedical engineering. She is enthusiastic to begin working in Dr. Dellinger Lab under Logan Porter as her mentee this semester.

Charles Coleman is currently a junior at North Carolina A&T studying Bioengineering. He has previously attended Morehouse College, entering the school’s Dual Degree Engineering Program that dictates he must obtain a degree both at Morehouse and an adjacent engineering institution. He fulfilled the requirements at Morehouse necessary to receive a degree in Applied Physics. He has previous research experience in a Biomaterials laboratory at Morehouse as well as spectral analysis research during an internship at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He is a passionate and dedicated researcher who hopes to be at the forefront of innovation in the bioengineering industry. He is excited to work under PhD student, Jessica Norcott, as one of her mentees this semester.

Brenda Burciu obtained her Medical Doctor degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania. She is a Master’s student in the Department of Nanoengineering at North Carolina A&T State University. She is currently working in Dr. Dellinger’s lab and is researching applications of DNAZymes in Pathogen and Cancer detection and therapy.

2022 Update: Brenda has accepted a position at Wake Forest Medical School – Congratulations, Brenda!

Kameron is an Honors Biochemistry student from Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a current Dowdy scholar, and Dow SURE recipient. After graduating A&T he seeks to obtain a PhD in the biomedical field for research. His long term research interest is in Alzheimer’s treatment using stem cells and gene therapy. In his free time, Kameron enjoys hosting dinner parties, gaming, and making music.

2022 Update: Kameron is working in his home department of Chemistry on a collaborative project with the Dellinger lab. Congratulations, Kameron!!

Jason Dennis is a sophomore Biology (Pre-med) student at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC. Jason is passionate about completing medical research as it relates to cell biology in the medical field. He hopes to continue his academic career by attending medical school upon his completion of an undergraduate degree.

2021 Update – Jason just finished a summer in the NIH-NHLBI IMPACT program sponsored by Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development and College. Congratulations, Jason!!

Caroline Diaz obtained her A.A.S. in Biotechnology from Alamance Community College in Graham, NC. She is currently a senior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro majoring in biology. She has done her internship with FlexCell International working with cell cultures using culture plates from the company to view the morphology and growth. Caroline was also a teaching assistant in the biotechnology program at ACC, where she taught students technical skills involving mammalian cell culture. She is passionate about cell biology and biomedical science. She hopes to complete her bachelor’s degree then go into the workforce and continue her passion for biomedical technology.