Rank/Role: Assistant Professor

Brandon DeKosky

Research Interests

biotechnology, vaccines, molecular immunology, single cell analysis, antibodies, t cell receptors, immune biomaterials, protein drug development

Education

Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2015

B.S., The University of Kansas, 2010

Publications
Google Scholar
PubMed

Honors and Awards

James S. Huston Antibody Science Talent Award, 2022

Industrial and Chemical Engineering Research Class of Influential Researchers, 2021

Miller Award for Research Excellence, KU School of Engineering, 2021

AIChE Young Faculty Futures Journal Invited Contributor, 2021

Finalist, PEGS Young Scientist Keynote Award lecture, 2020

Career Development Award, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program, U.S. Department of Defense, 2018

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Rising Star, Biomedical Engineering Society, 2017

NIH DP5 Early Independence Award, 2016

NIH K99 Pathway to Independence Award (declined), 2016

Intramural Research Training Award, National Institutes of Health, USA, 2015

Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2010

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2010

The University of Texas Donald D. Harrington Graduate Fellow, 2010

Carl and Sammie Lock Valedictorian Award, School of Engineering, The University of Kansas, 2010

Nagel Scholarship, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society, 2009

Qin (Maggie) Qi

Research Interests

biological transport phenomena, biomechanics, microfluidics, complex fluids

Education

Ph.D., Stanford University, 2018
M.S., Stanford University, 2017
B.S., Cornell University, 2013

Publications

Honors and Awards

FY 23 Research Support Committee Award, MIT, 2022

Distinguished Young Scholars Semi-finalist Honoree, University of Washington, 2019​

Rising Star in ChemE Program, MIT, 2018

Graduate Fellowship in Science and Engineering, Stanford, 2014 – 2017

T.S. Lo Graduate Fellowship, Stanford, 2013

Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Research Award, Cornell, 2013

Engineering Learning Initiatives Research Award, Cornell, 2012

Rockwell Collins Scholarship, Society of Women Engineers (turned down), 2011 – 2012

Connor W. Coley

Research Interests

autonomous discovery, machine learning, laboratory automation, chemical synthesis, molecular design, drug discovery

Education

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019

M.S.CEP., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016

B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2014

Publications

Honors and Awards

Schwarzman College’s Inaugural Common Ground Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2023

Schmidt Futures AI2050 Early Career Fellows Award, 2022

Bayer Foundation Early Excellence in Science Award, 2021

NSF CAREER Award, 2021

CAS Future Leader, 2019

ACS CINF Scholarship for Scientific Excellence, 2019

Forbes 30 Under 30: Healthcare, 2019

AIChE PD2M Student Award, 2018

C&EN’s “Talented 12”, 2018

DARPA Riser, 2018

William C. Rousseau Award, MIT, 2016

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2014

Robert T. Haslam Presidential Graduate Fellowship, MIT, 2014

Frederic W. Hinrichs, Jr. Memorial Award, Caltech, 2014

Tau Beta Pi, 2013

Kate E. Galloway

Research Interests

Synthetic Biology, Molecular Systems Biology, Stem Cells, Cellular Reprogramming, 3D Genome Organization & Structure, Single-cell Analytics, Genetic Control Systems, Oncogenesis & Metastasis

Education

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2012
M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2007
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 2005

Publications

Honors and Awards

BMES Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Rising Star Award, 2023

Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) (R35), 2021

ARCS Maggie McKnight Russell Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow Award, Fall 2017-Fall 2019

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fall 2015 – Fall 2018

1st Place Winner of Annual USC Postdoctoral Symposium, May 2017

Doerr USC Stem Cell Challenge Award, 2017

Fluidigm USC Single Cell Project Grant, 2016

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fall 2013 – Fall 2015

Caltech Everhart Lecturer, May 2011

Graduated with Honors, University of California, Berkeley, College of Chemistry, 2005

Ariel L. Furst

Research Interests

bioelectrochemistry, clinical diagnostics, biotechnology, surface chemistry and self-assembly

Education

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2015

B.S., University of Chicago, 2010

Publications

Honors and Awards

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2023

AAAS Marion Milligan Mason Award, 2023

UROP Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, 2022

J-WAFS Seed Grant, 2021

Remsen Bird Lecturer, 2018

Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2016-2019

Gray-Hill Lecturer, 2014

Phi Beta Kappa, 2010

Graduated with Honors, University of Chicago, 2010

Dean’s List University of Chicago, 2009-2010