People
Professor Emmanuel S. Tzanakakis
Emmanuel Tzanakakis is a Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Tufts University. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Tzanakakis did his post-doctoral training at the Stem Cell Institute of the University of Minnesota and subsequently at the Diabetes Center of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His laboratory’s research interests are in the area of stem cell engineering, particularly for diabetes and heart disease applications. Implementing a combination of experiment- and computation-based approaches, the overarching goal of the group’s research is the realization of the potential of stem cells in regenerative medicine.
Postdoctoral Associates
Mossab Alsaedi
Postdoctoral Associate
Education:
- B.S. (2017) in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine
- M.S. (2018) in Chemical and Biological Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Ph.D. (2026) in Chemical Engineering, Tufts University
Graduate Students
Vishal Ahuja
Bioengineering PhD Student
Education:
- BS (2017) in Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- BS (2017) in Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- MS (2020) in Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts – Lowell
Samantha Kruzshak
Bioengineering PhD Student
Education:
- BS (2019) in Biology, Union College
Undergraduate Students
Jeanine Cao
Chemical Engineering B.S. student
Asiyat Gadzhimagomedova
Biomedical Engineering B.S. student
Defne Zeybek
Chemical Engineering B.S. student