People

Manolis Tzanakakis

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

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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

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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

Samantha Kruzshak

Bioengineering PhD Student

Education:

  • BS (2019) in Biology, Union College

Undergraduate Students

Jeanine Cao

Jeanine Cao

Chemical Engineering B.S. student

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Asiyat Gadzhimagomedova

Biomedical Engineering B.S. student

Defne Zeybek

Defne Zeybek

Chemical Engineering B.S. student