Nance Lab
Disease-Directed Engineering
Our Team
A Collaborative & Diverse Group of Innovative, Passionate, and Creative Students
Our people are at the core of what makes our lab a fulfilling place to work, with each member contributing their unique skills and experiences to our projects. Every individual is a respected, valued, and critical member. The success of our group and the success of each individual grows from our collective and individual efforts to embrace a growth mindset, to support one another, and to do our best, highest quality work to effectively tackle complex problems in biomedical science.
Meet The Team
Principal Investigator
Jagjeet and Janice Bindra Career Development Associate Professor
Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering
Adjunct, Radiology
Sofia Tieze
Postdoctoral fellow
Invent @ Seattle Children's
PhD in Neuroscience, Yale University
B.S. in Biology Haverford College
Hui Emily Du, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington,
M.S. in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Cornell University
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Sydney Floryanzia, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
NSF GRFP Fellow
ARCS Fellow
2022 GSS Chair, ACES
2022 WChE Community Director
2024-2026 UW NOBCChE President
Colin Landis
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Faiza Abdillahi
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
M.S. Chemical Engineering with Data Sciences, University of Washington
B.S. Chemial Engineering, Abu Dhabi University
Kamonchanok Fai Saejeam
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.E. Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
Kristin Bennett
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
2024 WChE President
Sebastian Peck, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Co-advised with Dr. Chunlong Chen
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
Sue Li
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, New York University
Alina Voitenko
M.S. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
Ankita Prasad
M.S. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
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Jay Kimerling
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Nathanael Vitorino
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Aiden Reeder
Undergrad Research Assistant
Biochemistry
Aishani Rao
Undergrad Research Assistant
Biochemistry