Principal Investigator
Dr. Angela Alexander-Bryant
Associate Professor
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Ph. D. Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2015
M.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2009
B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2008
Dr. Angela Alexander-Bryant received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Materials Science & Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. She completed her Ph.D. in the Clemson-MUSC Joint Bioengineering Program in Charleston, SC in 2015. She has received many honors and awards, including the Gates Millennium Scholarship, honorary membership in the National Academy of Inventors, and a Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award from the American Association for Cancer Research. She has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Clemson University since 2017. As PI of the Nanobiotechnology Lab, she leads her research team on the development of novel self-assembled biomaterials for delivery of chemotherapy and nucleic acid-based therapies to improve targeted treatment of aggressive and drug-resistant cancers. Dr. Alexander-Bryant was appointed Director of Diversity and Inclusion in the department in January 2018. In this role, she works to increase recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups and foster an inclusive environment to contribute to a more diverse student body, promoting collegiality and engagement of students across all backgrounds.
Graduate Students & Postdocs
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Alumni
1 / Arica Gregory
B.S./M.S. Bioengineering, 2018
Thesis: "Implantable peptide hydrogel drug delivery systems for treating glioblastoma multiforme"
Current Position: Medical Student, Medical University of South Carolina
2 / Emily Miller
M.S. Bioengineering, 2019
Thesis: "Development of a liposomal delivery system for combinations therapy of paclitaxel and siRNA for treatment of drug-resistant ovarian cancer"
Current Position:
3 / Timothy Samec
Ph.D. Bioengineering, 2021
Thesis: "Multifunctional peptide-mediated delivery of a siRNAs for treatment of ovarian cancer"
Current Position: Medical Writer, Caris Life Sciences
4 / Jim Kalogeros
M.S. Bioengineering, 2023
Thesis: "Novel fusogenic peptide nanoparticles for delivery of CD44-targeting siRNA into HER2+ breast cancer cells in vitro"
Current Position:
Undergraduate
Alumni
1 / Kayla Shine
B.S. Microbiology, 2020
Current Position: MD Student at Medical University of South Carolina
2 / Emily Grant
B.S. Bioengineering, 2020
Current Position: MD student at Medical University of South Carolina
3 / Maggie Elpers
B.S. Bioengineering, 2020
Current Position: Ph.D. student at Cornell University
NSF GRFP Recipient
4 / Alex Nukovic
B.S. Bioengineering, 2021
Current Position: Ph.D. student at Northeastern University
5 / Sam Gardner
B.S. Bioengineering, 2021
Current Position: DO/PhD Student at McGovern Medical School
6 / Serena Gilmore
B.S. Bioengineering, 2022
Current Position: MD student at University of California San Francisco
7 / Anthony Hazelton
B.S. Biochemistry, 2021
Current Position: PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill
8 / Sarah Wilde
B.S. Bioengineering, 2022
Current Position: Sales Representative, Bamberger Polymers
9 / Joe Abadeer
B.S. Bioengineering, 2022
Current Position: MD student at Medical University of South Carolina
10 / Carleigh Coffin
B.S. Bioengineering, 2023
Current Position: PhD student at University of Florida
11 / Amanda Murray
B.S. Bioengineering, 2023
Current Position: PhD student at University of Pennsylvania
12 / Abby Sottile
B.S. Bioengineering, 2023
Current Position: Associate Clinical Specialist, Abbott Laboratories
13 / Aaron Williams
B.S. Bioengineering, 2023
Current Position: Medical student, UNC Chapel Hill
14 / Tyler Willis
B.S. Biochemistry, 2023
Current Position: NIH PREP Fellow, UNC Chapel Hill