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Principal Investigator

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Dr. Angela Alexander-Bryant

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: “Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogel for Local Anticancer Prodrug Delivery in the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme”

Current Position: Resident Physician, Internal Medicine–Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina

2 / Emily Miller

M.S. Bioengineering, 2019

Thesis: “Liposomal Combination Drug and siRNA Delivery to Combat Drug-Resistant Ovarian Cancer”

Current Position:

3 / Timothy Samec

Ph.D. Bioengineering, 2021

Thesis: “Novel Peptide Biomaterials for Enhanced Delivery of siRNA Cargo for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer”

Current Position: Medical Writer, Caris Life Sciences

4 / Jim Kalogeros

M.S. Bioengineering, 2023

Thesis: "Tandem Peptides Targeting HER2 for Delivery of CD44 siRNA into HER2+ Breast Cancer Cells in Vitro"

Current Position: Research Associate, VitaKey Inc.

5 / Megan Pitz

Ph.D.  Bioengineering, 2024

Thesis: “Locally Injectable Peptide Hydrogel for Conversion of Temozolomide and Codelivery of siRNA in Glioblastoma Multiforme Treatment”

Current Position: NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

6 / Isabel Ray

M.S. Bioengineering, 2024

Thesis: 

Current Position: Associate Engineer I, Upstream Process Development, Amgen

7 / Kharimat Lora Alatise

Ph.D.  Bioengineering, 2024

Thesis: "Multifunctional Peptides to Improve Nucleic Acid Delivery for Ovarian Cancer Treatment"

Current Position: Advisor, Eli Lilly

8 / Sevrina Tekle

M.S. Bioengineering, 2024

Thesis: 

Current Position: Life Sciences Core Laboratory Manager, Spelman College

9 / Jessie Boulos

Ph.D.  Bioengineering, 2025

Thesis: "Development of Multifunctional Peptides for Delivery of Combination Therapy to Treat Glioblastoma"

Current Position: 

Undergraduate
Alumni

1 / Kayla Shine

B.S. Microbiology, 2020

Current Position: Resident, Emory University School of Medicine

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, Cornell University, NSF GRFP Recipient

4 / Alex Nukovic

B.S. Bioengineering, 2021

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Northeastern University

5 / Sam Gardner

B.S. Bioengineering, 2021

Current Position: DO/PhD Student, McGovern Medical School

6 / Serena Gilmore

B.S. Bioengineering, 2022

Current Position: MD Student, University of California, San Francisco

7 / Anthony Hazelton

B.S. Biochemistry, 2021

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, UNC Chapel Hill

8 / Sarah Wilde

B.S. Bioengineering, 2022

Current Position: Sales Representative, Osterman & Company

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: Ph.D. Student, University of Florida

11 / Amanda Murray

B.S. Bioengineering, 2023

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of Pennsylvania

12 / Abby Sottile

B.S. Bioengineering, 2023

Current Position: Clinical Specialist, Abbott Laboratories, Cardiac Rhythm Management

13 / Aaron Williams

B.S. Bioengineering, 2023

Current Position: Medical Student, UNC Chapel Hill

14 / Tyler Willis

B.S. Biochemistry, 2023

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Inlyssiotis Lab, University of Michigan

15 / Emily Barnett

B.S. Bioengineering, 2024

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Wake Forest School of Medicine

16 / Sylvani Johnson

B.S. Biochemistry, 2024

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Oncology and Cancer Biology, Emory University

17 / Audrey Wessinger

B.S. Bioengineering, 2024

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of Pennsylvania, NSF GRFP Recipient

18 / Pranavi Thatavarthi

B.S. Chemical Engineering , 2025

Current Position: Process Engineer, Trinity Manufacturing, Inc.

19 / Audreanna Miserendino

B.S. Bioengineering, 2025

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Pharmacoengineering, University of North Carolina, Honorable Mention, NSF GRFP

20 / Kay Russi

B.S. Bioengineering, 2025

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering, University of Virginia, NSF GRFP Recipient

21 / Ruxi Xia

B.S. Biochemistry, 2025

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Columbia University

22 / Alyson Schwartz

B.S. Bioengineering, 2025

Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of Delaware

23 / Chloe Jones 

B.S. Biochemistry, 2025

Current Position: 

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