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: “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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