End of semester celebration Spring 2021
Virtual Lab meeting Summer 2020
First official lab photo Spring 2019
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Senior send-off hot pot, Spring 2022
Graduation Spring 2021
Lab holiday hot pot Fall 2019
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Principal Investigator
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Dr. Katharina Maisel (she/her)Assistant Professor
Fischell Department of Bioengineering B.S.E. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan 2010
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University 2014 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago 2018 Dr. Maisel joined the University of Maryland in January 2019. Her interdisciplinary training combines nanotechnology, mucosal immunology, lymphatic immunology, and immunoengineering. Her graduate work under Drs. Justin Hanes and Richard Cone focused on designing nanomedicines and their delivery vehicles for treating diseases at mucosal surfaces, particularly the gastrointestinal and cervicovaginal tracts. She then ventured into the world of immunology, spending her postdoc studying the immunological roles of lymphatics in allergic airway inflammation and the immune involvement in the rare lung disease lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
Dr. Maisel moved to Michigan from Germany as a teenager and loves going back to Europe to visit family and friends. In her free time she enjoys baking, singing, and traveling. |
Post docs
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Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad Ejazi (he/him)PhD Biochemistry, CSIR IICB, India
M.Sc. Biochemistry, Jamia Hamdard University, India Sarfaraz holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry with a focus on immunology from the CSIR-IICB in India. After receiving his Ph.D., he worked as a postdoctoral fellow on the CSIR's fast-track translational project to develop rapid diagnostic tools for infectious diseases. He was subsequently chosen as a postdoctoral research associate for an international consortium project of global challenges, funded by UK where he worked on CRISPR technology for drug target discovery. In Dr. Maisel lab, Sarfaraz interest is to understand the transportation across various cell barriers of GI and its associated lymphatics employing in-vitro 3D models and nanotechnology. Outside of the lab, Sarfaraz likes to read, listen and write poetry in Urdu and Hindi, as well as spend time with his daughter, Izra.
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Graduate Students
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Aisha Abdulkarimu (she/her)PhD Student, Biological Sciences Graduate Program
B.S. Biology, Lehigh University 2020 Aisha is interested in lymphatic transport and the permeability of lymphatic vessels. She studies transport processes and morphological changes in lymphatic endothelial cells in response to mechanical cues. Outside the lab, she likes cooking, reading, and binge-watching shows.
Mayowa AmosuPhD Student, Biological Sciences Graduate Program
B.S. Biology, University of Georgia 2012 MPH Epidemiology, University of Georgia 2016 NIH Intramural Research Fellow, NIAID 2018 Broadly, Mayowa’s research interests include autoimmunity, immunotherapies, host defense in disease and vaccine development. In lab, she is interested in understanding lymphatic transport in LAM and manipulating local immune responses through lymphatics. Her hobbies include latin dances (salsa and tango!), jewelry metalsmithing, and event photography.
Amanda Bogseth (she/her)PhD Student, Fischell Department of Bioengineering
B.S. Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago 2021 Amanda's research interests include developing in-vitro 3D models of diseased and healthy tissues with immune components to determine key immune differences between physiological states. Within the Maisel lab, she will focus on developing models of intestine tissue combined with lymphatic flow to create a better understanding of lymphatic physiology within the gut. When not in the lab, she enjoys listening to podcasts, cooking, and nature photography.
Jake McCrightPhD Student, Fischell Department of Bioengineering
B.S. Bioengineering, University of Maryland 2018 Jake's research interests are in drug delivery and transport within the lymphatics. He is also interested in developing gene and immunotherapies. He completed his undergraduate research at the FDA under Dr. Jakob Reiser, focusing on developing safer lentiviral vectors. His interests include traveling and playing the piano.
Ann Ramirez (she/her)PhD Student, Fischell Department of Bioengineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology 2019 Ann is interested in targeted drug delivery and taking advantage of the immune system to enhance therapeutics and activate an immune response in an otherwise compromised system. When not in the lab, she enjoys trying new recipes in the kitchen and spending time with her dog Bentley.
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Staff
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Michele KaluzienskiResearch Technician/Faculty Specialist
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Undergraduate Students
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Juan Grano de Oro (he/him)B.S. Candidate ('23). Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Juan is a Bioengineering major from Madrid, Spain. His research interests vary from studying immune system diseases, such as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), to helping to design biomedical devices to optimize lab protocols, such as a tissue dissociator. In his free time, he loves hanging out with his friends, reading science fiction novels, or discovering new hobbies :).
Theo Hsiao (he/him)B.S. Candidate ('24). Fischell Department of Bioengineering
I’m a bioengineering major who's interested in drug delivery and the development of in vitro models. In my spare time I enjoy biking, playing piano, and spending time with my friends.
Hannah Lee (she/her)B.S. Candidate ('23). Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Hannah is a Bioengineering major and Sustainability minor from Bel Air, MD. She is involved in the Society of Women Engineers and was a part of the FLEXUS Living and Learning community on campus. Her research interests include understanding targeted drug delivery through mapping lymph node structures. She loves to travel, read, and hang out with friends in her free time.
Kaitlyn Moore (she/her)B.S. Candidate ('23). Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Kaitlyn is a Bioengineering major from Annapolis, MD. She is currently on the Biotechnology and Therapeutics Engineering track. Her interests include studying immune involvement in disease, specifically lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). In her free time, she enjoys working out, playing violin, and listening to music.
Ritika Naiknavare (she/her)B.S. Candidate ('23), Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Ritika is a Bioengineering major and Global Engineering Leadership minor from Rockville, MD. Her research interests center around nanoparticle formulation to enhance drug delivery as well as understanding how diseases affect lymphatic transport. In her free time, she loves to travel, read fantasy novels, and hit the gym.
Reuben Spencer (he/him)B.S. Candidate ('24), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Reuben is a Chemical Engineering major from Aspen Hill, Maryland. He is interested in drug development and improvement of its delivery as well as manipulating metabolic pathways. Sometimes, he enjoys exploring the area, watching good movies/shows, and working out.
Jenny Yarmovsky (she/her)B.S. Candidate ('23), Department of Bioengineering
Jenny is a Bioengineering major from Rockville, MD. She is in the Integrated Life Sciences Honors College and on a pre-health track. She is interested in improving drug delivery through formulation of nanoparticles. She enjoys playing piano, dancing, and listening to podcasts in her free time.
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Alumni
Anna (Anya) Filatova (she/her)
B.S. Candidate ('22), Fischell Department of Bioengineering
A.S. Life Science, Howard Community College 2018
A.S. Life Science, Howard Community College 2018
Ashleigh Jankowski (she/her)
2021 REU Student; currently: B.S. (’23), Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University
Dalia Kassas (she/her)
B.S. Candidate ('22), Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Priscilla Lee (she/her)
B.S. 2021, Fischell Department of Bioengineering; currently: MS '22 Bioengineering
Brooke Merwitz (she/her)
B.S. Candidate ('22), Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Arnav Sinha
B.S. Candidate ('22), Department of Psychology and Neurobiology & Physiology
Colin Skeen (he/his)
B.S. 21, Fischell Department of Bioengineering; currently: PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University
Erik Vaughan
B.S. Candidate ('22), Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Bennett Yang
B.S. Candidate ('22), Department of Psychology and Neurobiology & Physiology
