People
Principal Investigator
Nathan Crook
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BS: Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2009.
PhD: Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2014.
Postdoc: Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in Saint Louis, 2017.
Email: nccrook@ncsu.edu
Lab Manager
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Zidan Li
BS: Bioscience, Jilin University
Ph.D.: Chemical Engineering, NC State University
Email: zli49@ncsu.edu
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Alexandra Imre
BS: Biochemical Engineering, University of Debrecen, Hungary
MS: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
PhD: Medical and Health Sciences (Biomedical Sciences), University of Debrecen, Hungary
Email: aimre@ncsu.edu
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Genan Wang
BS: Plant Pathology, Shihezi University
MS: Food Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University
PhD: Light Industry Technology & Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology
Email: gwang26@ncsu.edu
Graduate Students
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Tianyu Li
BS: Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University.
MS: Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Email: tli34@ncsu.edu
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John Cheadle
BS: Biomedical Engineering, UW-Madison
MS: Biomedical Engineering, UW-Madison
Email: jbcheadl@ncsu.edu
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Aryan Razdan
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Qiaochu Li
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Amanda Taylor
Research Scientist
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Ethan Gates
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