Previous fellows
| Name | Years | Research Subject |
| Leonard Sender (MD) | 1988-1989 | Glucocerebrosidase (GC) gene expression |
| Joel Weinthal (MD) | 1989-1991 | GC gene expression in murine bone marrow |
| Gay M. Crooks (MD) | 1991-1993 | Gene transfer to human hematopoietic stem cells |
| Wanda J. Krall (PhD) | 1993-1995 | Regulation of gene from retroviral vectors |
| Jan A. Nolta (PhD) | 1994-1996 | Gene transfer into human stem cells |
| Punam Malik (MD) | 1995-1997 | Lineage-directed gene expression, AAV |
| Mei-Mei Huang (PhD) | 1995-1997 | Gene therapy for Hurler disease, Wiskott-Aldrich |
| Robert Cooper (MD) | 1995-1997 | Role of methylation in vector silencing |
| Leo Mascarenhas (MD) | 1996-1998 | Gene transfer into human leukemia cells |
| Renata Stripecke (PhD) | 1995-1999 | Immunotherapy of childhood leukemia |
| Stephanie Halene (MD) | 1997–2000 | Vector expression/silencing |
| Scott Case (PhD) | 1997–2000 | Lentiviral vectors for gene therapy |
| Steve Rawlings (PhD) | 1999–2000 | Vectors encoding HIV inducible apoptosis |
| Diana Fan (MD) | 2000 2001-2002 | Immunotherapy for childhood leukemia |
| Noriko Satake (MD) | 1998–2001 | Immune responses and tolerance to transgenes |
| Barbara Engel (MD) | 1998–2001 | HIV gene therapy |
| Carolyn Lutzko (PhD) | 1999–2004 | Lineage specific gene expression |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi (MD) | 2002–2004 | Gene therapy for lysosomal storage disease |
| Kit Shaw (PhD) | 2002–2007 | Lineage specific gene expression |
| Roger Hollis (PhD) | 2003–2006 | Gene transfer to human hematopoietic stem cells |
| Christof Kahl (PhD) | 2003–2007 | Gene transfer to rhesus CD34+ cells |
| Noriko Satake (MD) | 2005–2007 | Immunotherapy of leukemia |
| Ken Sakurai (MD/PhD) | 2007–2010 | Gene expression in human ESC |
| Satiro De Oliveira (MD) | 2008-2010 | Immunotherapy of leukemia by myeloid effectors |
| Francesca Giannoni (PhD) | 2008-2010 | Immunotherapy for cancer and leukemia |
| Rafael Ruiz de Assini (PhD) | 2010-2011 | β-globin gene correction for sickle cell disease |
| Fabrizia Urbanati (PhD) | 2010-2012 | β-globin gene correction for sickle cell disease |
| Sarah Larson (MD) | 2011-2013 | Immunotherapy for Leukemia |
| Zulema Romero-Garcia (PhD) | 2010 -2014 | Gene therapy for sickle cell disease |
| Kismet Baldwin (MD) | 2011 – 2014 | Gene transfer to human HSC |
| Caroline Kuo (MD) | 2012 – 2014 | Correction of the CD154 gene for X-HIM |
| Gavin Roach (MD) | 2012 – 2014 | Clinical trial of sickle cell gene therapy |
| Carmen Bjurstroem (PhD) | 2013-2015 | Gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells |
| Robert Drummond (MD/PhD) | 2015-2017 | Correction of the sickle cell mutation |
| Alexandra Miggelbrink, (MD) | 2016-2017 | CRISPR-mediated gene correction in HSC |
Dr. Sougata Hazra
Sougata is from Kolkata, India, and graduated at the top of his class from IIT Kharagpur with a B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering in 2017. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stanford, funded by the SOE fellowship. Sougata worked extensively in microfluidics during his undergraduate years, and his current research interests lie in the fabrication and performance analysis of extreme heat flux microfluidic cooling systems. Besides research, Sougata is a huge football fan (nerd)and supports Argentina and Barcelona. He enjoys swimming, playing soccer/table tennis, and traveling plus clicking moderately bad photos of picturesque places and sometimes random things.
Zheng Gong
Zheng Gong received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2021) and B.S. in Nuclear Engineering (2018) from Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. He is now pursuing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. His research interests include heterogeneous 3D integration, smart microfluidic cooling system, and heat sink design optimization and fabrication. Aside from research, he enjoys handwriting and sports.
Lavinia Barker
Lavinia is a rising sophomore studying Electrical Engineering at Rice University, with interests in aerospace, condensed matter and semiconductor research. She is working on the SCALE SURF Advanced Packaging: Self-Alignment Technology for 3D System Integration over the summer at Purdue, and enjoys building rockets, baking, and playing percussion in Rice’s Marching Owl Band in her spare time.
Chih-Yao Chan
Chih-Yao is a junior pursing a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He has a strong interest in graduate studies in the future. Chih-Yao’s area of interest is thermodynamics and heat transfer. In his spare time, he enjoys video games and travel.
Aksh Iyer
Aksh Iyer is a first-year engineer interested in pursuing a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Aksh is interested in learning more about semiconductors and microelectronics and how they can be applied to improve various technology such as space technology. In his free time, Aksh enjoys playing sports, watching movies, hanging out with friends, or learning something new.
Antariksh Krishnan
Antariksh is a rising second year at the Georgia Institute of Technology pursuing a B.S in Electrical Engineering. His areas of academic interest include the intersection of IC fabrication and Power Electronics/Systems to provide sustainable and efficient energy transmission. He is working on the SCALE SURF Heterogeneous Integration and Advanced Packaging: 3D Cryogenic Packaging for Superconducting Computing over the summer at Purdue. Outside of academics, he enjoys watching anime, cooking, and lifting weights.
Michael Kurtz
Michael Kurtz is a Senior at Purdue University pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Aerospace. His area of research involves leveraging ANSYS to evaluate the thermal performance of various microchip architectures. Outside of the lab, he enjoys learning the piano and playing hockey.
Santino Macaggi
Santino is an imaginative and adaptive sophomore pursing a B.S in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Business Economics. Santino has a passion for both semiconductors and thermal management. When free, Santino can be found creating 3D CAD models, playing soccer, or traveling with friends.
Shresth Mathur
Shresth is a freshman at Purdue pursuing a B.S. in Computer Engineering. He is interested in exploring the possibility of graduate studies. Shresth is highly passionate about semiconductors, electronics, the intersection between software and hardware, and AI/ML. In his spare time, he loves boxing, listening to music, and going on late-night walks.
Andrew Modin
Andrew is a first-year engineering student at Purdue interested in pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics. His areas of academic interest include the fabrication of cutting-edge semiconductors and the development of new processes that can spearhead a new generation of denser integrated circuits. Apart from his academic pursuits, Andrew enjoys watching movies, lifting, and reading a variety of genres.
Aidan Powers
Aidan is a senior at mechanical engineering, with emphasis on computational studies. By using programming and finite element code he hopes to decrease the number of physical iterations required.
Cole Stephens
Cole is a third-year undergrad from San Diego, California, studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Economics and Creative Writing. He is also pursuing the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Certificate and has a certificate in Entry-Level Python.
Kiet Tran
Kiet is a senior pursuing a B.S in Purdue Mechanical Engineering. He is considering to attend grad school after graduation. His interest areas are electronics systems and fluid dynamics. In his free time, he likes playing video games and watching soccer games.