2022 Alumni
![Engineering Summer Program Alumni 2022](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp-2022.jpg)
(From left to right) Top row: Jia (Emma) Zeng, Elena Grajales, Joshua Lau, Andre Deosaran; Bottom row: Timon Lwo, Nawal Panjwani, Amanda Murray, Kaitlyn Pierpont, Brian Simoes
![Amritha Anup](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_anup-amritha.jpg)
Amritha Anup
Dartmouth College
Mentor: Rob Schwartz
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Modeling Fatty Alcohol Liver Disease with Tissue Spheroids
![Andre Deosaran](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_deosaran-andre.jpg)
Andre Deosaran
CUNY City College of New York
Mentor: Kristen Pleil
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Circuit Characterization of PVT Modulation of Stress Cycle
![Elena Grajales](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_grajales-elena.jpg)
Elena Grajales
University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Moonsoo Jin
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Engineering ICAM-1 Specific CAR T Cells Secreting BiTEs Against Gastric Cancer
![Joshua Lau](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_lau-joshua.jpg)
Joshua Lau
UC San Diego
Mentor: Milind Rajadhyksha
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Minimally Supervised Clustering of Clinical Dermatology Images
![Timon Lwo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_lwo-timon_1.jpg)
Timon Lwo
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Mentor: Ashley Laughney
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Predicting Protein Structural-Functional Changes through Alphafold
![Amanda Murray](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_murray-amanda.jpg)
Amanda Murray
Clemson University
Mentor: Michael McDevitt
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Sensitizing prostate cancer to alpha particle therapy via exploitation of a synthetic lethal pathway
![Nawal Panjwani](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_panjwani-nawal.jpg)
Nawal Panjwani
New York University
Mentor: Simone Winkler
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: A Deep Learning Framework to Improve MRI Safety
![Kaitlyn Pierpont](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_pierpont-kaitlyn.jpg)
Kaitlyn Pierpont
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Mentor: Dan Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Characterizing the Immune Landscape of Bone Marrow Transplant Induced Acute Kidney Injury for the Development of Targeted Nanotherapeutics
![Brian Simoes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_simoes-brian.jpg)
Brian Simoes
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mentor: Kayvan Keshari
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Development of a Microfluidic Device for Real-Time analysis of metabolic flux using NMR microcoil
![Jia (Emma) Zeng](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp_zeng-jia-emma.jpg)
Jia (Emma) Zeng
Colgate University
Mentor: Dan Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Development of Molecular Recognition Based Nanosensor for IL6 Detection
2021 Alumni
![Gabriella Baraks](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/baraks_gabriella_esp_1200x800.jpg)
Gabriella Baraks
SUNY Stony Brook
Mentor: Stephen Solomon
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Investigating Metabolic Vulnerabilities in High and Low NRF2 Expressing Cells After Ischemia
![Simon Blanchard](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/blanchard_simon_esp_1200x800.jpg)
Simon Blanchard
Villanova University
Mentor: Michael McDevitt
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Analysis of Changing DNA Repair Pathways in Response to Repeated Alpha Particle Therapy
![Savannah Chatman](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/chatman-savannah_1200x800.jpg)
Savannah Chatman
Scripps College
Mentor: Dan Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Implantable sensor for Niemann Pick Type A and B
![Daniella Jimenez](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/jimenez_daniella_esp_1200x800.jpg)
Daniella Jimenez
City College of New York
Mentor: Jan Grimm
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Characterizing Feraheme Uptake in Cancer Cells
![Bryce Katch](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/katch-bryce_1200x800.jpg)
Bryce Katch
Pennsylvania State University
Mentor: Alexandros Pertsinidis
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Automated Imaging of Genome Topology in Mammalian Cells
![Andoni Nolasco](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/nolasco_andoni_esp_1200x800.jpg)
Andoni Nolasco
Columbia University
Mentor: Rajadhyaskha Millind
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Towards Immune Mapping of the Tumor Microenvironment
![Eeshaan Rehani](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/rehani_eeshaan_esp_1200x800.jpg)
Eeshaan Rehani
University of Texas, Austin
Mentor: Travis Hollmann
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Immune Selection Under Evolution Across Metastases in Breast ER+ Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
![Isabella Richter](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/richter_isabella_esp_1200x800.jpg)
Isabella Richter
Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Dan Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Development of Lipid Nanoparticles for Drug and mRNA Delivery
![Ana Rosu](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/rosu_ana_esp_1200x800.jpg)
Ana Rosu
Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Kayvan Keshari
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Method of Quick Injection into Nanocoil for Hyperpolarized MRI
2020 Alumni
![Francesca Denise Abulencia](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp-abulencia_f.jpeg)
Francesca Denise Abulencia
Emory University
Mentor: Kayvan Keshari
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: IDEAL Separation of DHA, Vitamin C, and Urea
![Anabel Alfonso](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp-alfonso_a.jpeg)
Anabel Alfonso
The Georgia Institute of Technology
Mentor: Milind Rahadhyaksha
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Dynamic Imaging of Microvasculature in the Tumor-microenvironment
![Joseph Asfouri](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp-asfouri_j.jpg)
Joseph Asfouri
Rice University
Mentor: Kristen Pleil
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Release of CRF by the sexually-dimorphic BNST induces binge alcohol drinking and anxiety disorders
![Kevin Cavallo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp-cavallo_k.png)
Kevin Cavallo
Cornell University
Mentor: Daniel Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Genomic Database Search for Oncogene Expression Profiles
![Tara Foley](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/foley.jpeg)
Tara Foley
Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Daniel Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Effect of RNA Splicing on Mu-Opioid Receptors
![Jessica Su](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp-su_j.jpg)
Jessica Su
Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Conor Liston
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Deep Breath Detection in fMRI Scans
2019 Alumni
![Engineering Summer Program Alumni 2019](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp-_students_2019.jpg)
(From left to right) Top row: Fayyaz Ahamed, Qiyue Peng, Elizabeth Rieger; Middle row: Amish Patel, Yuzhou (Evelyn) Tong; Bottom row: Jolie Feldman, Erin Keblish, Lainie Eisner, Allison Chen
![Fayyaz Ahamed](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/ahamed-headshot.jpg)
Fayyaz Ahamed
University of California, Berkeley
Mentor: Kayvan Keshari
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Real-Time Detection of Metabolic Flux and Drug Response in Melanoma Cells Using a Micromagnetic Resonance Spectrometer
![Allison Chen](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/chen.png)
Allison Chen
University of San Diego
Mentor: Daniel Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: A Tumor-selective Nanoparticle for Delivery of a novel MYC inhibitor
![Lainie Eisner](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/eisner.png)
Lainie Eisner
University of Michigan
Mentor: Suzanne Maher
Institution: Hospital for Special Surgery
Project: Mimicking Activities of Daily Living in Cadaveric Simulated Gait
![Jolie Feldman](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/feldman-headshot.png)
Jolie Feldman
Duke University
Mentor: Michael McDevitt
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: NLRP3 Inflammasome and Cytokine Cross-talk in Acute Kidney Injury Pathogenesis
![Erin Keblish](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/keblish-headshot.jpeg)
Erin Keblish
City College of New York
Mentor: Kristin Pleil
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Development of a Multi-Channel Fiber Photometry System
![Amish Patel](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/patel-headshot.jpg)
Amish Patel
Rutgers University
Mentor: Alex Kentsis
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Development of Next Generation of Peptidomimetic Inhibitor Targeting MYB:CBP/P300 Complex in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
![Qiyue Peng](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/peng-headshot.jpg)
Qiyue Peng
Columbia University
Mentor: Daniel Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Defect Tailored Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Optical Nanosensor to Measure the Warburg Effect Intratumorally
![Elizabeth Rieger](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/riegerheadshot.jpg)
Elizabeth Rieger
University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Conor Liston
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Elucidating the Involvement of Somatostatin Interneurons in Working Memory Through Optogenetic Inhibition in Mice
![Yuzhou Tong](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/tong-headshot.jpg)
Yuzhou Tong
University of San Diego
Mentor: Moonsoo Jin
Institution: Weill Cornell Medicine
Project: Dual CAR-T Therapy Targeting ICAM1 and HER2 in Breast Cancer
2018 Alumni
![Engineering Summer Program Alumni 2018](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/esp-2018-ski_180603_09.jpg)
(From left to right) Top row: Miriam Saffern, Hill Chang, Abigail Ayers, Naedum DomNwachukwu, Darren Lin; Bottom row: Carmine Wang See, Kitty Liu, John Nyugen, Kimberly Crowley, Kristin Ludwicki
![Abigail Ayers](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/ayers-photo.jpg)
Abigail Ayers
Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Daniel Heller
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Carbon Nanotube Probes for Detection of Electrophysiological Activity in Excitable Cells
![Hill Chang](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/hill_chang_headshot.jpg)
Hill Chang
Rutgers University
Mentor: Alexandros Pertsinidis
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Observing the dynamics of small-molecule p300/CBP inhibition at the single gene level in live cells
![Kimberly Crowley](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/crowley-kimberly-photo.jpg)
Kimberly Crowley
Washington University
Mentor: Govind Srimathveeravalli
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Medical Device for Uniform Ablation of the Urothelial Lining in a Rat Bladder
![Naedum DomNwachukwu](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/naedum-photo.jpg)
Naedum DomNwachukwu
Cornell University
Mentor: Michelle Bradbury
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Engineering of sdAb-functionalized Cornell Prime Dots for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Targeting
![Darren Lin](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/lin-darren-headshot.jpg)
Darren Lin
City College of New York
Mentor: Kayvan Keshari
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: The Effect of Substrate Stiffness on Breast Cancer Cell Metabolism and Morphology
![Kitty Liu](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/liu-kitty-photo.png)
Kitty Liu
Stony Brook University
Mentor: Jan Grimm Memorial
Institution: Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Multifunctional Rhodamine Doped Silica Nanoparticle for Prostate Cancer Theranostics
![Kristin Ludwicki](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/ludwicki-photo.jpg)
Kristin Ludwicki
Siena College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mentor: Kayvan Keshari
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Scalable Cell-Microencapsulation Method for Metabolic Flux Analysis in 3D Culture System
![John Nyugen](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/nyugen-photo.jpg)
John Nyugen
Cooper Union
Mentor: Govind Srimathveeravalli
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Voxel-based 3D Printing Method to Design Anatomically Informed Textured Phantoms for the Assessment of Medical Imaging Equipment
![Miriam Saffern](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/saffern-photo.jpg)
Miriam Saffern
Columbia University
Mentor: Michael McDevitt
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Disruption of macrophage CD47-SIRPα immune checkpoint via siRNA-mediated knockdown of SIRPA
![Carmine Wang See](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/node/212905/inline_images/wang-see-carmine-photo.jpeg)
Carmine Wang See
City College of New York
Mentor: Amber Simpson
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Project: Prediction of Histologic Growth Patterns from Preoperative CT Imaging via Machine Learning