Newsletter 
of the Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering

University of California, San Diego                                                                                              October 2001      Vol. 8, No. 2

Industrial Profile GENOPTIX

Am. Society of Biomechanics Meeting

William J. von Liebig Center

WIBE Announcements

WIBE Profile: Michael J. Heller

WIBE Visiting Scientists/New PhD’s

Bioengineering Seminar Schedule

Dr. Sah’s Young Investigator Award

Researchers’ Honors

Student Honors

New Bioengineering Graduate Students

Bioengineering Graduate Students

Master of Engineering

Michael Bialas – B.S. in Biomed. Eng. from University of Miami, Coral GBLE, FL
Nathan Blazei - B.S. in Chem. Eng. from University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Marjorie Chen - B.S. in Bioeng. from University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Thomas Dicicco - B.S. in Biomed. Eng. from Boston University
Alexander Joyner - B.S. in CSE from College of William Mary, Williamsbr., VA
Joy Nystrom - B.S. in Biomed. Eng. from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Elizabeth Paderi - B.S. in ME from University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Neel Patel - B.S. in Bioeng. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Dadid Roesener - B.S. in B.S. in MATE from University of Cincinnati, OH
Ulrich Schaff - B.S. in Bioeng. from University of California, Berkeley,  Berkeley, CA
James Su - B.S. in Biomed. Eng. from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Irene Tabilin - B.S. in Bioeng. from  University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Francesca Tan - B.S. in Bioeng. from University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Carlos Uranga – B.S. in Biotech. from University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Master of Science

Taryn Catlin – B.S. in Mech. Eng. from Purdue University
Manu Chaudhry – B.S. in Bio. Chem. from University of California, Davis CA
Jonathan Friedman – B.S. in Human Bio. from Emory University, Atlanta GA
Ryan Fries – B.S. in Biomed. Eng. from University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA
Jason Hamner – B.S. in Biomed. Eng. from Brown University
Hisashi Kobayashi – B.S. in Mech. Eng. from Tufts University, Medford MA
Jennifer Koh – B.S. in Biomed. Eng. from Duke University, Durham NC
Wyming Pang – B.S. in Biochem. Eng. from University of California, Davis CA
Arati Sridharan – B.S. in Biology from Brandeis University, Waltham MA
Ayelet  Starr – B.S. in Math/CSE from 99 College in Israel
Duc Tran – B.S. in Bioeng. from UC San Diego
Jeffrey Tsai – B.S. in Bioeng. from UC San Diego
Jennifer Wong – B.S. in Biochem. Eng. from University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA

Ph.D. Program

Anna Asanbaeva – M.S. in Chem. Eng. from UCLA
Yashar Behzadi – M.S. in Bioeng. from UC San Diego
Joann Chang – M.S.in MATE from University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
Kanika Chawla – M.S. in Chem. Eng. from University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM
Austin Derfus – M.S. in Biomed. Eng. from Duke University, Durham NC
Jared Goor – M.S. in Biochem. from University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA
Kenneth Gratz – M.S. in Aero Eng. from Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
Christopher Grilly – M.S. in Chem. Eng. from Northestrn. University, Boston MA
Sarah Healy – M.S. in Eng. Science from University of Auckland
Mark Hixson – M.S. in Eng. Science from University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN
Payrick Lynch – M.S. in Chem. Eng. from University of California, Los Angeles CA
Miki Nakajima – M.S. in ECE from University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
Jason Nathanson – M.S. in Bioeng. from UC San Diego
Gayle Nugent – M.S. in Eng. Science from Iowa State University IA
Jyoti Rao – M.S. in Bioeng. from UC San Diego
Joseph Russo – M.S. in Biochem. from University of Texas
Nicholas Scheidler – M.S. in Chem. Eng. from Rose-Hulman Institute, Terre Haut IN
Devon Shimkus – M.S. in Chem. Eng. from Northestrn. University, Boston MA
Peter Sobolewski – M.S. in Biomed. Eng. from Duke University, Durham NC
Susan Su – M.S. in Mech. Eng. from Suny Binghamton, Binghamton
Benjamin Sullivan – M.S. in Biomed. Eng. from Boston University, Boston MA