Category: Lab Members

Silvestrini, Matthew

Matthew Silvestrini received B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry in 2011 from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Prior to joining the Ferrara lab, he worked on developing neurosurgical devices for stem cell transplantation to the brain at UCSF. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis, where his research is focused… Read more Silvestrini, Matthew

Ilovitsh, Asaf

Dr. Asaf Ilovitsh received his B.Sc. in Physics (2004), M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (2012), and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2016), all from Bar Ilan University, Israel. His Ph.D. research involved developing new methods for super resolution imaging using the time domain. Asaf joined the Ferrara lab in 2016 as a postdoctoral researcher. His current research… Read more Ilovitsh, Asaf

Ilovitsh, Tali

Dr. Tali Ilovitsh received her B.Sc. (2010), M.Sc. in a direct track (2011), and Ph.D. (2016) degrees in electrical engineering from Bar Ilan University, Israel. Her Ph.D. was focused on the development of super-resolution techniques for microscopy using contrast agents. Since 2016 she is conducting her postdoctoral research in the Ferrara lab in UC Davis.… Read more Ilovitsh, Tali

Kakwere, Hamilton

Dr. Kakwere holds an undergraduate degree in applied chemistry, a masters degree in polymers and surface coatings science and technology (Leeds University) and a PhD in polymer chemistry (University of Sydney). His research activities have focused on polymer chemistry (including synthetic organic chemistry). In addition to his PhD studies, he has completed four years of… Read more Kakwere, Hamilton

Tumbale, Spencer

Spencer Tumbale received his B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Technology Management from the University of California, Davis in 2015. He joined the Ferrara Lab in 2013 as an undergraduate research assistant and currently works as a Jr. Specialist, serving as an assistant to in vitro studies. 

Wang, Connie

Connie Wang received her B.S. degrees in Bioengineering and Business, Economics, and Management from Caltech in 2014, having conducted undergraduate research at Duke University at the SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence) Research Foundation in fields that span her broad interests. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis and joined… Read more Wang, Connie

Tucci, Samantha

Samantha Tucci received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 2014 at Case Western Reserve University where she conducted undergraduate research on nanotechnology for the detection and treatment of metastatic breast cancer. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis. 

Kheirolomoom, Azadeh

Dr. Kheirolomoom received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (Tehran-Iran), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering from Kyoto University (Kyoto-Japan) in 1984, 1988, and 1992, respectively. Her Ph.D. work with Dr. Shigeo Katoh was focused on membrane bound enzymes and their reconstitution in lipid bilayer of liposomes. In 1992,… Read more Kheirolomoom, Azadeh

Foiret, Josquin

Josquin Foiret received his B.Sc. degree in Physics and his M.Sc. degree in Acoustics from the University Paris VII in 2008 and 2009, respectively. In 2013, he received the Ph.D. degree from the University Paris VI for his work on characterization of cortical bone using ultrasonic guided waves. He joined the Ferrara lab in 2014… Read more Foiret, Josquin

Zhang, Hua

Hua Zhang obtained her B.E. and M.E. degrees in 1994 and 1997 from Tianjin University and Beijng University of Chemical Technology, respectively. In 2005, Hua finished her Ph.D. study in Polytechnic University and joined Professor Ferrara’s group in University of California, Davis. In the past three years, she has worked on lipopeptide synthesis, targeted particles… Read more Zhang, Hua