Principal Investigator
Laura Bracaglia, PhD
Dr. Laura Bracaglia is an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Villanova University. She trained as a biomedical engineer at Georgia Tech, the University of Maryland, and Yale before starting her own research program at Villanova.
Graduate Students
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Valerie Lallo
BS Biomedical Engineering, Widener University
MS Biomedical Engineering, Widener University
Research: investigating endosomal escape with different types of polymer nanoparticles for knockdown of inflammatory genes in endothelial cells
Interests: dancing, baking, piano, and reading
Jianlei (Jay) Wu
BS Material Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology
MS Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Research: investigating the effect of tunable surface characteristics of polymeric NP drug vehicles on endothelial cellular behavior for drug delivery
Interests: traveling, hiking, swimming, movies, snooker, basketball
Emily Rudolph
BS Biomedical Engineering, Widener University
MS Biomedical Engineering, Widener University
Research: investigating inflammatory impact of DBPs on endothelial cells, biomaterials and regenerative medicine
Interests: running, reading, and sewing.