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March 2012 (From the left: Bo, Kevin, Hannah, Hillary, Sara, Emily, Eun Jung, Yoon, Karen, and Harrison) Principal investigator Yoon Yeo, Ph.D. Administrative staff Michelle (Shelly) Wischmeier Visiting scholars Kyung-Oh (Kevin) Doh, M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea) Michael D. Tsifansky, M.D. (Advocate Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Park Ridge, IL; Adjunct assistant professor, Purdue University) Graduate students Karen Liu (BME 09) Bo Sun (IPPH 11) Sara Abouelmagd (IPPH 12) Hyesun Hyun (IPPH 12) Undergraduate students Joonyoung Park (PharmD, 09Summer-present) working independently John Weidle (PharmD, 11S-present) working with Karen Liu Brandon Bergman (PharmD, 12F-present) working with Kevin Doh Nipei Lim (BSPS, 13S-present) working with Sara Ahmed (former mentor: Bo Sun) Olivia Rivera (PUFW, 13 Summer) working with Bo Sun Alumni Graduate students Zohreh Amoozgar, Ph.D.: October 2007 - December 2011. (Thesis: Bioadhesive polymeric drug delivery systems for tumor targeting and tissue repair) Emily Gullotti, Ph.D.: January 2008 - May 2012. (Thesis: Peritumorally activatable nanoparticles for delivery of paclitaxel to multidrug resistant ovarian cancer cells) Basma Ibrahim, Ph.D.: August 2008 - May 2012. (Thesis: Development of inhalable macromolecule delivery for local treatment of pulmonary diseases) Hillary Holback: August 2009 - May 2013. (Thesis: The cytotoxic effect of nanoparticles delivered to the periphery of 3-dimensional tumor models] Post-docs; Visiting scholars Jeong Ho Park, Ph.D. (Professor, Hanbat National University, Korea): Visiting scholar 2007 summer Peisheng Xu, Ph.D. (University of Wyoming, 2007): May 2007 - November 2009. Currently Assistant Professor at University of South Carolina Min Feng, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China): Jan.2010 - June 2010. Yang Chun Park, O.M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Oriental Internal Medicine, Daejeon University, Korea): Aug. 2009 - July 2010. Yan Yang, Ph.D.: September 2007 - August 2010. Currently Associate Professor of Life Sciences, Jilin University, China. Gaurav Bajaj, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, 2008): August 2009 - June 2011. Hae-Yun (Harrison) Choi, O.M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany Univ., Korea): September 2011-July 2012. Hannah Lee, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech., GA): January 2012 - February 2013. Eun Jung Cho, Ph.D. (Seoul National University, Korea): May 2011 - February 2013. July 2010 (From left: Hillary, Mark, Joonyoung, Qingnuo, and Sooyoung) *sigh* Indeed..these guys are having more fun than they should have. =) Undergraduate students Nimisha Bajaj (BME, SURF 07, 07F, 08S) Roosan Islam (PharmD, DURI 07F) Ashmita Hoskote (BME, SURF 08S) Griffin Quick (BME, DURI 08S, 08F) Jennifer Bastijanic (BME, DURI 08F) Kimberly Ohn (CHE, DURI 08S-08F) Parag Sharma (Pre-pharm, 08F-09S) Haesoo Kim (BSPS, 09S) David Belair (ChemE, 09Summer) worked with Basma Ibrahim - Univ. of Wisconsin, Chemical Engineering, Grad School Tyler Shugg (PharmD, 09S) worked with Peisheng Xu Xinyi (Nancy) Jiang (Pre-pharm, 09F) worked with Zohreh Amoozgar Haein Yang (Food Sciences, DURI 07F-09F) worked with Yan Yang and Basma Ibrahim - CJ CheilJedang Foods R&D, Korea Rattavut ("M") Teerakapibal (Pre-pharm, 10S) worked with Zohreh Amoozgar - Graduate school @ U of Wisconsin Taylor Crane (ChemE, 09Summer-10S) worked with Emily Gullotti Mark Hamilton (BME, 10Summer) Worked with Emily Gullotti Qingnuo Lin (ChemE, Pre-pharm, 10S-present) worked with Zohreh Amoozgar Travis Huber (Pharm D, 11S) worked with Gaurav Bajaj Ellen Yin (Pharm D, 11S) worked with Emily Gullotti Sooyoung Shin, Pharm. D.: August 2007 - May 2011. Independent study. - Resident @ OSF St. Francis in Peoria, IL. Heewon Moon (12S-12F) worked with Hillary Holback Erin Wilson (BSPS, 10S-13S) worked with Basma Ibrahim and Eunjung Cho. Graduate school @ Univ. North Carolina. Lab photo archive Aug. 2007 April 2009 2009 Summer undergrads November 2009 May 15, 2010: End of Summer cookout June 11, 2010: Min's farewell June 13, 2010: Emily Wedding Reception May 24, 2011: Karen's Birthday March 5, 2012: 2012 Spring Welcome lunch March 24, 2012: Yoon's Birthday Feb 20, 2013: Eun Jung & Hannah's farewell party

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