Members
Principal Investigator
Laleh Golshahi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
Biotech One, 800 E. Leigh St., Suite 1083
Richmond, VA, 23219
Phone: (804) 827-3742
Fax: (804) 827-7030
E-mail: lgolshahi@vcu.edu
Google Scholar
Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associates
Michele Dario Manniello, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
Graduate Students
Sana Hosseini
Joined RARE Lab as a PhD student in August 2016 from Tarbiat Modares University
John Wilkins
Joined RARE Lab as a PhD student in August 2016 from Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
Undergraduate Students
John Kelly: Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering, VCU, enrolled in Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Program, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Erika Mack: Senior, Biomedical Engineering, VCU, enrolled in Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Program, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Rohani Patel: Junior, Biomedical Engineering, VCU, enrolled in Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Program, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Anupama Pathak: Junior, Biomedical Engineering, VCU, enrolled in Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Program, Spring 2019
High School Students
Samantha Haynes: Rising Senior, Blue Ridge Virtual Governor’s School, Dean’s Early Research Initiative (DERI) Program, mentored by Sana Hosseini, Summer 2018-Spring 2019
Alumni
Dmitriy Kirzhner: Junior, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, VCU, Fall 2014
Amber Jiles: Senior, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, December 2014
John Wilkins: SURI Researcher, Senior, Mechanical Engineering, VMI, Summer 2015
Paul Clark: Researcher, Summer 2015
Amber Clark: Senior, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, VCU, Fall 2015
Ryan Meekins: DURI Researcher, Senior, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, VCU, Spring and Fall 2015
David Coleman: Junior, Mechanical Engineering, VCU, June-December 2015
Jamie Park: Junior, Mechanical Engineering, VCU, September-December 2015
Roya Tepper: Rising Senior, Deep Run High School, Summer 2016
Sneha Vakani: Senior, Mechanical Engineering, VCU, Fall 2016
Qiang (Jason) Wang: Ph.D. student in Dr. Daren Chen’s Group, Mechanical Engineering, VCU, February 2015-May 2016. Jason worked in RARE Lab to develop models to enhance the understanding of the penetration mechanisms of nanoparticles through fabric filter media under realistic conditions.
Drew Switzer: Rising Senior, Mechanical Engineering, VMI SURI Program, mentored by John Wilkins, Summer 2017
Amaya White: Rising Senior, Cosby High School, Dean’s Early Research Initiative (DERI) Program, mentored by Sana Hosseini, Summer 2017-Spring 2018
Dr. Michelle Gardner: PICU Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, VCU, July 2016-August 2018.
Harrison Rhodes: Rising Senior, St. Christopher’s School, Dean’s Early Research Initiative (DERI) Program, mentored by Sana Hosseini, Summer 2018.