Principal Investigator
Aniruddh sarkar, ph.d.
Aniruddh Sarkar is an Assistant Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University where he leads the Micro/Nano Bioelectronics Lab. He was earlier a Research Fellow at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard with research affiliations at Harvard Medical School and at MIT. His research has evolved around the theme of exploiting unique physical phenomena that occur at the micrometer to nanometer length scales to develop devices and systems for solving various technological problems with a special focus on applications in biology and medicine. His earlier work, with Prof. Galit Alter (MGH/HMS) and Prof. Jongyoon Han (MIT), involved the development and application of microfabricated and nanofabricated devices to further the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases such as Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. He received his Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with a minor in Biology at MIT, developing microfluidic tools for single-cell analysis. He received his bachelors and masters degrees, both in Electrical Engineering at IIT Bombay.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Pedro Marçal
I am Pedro Marçal, a pharmacist with a PhD in Immunology and Genetics. Currently, I am affiliated with the Micronanobio laboratory as a post-doc fellow. My research area mainly focuses on exploring mechanisms and identifying immunological biomarkers. My goal is to apply this knowledge in the development of diagnostic tests and vaccines, with a special emphasis on neglected tropical diseases.
I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to research in these vital areas of medicine. If you are interested in establishing a connection or collaboration, please feel free to contact me via email at pedrohfmarcal@gmail.com or connect with me on LinkedIn using the link www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-henrique-ferreira-marçal-8871992a.
Thank you, and I look forward to the chance to share knowledge and ideas with you.
Graduate Students
Sarah Ali
Hi fellow scientists and engineers! I’m Sarah. I am currently pursuing my PhD in Biomedical Engineering. I completed my undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology. My research involves the development of immunoassays for point-of-care detection of infectious diseases using a microelectronic diagnostic platform. When I’m not in lab, I enjoy trying new recipes in the kitchen and reading mystery novels. Feel free to reach out to me to learn more about our lab.
Divya Bhakta
Hi everyone! I'm Divya! I'm currently a graduate student pursing my MS in Bioengineering. I got my BS in Biomedical engineering from the University of Georgia (go dawgs...sorry). My research interests are in point of care diagnostics and high-throughput bioassays to identify antibody/antigen responses. Feel free to email me at dbhakta7@gatech.com if you have any questions! Purr
Yuvraj Rallapalli
What do a tennis player, avid reader and gamer have in common? Other than being the beginning of a bad joke, it's somehow a love for biology and an eye for detail. Incase you don't find me in the lab, you know where I'll be at. At the moment, I'm pursuing a MS in Biomedical Engineering. Feel free to reach out to me for a quick chat!
Josiah Rudge
Every day is a slay. Periodt. I’m working to pair single-cell impedance spectroscopy with electroporation in interesting and hopefully useful ways. When I’m not in lab, I enjoy staring at the ceiling, alone in my room. If you’ve got any questions about my work, the lab, or BioEngineering at GaTech, please reach out via email. Grahhh
Mallika Senthil
Mallika is a graduate student pursuing a M.S in Biomedical Engineering. Her interest lies in developing diagnostic, point-of-care devices to ultimately reduce diagnosis time. Currently, she is working on developing a connector for a 60-well bioassay chip and modelling an electrode–electrolyte interface for an electronic biosensor.
Hanhao “Spencer” Zhang
Hanhao “Spencer” Zhang is a graduate student pursing a PhD degree in Bioengineering. His interest lies in the field of rapid diagnostics and analyzing obtained signals from the human body.
Asma Hashim
Hi everyone, I’m Asma! I’m pursuing my Master’s in Biomedical Engineering. I received my undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Georgia. My research interests include developing point-of-care detection devices and I am passionate about developing more accessible healthcare technology.
Yasir Alnakhli
Yasir is a graduate biomedical engineering student working on connecting the dots between biosciences, electronics, and nanotechnologies to engineer biomedical solutions and realize high-throughput, robust, and ultra sensitive platforms for pathogens detection. Yasir completed his undergraduate studies at The University of Arizona earning double degrees in chemistry and biochemistry. For more information, please visit Yasir’s LinkedIn profile attached below.
Undergraduate Students
Hi everyone, I’m Balazs! I’m a 4th year undergraduate pursuing a major in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Robotics. My current work is focused on developing a point-of-care cytokine detection method for latent TB diagnosis, but in the past I’ve worked on optimizing platforms for measuring COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and detecting onchocerciasis infection. I am passionate about developing affordable and easy-to-use medical technology.
KANZ ELKHIYARI
Kanz Elkhiyari is a 4th year undergraduate biomedical engineering student currently working on the development of a novel immunoassay platform for the detection of cytokines. She is passionate about increasing accesibility to healthcare through the development of cheaper, safer technologies.
Sidd shah
Hi everyone, I’m Sidd! I’m an undergraduate pursuing a major in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. I am working with Divya to research certain biomarkers for an array of diseases (Onchocerciasis, ABMR, HIV, etc.). I am also currently working on a review paper focused on current bacterial and viral febrile diagnostics. I am interested in the development of novel and effective point-of-care diagnostics, and medical devices.
Irene carriazo
Hi everyone, I’m Irene! I’m a third year Biomedical Engineering undergraduate, on exchange from University Carlos III of Madrid. I’m working with Mallika on optimizing the electronic bio sensing platform to detect patients who are Schistosomiasis positive.
Brendan tan-fahed
Yuh, that's me (on the right). I'm a former GaTech BME student helping out as a graduate student assistant to automate processes involved with our immunoassay platforms. I'll be starting my MS/PhD journey in ECE this August so send thoughts and prayers please. If you'd like to reach out about my work or for questions about BME at GaTech, hit me up at bfahed3@gatech.edu!
Alumni
POST-DOCTORAL
Neda Rafat, Research Scientist III at Merck
GRADUATE
Anushka Saha
Preetham Peddireddy, Senior Research Associate at Freenome
UNDERGRADUATE
Nabojeet Das, ORISE Research Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Neha Rajan, Graduate Student at Johns Hopkins
Jerimiah Hasiholan
Vraj Patel
Dhruti Trivedi
Carina D’Angelo, Software Systems Engineer I - Robotics at Medtronic
Lee Brewer, Quality Engineer at Rook Quality Systems
Yoo Na Kim, Graduate Student at University of California Davis
Taseen Khan, Undergraduate Student at Vanderbilt University
Kaylee Wysong, Validation Engineer at Barry-Wehmiller Design Group
Farhan Virani, Undergraduate Student at Georgia Insitute of Technology