
Principal Investigator

Andy Putnam (putnam AT umich.edu)
Leland Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Cardiovascular Medicine
B.S., UCLA (1994)
M.S.E., University of Michigan (1996)
Ph.D., University of Michigan (2001)
Post-doctoral fellowship: Van Andel Institute (2001-2002)
Assistant/Associate Professor, UC Irvine (2003-2009)
Associate Professor, University of Michigan (2009 - 2015)
Associate Chair for Graduate Education (2014-2016)
Director, Cellular Biotechnology Training Program (2014-2020)
Professor, University of Michigan (2015 - present)
Ph.D. Students

Nicole Friend (nicfri AT umich.edu)
B.S., UCSD (2017)
M.S.E., University of Michigan (2019)
Ph.D., University of Michigan (in progress)
Co-advised by Dr. Jan Stegemann
Rackham Merit Fellow
Supported by the Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Training Program (2018-2020)

Emily Margolis (emargol AT umich.edu)
B.S., Boston University (2018)
M.S.E., University of Michigan (2020)
Ph.D., University of Michigan (in progress)
Supported by the Cellular Biotechnology Training Program (2019-2021)
Supported by the Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Training Program (2021-)

Atticus McCoy (atticusm AT umich.edu)
B.S., Santa Clara University (2019)
M.S., University of Michigan (in progress)
Ph.D., University of Michigan (in progress)

Irene Zhang (zirene AT umich.edu)
B.S., Arizona State University (2021)
M.S., University of Michigan (in progress)
Ph.D., University of Michigan (in progress)
M.S. Students

Samantha Lewis (lewissam AT umich.edu)
B.S., University of Michigan (2022)
M.S., University of Michigan (in progress)
Undergraduate Students

Lucia Choi (luchoi AT umich.edu)
B.S., University of Michigan (in progress)

Jordyn Novick (novickj AT umich.edu)
B.S., University of Michigan (in progress)
