Principal Investigator: Peter A. Galie, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Office: Room 230 Engineering Hall
201 Mullica Hill Rd
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Phone: 856-256-5780
Email: galie@rowan.edu
Office Hours: Available upon request
Current Graduate Students
Louis Paone
Connor Mowen
Louis Paone
Ph.D. Candidate in BME
Research Focus: Developing innovative biomaterials to treat the central nervous system
Evan Hutt
Connor Mowen
Louis Paone
Ph.D. Candidate in BME
Research Focus: Altering cellular response to environmental factors using synthetic biology
Connor Mowen
Connor Mowen
Connor Mowen
M.S. Candidate in BME
Research Focus: 3D-printed blood-brain barrier model development and validation
Current Undergraduate Students
Srivalli Valluri
Srivalli Valluri
Srivalli Valluri
Rowan BME B.S. '25
Research Focus: Microfabrication and integration with novel microscopy platforms
Adam Boberick
Srivalli Valluri
Srivalli Valluri
Rowan BME B.S. '26
Research Focus: Drag-reducing polymer development and validation
Graduate Alumni
Laura De Marchi, M.S.
Laura De Marchi, M.S.
Laura De Marchi, M.S.
Rowan BME M.S. '24
Research Focus: Ex vivo model of spinal cord injury biomechanics
Current Position: Scientific Editor at Mondadori Education
Kiet Tran, Ph.D.
Laura De Marchi, M.S.
Laura De Marchi, M.S.
Rowan BME Ph.D. '22
Research Focus: Scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair
Current Position: Senior Scientist at Merck
Brandon DeOre, Ph.D.
Laura De Marchi, M.S.
Abigail Baldwin-Leclair, M.D.
Rowan BME Ph.D. '22
Research Focus: Blood-brain barrier mechanobiology
Current Position: Scientist II at WuXi Biologics
Abigail Baldwin-Leclair, M.D.
Abigail Baldwin-Leclair, M.D.
Abigail Baldwin-Leclair, M.D.
CMSRU M.D. '24
Research Focus: Blood-brain barrier angiogenesis
Current Position: Internal Medicine Resident at Brown University
Nesrine Bouhrira, Ph.D.
Abigail Baldwin-Leclair, M.D.
Paul Partyka, D.O., Ph.D.
Rowan BME Ph.D. '21
Research Focus: Transcriptional response to complex fluid flows
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Paul Partyka, D.O., Ph.D.
Abigail Baldwin-Leclair, M.D.
Paul Partyka, D.O., Ph.D.
Rowan BME Ph.D. '19
Research Focus: Vascularized scaffolds to repair spinal cord injury
Current Position: Neurology Resident at Nuvance Health
Undergraduate Alumni
Roger Fricke
Roger Fricke
Roger Fricke
Rowan BME B.S. '24
Research Focus: In vitro blood-brain barrier model fabrication and testing
Current Position: Student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Aidan Curran
Roger Fricke
Roger Fricke
Rowan BME B.S. '24
Research Focus: Computer aided design of novel microfluidic platforms
Current Position: Student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Brady Moore
Roger Fricke
Jamie Medina
Rowan BME B.S. '22
Research Focus: In vitro models of pericyte-mediated microvessel constriction
Current Position: P.A. candidate at Thiel College
Jamie Medina
Matthew Szkolnicki
Jamie Medina
Rowan BME B.S. '22
Research Focus: Cell behavior in magnetically active hydrogels
Current Position: Supervisor at Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Olivia Scro
Matthew Szkolnicki
Matthew Szkolnicki
Rowan BME B.S. '22
Research Focus: Coating strategies for carbonyl iron microparticles
Current Position: Manager at Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine
Matthew Szkolnicki
Matthew Szkolnicki
Matthew Szkolnicki
Rowan BME B.S. '22
Research Focus: In vitro models of hemodynamics and drag-reducing polymers
Current Position: Scientist II at Boston Scientific
Julia Fleming
Angelica DaSilva
Angelica DaSilva
Rowan BME B.S. '21
Research Focus: RNA sequencing and bioinformatics
Current Position: M.D./Ph.D. candidate at CMSRU and UPenn
Angelica DaSilva
Angelica DaSilva
Angelica DaSilva
Rowan BME B.S. '19
Research Focus: Differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota
Janki Khadela
Angelica DaSilva
Janki Khadela
Rowan BME B.S. '19
Research Focus: Astrocyte mechanobiology
Current Position: Operational Quality Specialist at GSK
Matthew Fiori
Matthew Fiori
Janki Khadela
Rowan BME B.S. '19
Research Focus: Computer aided design of novel microfluidic platforms
Current Position: Student at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Hannah Bowers
Matthew Fiori
Hannah Bowers
Rowan BME B.S. '18
Research Focus: Astrocyte gene expression in response to mechanical stress
Current Position: Senior Associate Scientist at Bristol-Myers Squibb
Amber Busher
Matthew Fiori
Hannah Bowers
Rowan BME B.S. '18
Research Focus: 3D in vitro blood-brain barrier model development
Current Position: Clinical Research Coordinator II at Lehigh Valley Health Network
REU and High School Summer Program Alumni
Past REU Students:
Ana Figel, Tulane University, Summer 2019
Sarah Lee, Johns Hopkins University, Summer 2018
Brimm Medical Arts Students:
Abigail Rivera-Mercado
Janiyah Taylor
Johnson Le
Alexis Watson
Alondra Lopez
Jayda Battle
Kyrie Rembert
Angely Pichardo
Damien Irizarry
Mariyah Murphy
Jaylin Hill
Francesca Berroa