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Madeleine OudinPrincipal Investigator
Tiampo Family Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Hometown: Paris, France Education: Post-doc, MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, 2012-2017 PhD Neuroscience, King's College London, 2011 MSc Pharmacology, King's College London, 2007 BSc Biochemistry, McGill University, 2006 Email: madeleine.oudin@tufts.edu |
Madeleine grew up in Paris, France in a multicultural environment, and completed a BSc in Biochemistry at McGill University, a MSc in Pharmacology and a PhD in Neuroscience from King’s College London, UK. She completed her post-doctoral work in Prof. Frank Gertler’s lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, trying to understand how metastasis, the dissemination of tumor cells throughout the body, occurs and how it affects response to chemotherapy. To find out more about her research, listen to this podcast! She started at Tufts University as an Assistant Professor in January 2018. She has received numerous awards for her research such as the DP2 New Innovator Award in 2021 and the 2020 CMBE Rising Star Award and was voted Exemplary Engineer by the graduate students in her department 3 years in a row. She is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in biomedical engineering, and is the founding member of the BME DEI committee, a member of the Tufts School of Engineering DEIJT Committee, a member of the BMES UNITE faculty group and co-organizer of the UNITE seminar series. When she is not working hard in the lab, she enjoys traveling around the world, discovering new places and doing high-risk, high-adrenaline sports like flying trapeze and rock climbing.
Post-Docs
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ANNA YUIHometown: Yokohama, Japan
Education: PhD, Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 2021 MEng, Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 2018 BEng, Chemistry and Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, 2016 Email: Anna.Yui@tufts.edu Research Interests: How chemotherapy affects cancer metastasis, changes in biophysical properties of ECM molecules during cancer metastasis, how to successfully integrate the findings of cell biology and protein science |
We are actively looking for post-doctoral fellows to join our team! Please email Dr. Madeleine Oudin with CV and cover letter.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
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WILL LEGraduate Student, BME Program, 4th year
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam Education:BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2017 Email: Thanh.Le@tufts.edu Research Interests: The role of innervation in cancer growth and metastasis; Tumor microenvironment; Immunotherapy. |
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JUSTINNE GUARINGraduate student, BME Program, 3rd year
Hometown: Lexington, MA Education: BSc Biology, Honors at UMASS Amherst 2014-2018 Email: jguari02@tufts.edu Research Interests: Heterogeneity of the Cancer Microenvironment and how it contributes to drug resistance, evasion of apoptosis, metastasis, and metabolic adaptations |
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SYDNEY CONNERGraduate student, BME program, 3rd year
Hometown: Germantown, MD Education: BS, Biomedical Engineering, Union College, 2018 Email: sydney.conner@tufts.edu Research Interests: Investigating the interplay between obesity, the extracellular matrix and cancer metastasis. |
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Haley DameGraduate student, CMDB Program, 2nd year
Hometown: Alton, New Hampshire Education: BS Biochemistry, Suffolk University 2019 Email: Haley.dame@tufts.edu Research Interests: Investigating the role sodium ion channel mutations in epilepsy |
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SOFíA MASUELLIVisiting PhD student
Hometown: Mendoza, Argentina. Education: Degree in Biochemistry (2017) and Ph.D. Student, 4th year Email: sofiamasuelli@gmail.com Research Interests: Investigating epigenetic and bioelectric differences between left and right-sided breast cancer. |
RESEARCH STAFF
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KEN SALHANYResearch Associate
Hometown: Pawtucket, Rhode Island Education: BS in Biology, Rhode Island College 2016. MA in Biology, Rhode Island College 2021 Email: Kenneth.Salhany_Jr@tufts.edu Research Interests: Characterizing sex-specific effects of stress and diet on metabolic regulation. Investigating factors that influence cancer metastases and modifications |
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Savannah ParkerResearch Technician
Hometown: Pedricktown, NJ Education: BS, Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2022 Email: savannah.parker@tufts.edu Research Interests: Cancer progression and metastasis, genetics, and neurology |
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
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DEEPTI SRINIVASANUndergraduate researcher, Laidlaw Scholar 2021
Hometown: Nashua, NH Education: Biomedical Engineering Major, Tufts Class of 2023 Email: Deepti.srinivasan@tufts.edu Research Interests: Cancer Metastasis and Regenerative Medicine |
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DIAMOND MENSAHUndergraduate researcher, Gantcher Summer Scholar 2021, Goldwater Scholar 2022
Hometown: Bronx, NY Education: Biomedical Engineering, Tufts Class of 2023 Email: diamond.mensah@tufts.edu Research Interests: cancer metastasis, neurology, regenetive medicine |
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Maia BUCKWALDUndergraduate researcher
Hometown: Education: Biomedical Engineering, Tufts Class of 2021 Email: maia.buckwald@tufts.edu |
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EMILY HENRICHUndergraduate researcher, Astronaut Fellow 2022
Hometown: Oakland, CA Education: Biomedical Engineering, Tufts Class of 2023 Email: emily.henrich@tufts.edu |
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GRACE HAMILTONUndergraduate researcher
Hometown: Doylestown, PA Education: Biomedical Engineering, Tufts Class of 2024 Email: grace.hamilton@tufts.edu Research interests: drug resistance and immunotherapy |
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GIANG LEUndergraduate Researcher
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam Education: Biomedical Engineering, Tufts Class of 2024 Email: giang.le@tufts.edu Research Interests: Regenerative Medicine, Cancer Metastasis |
Lab Alumni
Former post-doctoral fellows:
Dr. Samantha Payne, post-doctoral fellow, 2018-2021, now Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph
Dr. Charlotte Kelley, post-doctoral fellow, 2020-2021, now Scientist at Sai Life Sciences
Former graduate students
Jackson Fatherree, PhD in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, 2018-2022, now a post-doctoral fellow in the McPhearson Lab at Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Brendon Clover, MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2019, January-October 2018, now at Silk Therapeutics
Daniel Worstell, MD-PhD program, Tufts Medical School, Rotation summer 2018
Janani Baskaran, BSc/MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2020, now a graduate student at Yale University in BME
Priyanka Ram, MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2021 with thesis, now working at Millipore
Logan Rubio, MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2021 with thesis, now working at Draper Labs
Victory Unigwe, MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2021 with thesis, now working at Cedilla Therapeutics
Atef Fayed, MSc in Biology 2022
Former staff
Andrew Wishart, Research Associate, 2017-2019
Former Undergraduate Researchers:
Rachel McGinn, Laidlaw Scholar 2020, Goldwater Scholar 2021, NSF GRFP awardee 2022, 2019-2022, Tufts University Class of 2022, now PhD student at MIT BE
Nina Pittas, Laidlaw Scholar 2019, 2019-2020, Tufts University Class of 2021
Sara Blake, LSAMP Fellow, Tufts University Class of 2021
Sharad Mahajan, Spring 2020, Research for credit, Tufts Class of 2022
Elli Diaz, Rachel McGinn, Becca Crawley, BME 3/4, BME 7/8, 2019-2022, recipient of BME Senior Prize
Marguerite Salamone, Risa Williams, Blake McIntyre, BME7/8, 2019-2020, Tufts University Class of 2020
Joanna Peng, Tufts Summer Scholar 2019, 2019-2020, Chemical Engineering Major, Tufts University Class of 2020
Claire Dunn, Laidlaw Scholar 2018, 2018-2020, Biology Major, Tufts University Class of 2020
Nandita Subbiah, undergraduate researcher, Computer Science Major, Tufts University Class of 2021, Fall 2019
Rebecca Tang, undergraduate researcher, Biology Major, Tufts University Class of 2021, Summer 2019
Anna Weldy, Chemical Engineering Major, University of Rochester Class of 2020, NSF REU Summer student 2019
Sakshi Wadwha and Janani Baskaran, BME7/8, 2018-2019, Senior Capstone first prize winners, Tufts University Class of 2019
Gabrielle Munoz, undergraduate researcher, 2018-2019, Tufts University Class of 2019
Lily Hayes, Tufts Summer Scholar 2018, 2018-2019, Tufts University Class of 2019
Erin Soule-Albridge and Sarah Mackin, BME 3 and 4 Class project, Fall 2018 and Spring 2019
Annika Gallandt, Biology Major and Anthropology Minor, Macalester College Class of 2019, NSF REU Summer student 2018
Kelly Ward, Reading Memorial High School Class of 2019, Summer High School TUBERs program 2018
Dr. Samantha Payne, post-doctoral fellow, 2018-2021, now Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph
Dr. Charlotte Kelley, post-doctoral fellow, 2020-2021, now Scientist at Sai Life Sciences
Former graduate students
Jackson Fatherree, PhD in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, 2018-2022, now a post-doctoral fellow in the McPhearson Lab at Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Brendon Clover, MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2019, January-October 2018, now at Silk Therapeutics
Daniel Worstell, MD-PhD program, Tufts Medical School, Rotation summer 2018
Janani Baskaran, BSc/MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2020, now a graduate student at Yale University in BME
Priyanka Ram, MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2021 with thesis, now working at Millipore
Logan Rubio, MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2021 with thesis, now working at Draper Labs
Victory Unigwe, MSc in Biomedical Engineering 2021 with thesis, now working at Cedilla Therapeutics
Atef Fayed, MSc in Biology 2022
Former staff
Andrew Wishart, Research Associate, 2017-2019
Former Undergraduate Researchers:
Rachel McGinn, Laidlaw Scholar 2020, Goldwater Scholar 2021, NSF GRFP awardee 2022, 2019-2022, Tufts University Class of 2022, now PhD student at MIT BE
Nina Pittas, Laidlaw Scholar 2019, 2019-2020, Tufts University Class of 2021
Sara Blake, LSAMP Fellow, Tufts University Class of 2021
Sharad Mahajan, Spring 2020, Research for credit, Tufts Class of 2022
Elli Diaz, Rachel McGinn, Becca Crawley, BME 3/4, BME 7/8, 2019-2022, recipient of BME Senior Prize
Marguerite Salamone, Risa Williams, Blake McIntyre, BME7/8, 2019-2020, Tufts University Class of 2020
Joanna Peng, Tufts Summer Scholar 2019, 2019-2020, Chemical Engineering Major, Tufts University Class of 2020
Claire Dunn, Laidlaw Scholar 2018, 2018-2020, Biology Major, Tufts University Class of 2020
Nandita Subbiah, undergraduate researcher, Computer Science Major, Tufts University Class of 2021, Fall 2019
Rebecca Tang, undergraduate researcher, Biology Major, Tufts University Class of 2021, Summer 2019
Anna Weldy, Chemical Engineering Major, University of Rochester Class of 2020, NSF REU Summer student 2019
Sakshi Wadwha and Janani Baskaran, BME7/8, 2018-2019, Senior Capstone first prize winners, Tufts University Class of 2019
Gabrielle Munoz, undergraduate researcher, 2018-2019, Tufts University Class of 2019
Lily Hayes, Tufts Summer Scholar 2018, 2018-2019, Tufts University Class of 2019
Erin Soule-Albridge and Sarah Mackin, BME 3 and 4 Class project, Fall 2018 and Spring 2019
Annika Gallandt, Biology Major and Anthropology Minor, Macalester College Class of 2019, NSF REU Summer student 2018
Kelly Ward, Reading Memorial High School Class of 2019, Summer High School TUBERs program 2018
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. If you are an undergraduate researcher, please send Professor Oudin an email. If you are interested in graduate school in the BME department at Tufts, please see this page. If you are interested in post-doctoral opportunities in the lab, please contact Professor Oudin directly with a CV, your research interests and references.
About the lab:
Our lab will use an interdisciplinary approach to tackle metastasis and drug resistance, working at the intersection of biology, engineering and translational research. We will combine cell biology, microfluidics, tissue engineering, intravital imaging, systems biology and implantable devices. The lab is located at Tufts University in the Biomedical Engineering Department in Boston. We are in a brand new interdisciplinary building with biologists, chemical and biological engineers with open lab space and shared core facilities. We will closely collaborate with cancer researchers and clinicians at Tufts and in the Boston area.
About the lab:
Our lab will use an interdisciplinary approach to tackle metastasis and drug resistance, working at the intersection of biology, engineering and translational research. We will combine cell biology, microfluidics, tissue engineering, intravital imaging, systems biology and implantable devices. The lab is located at Tufts University in the Biomedical Engineering Department in Boston. We are in a brand new interdisciplinary building with biologists, chemical and biological engineers with open lab space and shared core facilities. We will closely collaborate with cancer researchers and clinicians at Tufts and in the Boston area.