Laboratory of Lymphatic Biology and Bioengineering

  • LLBB Overview
  • Lab Members
  • Active Projects
    • Lymphatic Contractility
    • Lymphatic Biomechanics
    • Lymphedema Diagnosis
    • Lymphedema Therapy
    • Lymphatics in OA
    • Lipedema
    • Lymphatic Immunoengineering
  • Publications

Lab Members

Principal Investigator

 J. Brandon Dixon

Professor
Woodruff Faculty Fellow
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Degrees: B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2001
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2006
Hometown: Round Rock, TX
Email: dixon@gatech.edu
Google Scholar Profile

Dr. Brandon Dixon is an Associate Professor and a Woodruff Faculty Fellow in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, where since joining the faculty in 2009 he has established a research program focused on developing engineered approaches to understanding and treating diseases of the lymphatic system. Prior to Georgia Tech, he was a post-doc at Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne in Switzerland doing research on lymphatic biology of lipid transport. Brandon received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in 2006 from Texas A&M University and received his bachelors degree from the same university in 2001.  His research has been funded by the NIH, NSF, Gates Foundation, Department of Defense, the Georgia Research Alliance, the American Heart Association, and various private foundations. He is a recipient of the NSF Career Award and the NIH Pathway to Independence Award. He is also a co-founder of LymphaTech, a start-up launched from Georgia Tech focused on the development of diagnostic technologies for lymphedema.

Current Lab Members


Research Faculty

Zhanna Nepiyushchikh (2014 – present)

Research Scientist II
Degrees: M.D., State Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, 1996
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Russia
Research Area: Lymphatic contractility, reactive oxygen species, immunophilins

Email: zhanna.nepiyushchikh@me.gatech.edu
Pubmed Profile

Post-docs

Eleftheria (Ria) Michalaki (2019 – present)

Degrees: Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Stanford, 2019
                 M.S., Chemical Engineering, Stanford, 2016
                 B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 2014
Hometown: Iraklion, Greece
Email: emichalaki3@gatech.edu
Research Area: osteoarthritis, lymphangiogenesis
Past Research: microfluidics, effect of fluid flow on LECs, calcium dynamics

Graduate Students

Anish Mukherjee (2014 – present)

  Ph.D. student in Bioengineering (Electrical engineering home school)
Degrees: B.S., Electrical , Jadavpur University, 2014
Hometown: Kolkata, India
Email: anish.47@gatech.edu
Research Area: Lymphatic biomechanics, control systems
Past Research: paper based microfluidics, image processing and analysis
Alexandra Atalis (2014 – present)

Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering
Co-advised with Dr. Krish Roy
CTENG Training Grant Fellow (2014- 2015)
NSF Graduate Fellowship Recipient (2016 – present)
Degrees: B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, 2014
Hometown: Lake Highlands, TX
Email: aatalis3@gatech.edu
Research Area: immunotherapy, nanoparticle vaccines, microfluidics
Past Research: gold nanorod-mediated tumor therapy

Fabrice Bernard (2015 – present)

Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering
Co-advised with Dr. Nick Willett
Biomaterials Training Grant Fellow (2015 – 2017)
Degrees:
Hometown:
Email: fbernard@gatech.edu
Research Area: osteoarthritis, lymphangiogenesis
Past Research: 

Matthew Cribb (2016 – present)

Ph.D. student in Bioengineering (Mechanical Engineering home school)
Degrees: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2015
Hometown: Roswell, GA
Email: mcribb3@gatech.edu
Research Area: lymphedema, LTB4 antagonism
Past Research: lymphatic pressure diagnostics device design

Lauren Liebman (2018 – present)

Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
Degrees: B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, B.Mus. Music Performance, University of Michigan, 2018
Hometown: Wheaton, IL
Email: lliebman3@gatech.edu
Research Area: osteoarthritis and biomaterials
Past Research: prostate cancer, lipid metabolism, cartilage repair, drug resistance pathways

Yarelis Gonzales-Vargas (2019 – present)

Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
Degrees: B.S., Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, 2019
Degrees: B.S., Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, 2018
Hometown: Quebradizas, Puerto Rico
Email: ygonzale3@gatech.edu
Research Area: lymphangiogenesis, hydrogels, tissue engineering
Past Research: diabetes, microbiology, cancer

Yanina Kuzminich (2018 – present)

M.S. Student in Bioengineering (Mechanical Engineering home school)
Degrees: B.S. Biomedical and Clinical Technology, Czech Technical University of Prague, 2017
Hometown: Novopolotsk, Belarus
Email: ykuzminich3@gatch.edu
Research Area: osteoarthritis, tissue engineering
Past Research: Unconventional ventilation, high frequency oscillatory ventilation

Research Technician

Kristen Binz (2017 – present)

Email: kristen.binz@me.gatech.edu

Administrative Assistant

Deosha West

Email: deosha.west@me.gatech.edu
Phone: 404-894-4905

Lab Alumni


Postdocs

Kim To, (2017 – 2020), Ph.D.

Alana Reed (2011-2013), Ph.D., Current Position: Senior Medical Writer, Articulate Science

Matthew Nipper (2011-2013), Ph.D., Current Position: Director of Product Development, Laser Light Technologies Inc.

Matt Faulkner (2010 – 2011), Ph.D.

PhD Students

Mohammad Razavi (2015 – 2019), Ph.D in Bioengineering, co-advised with Dr. Rudy Gleason, Current Position: Post-doc, Harvard

Josh Hooks (2013 – 2019), Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Current Position: Post-doc, Johns Hopkins

Iris Lu (2013 – 2019), Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Current Position: Consultant, Boston Consulting Group

Tyler Nelson (2012 – 2017), Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Current Position: Clinical Specialist, Abbott

Swetha Srinivasan (2011-2015), Ph.D. in Biology, co-advised with Fred Vannberg, Current Position: Post-doc, AbbVie

Alex Caulk (2013-2015), Ph.D. in Bioengineering, co-advised with Dr. Rudy Gleason, Current Position: Senior Biomedical Engineer, Medtronic

Mike Weiler (2010-2015), Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Current Position: CEO & President, LymphaTech

Timothy Kassis (2009-2015), Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Current Position: Lead Instructor, MIT, Founder & CEO Augence Technologies

Jeff Kornuta (2009-2014), Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Current Position: Associate, Exponent

MS Students

Ryan Akin (2012-2013), M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Current Position: Consultant, Accenture
Jamie Huffman (2010 – 2011), M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Current Position: Engineer, SpaceX

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