People
Principal Investigator & Advisor:
Mai T. Lam, Ph.D.
Dr. Lam's expertise is in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and stem cells. Her current main focus is in vascular tissue engineering and creating patient-specific vascular grafts.
Ph.D Student & Lab Manager
Bijal Patel, M.S.
Bijal joined the lab in 2015. Her work focuses on engineering the adventitia.
Ph.D. Student
Bryan Wonski, M.S.
Bryan joined the lab in 2016. His work focuses on stem cells and disease modeling.
Master's Student
Julian Lee, M.D.
Julian joined the lab in 2020. His work focuses on creating disease models using our engineered vessels as a platform.
Researcher
Molly Straight, B.S.
Molly has been with the lab since 2017. Her work focuses on stent and balloon angioplasty effects on vascular biomechanics.
Researcher
Christopher Spencer
Chris joined the lab in 2020. He is a proud student athlete on the WSU Swim and Dive team. His work focuses on creating an in vitro model of diabetic vasculopathy.