Nance Lab
Disease-Directed Engineering
Our Team
A Collaborative & Diverse Group of Innovative, Passionate, and Creative Students
Our people are at the core of what makes the Nance Lab such a unique and fulfilling place to work. We are proud of the diversity of our lab members, with each member contributing their unique skills and experiences to the projects we are working on. Find out more about our team members below.
Meet The Team
Principal Investigator
Jagjeet and Janice Bindra Career Development Associate Professor
Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Chemical Engineering
Adjunct, Bioengineering, Radiology
Brendan Butler, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical & Biological Engineering, Purdue University
2021 GSS Chair, ACES
Nuo Xu, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology
Gaby Balistreri, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Molecular Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemistry, UC San Diego
NSF GRFP Fellow
2023 Vice President MOLES DEI Outreach Committee
Emily Du, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington,
M.S. in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Cornell University
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Sydney Floryanzia, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
NSF GRFP Fellow
ARCS Fellow
2022 GSS Chair, ACES
2022 WChE Community Director
Nels Schimek, M.S.
PhD Student
Chemistry, University of Washington
M.S. Chemical & Technical Sciences, University of Washington
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Washington
Ruby Jin, M.Eng.
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
Masters in Engineering, Cornell University
B.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
2022 WChE President
Sanjana Janikiraman
Undergrad Research Assistant
Computer Science and Engineering
Mary Gates Research Scholar
Kristin Bennett
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
2023-2024 WChE President
WRF Fellowship Recipient
Eleanor Wu
Undergrad Research Assistant
Bioengineering
Mary Gates Research Scholar
Ali Toghani
Undergrad Research Assistant
Computer Science & Engineering
WRF Fellowship Recipient
Mia Yamada-Heidner
Undergrad Research Assistant
Computer Science and Engineering
Sofia Dahlgren
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Olivia Colwell
Undergrad Research Assistant
Bioengineering
Mary Gates Research Scholar
Sophie Dorey
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering
Shreya Ramanan
Undergrad Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering