People
Lab Members
Adam T. Melvin
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
128 Earle Hall
(864) 656-1899
melvina@clemson.edu
Education
- B.S., University of Arizona, 2004
- B.A., University of Arizona, 2004
- M.S., North Carolina State University, 2006
- Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2010
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, 2010-2013
Research Interests
Cancer metastasis and the tumor microenvironment, biosensors, microfluidic devices, single cell analysis, personalized diagnostics, chemical biology, novel cellular co-culture techniques, 3D spheroids, peptide inhibitors, algal migration, and bacterial biofilms
Awards
- Dow Chemical Excellence in Teaching Award (2022)
- LSU COE Longwell Award for Instructor Excellence (2021)
- Dow Chemical Excellence in Teaching Award (2020)
- TAF Undergraduate Teaching Award through the Ogden Honors College (2020)
- National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award (2019)
- TAF/LSU Discover Undergraduate Research Mentor Award (2019)
- Dow Chemical Excellence in Teaching Award (2019)
- LSU COE Longwell Award for Excellence in Teaching (2018)
- LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation President's Award (2017)
- ASEE Chemical Engineering Summer School Poster Award (2017)
- NIH NRSA F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2011-2013)
- Ubiquitin Drug Discovery and Diagnostics Conference Travel Award (2012)
- ASEE Graduate Student Division Best Student Paper (2008)
- NIH/NCSU Molecular Biotechnology Training Program Fellowship (2005-2007)
- N.C. State University Outstanding TA (2005, 2006)
- N.C. State Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering TA of the Year (2005)
Students
Braulio Ortega Quesada
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
braulio@clemson.edu
Education: B.S. Universidad de Costa Rica, 2019
Project: Microscale technologies to study the effects of fluid shear stress on ER+ breast cancer
Alejandra Ham
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
aham4@lsu.edu
Education: B.S. Louisiana State University, 2018
Project: Investigating the role of fluid shear stress during metastasis on enhanced breast cancer extravasation
Anna Chadwick
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
acchadw@clemson.edu
Education: B.S. Furman University, 2023
Project: High throughput single-cell analysis of multiple myeloma cells utilizing a microfluidics-based platform
Riley Osbourn
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
rosbour@g.clemson.edu
Education: B.S. Francis Marion University, 2023
Project: Development of a microfluidic co-culture device to investigate the role of paracrine signaling in the TME
Name | Degree Program |
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Julia Jacques | Chemical Engineering |
Erica Wood | Chemical Engineering |
Emma Grady | Chemical Engineering |
Riley Collins | Bioengineering |
Sophia LiVigni | Biochemistry |
Margaret Zendzian | Biochemistry |
Isabella Pelt | Biochemistry |
Aleks Senn | Chemical Engineering |
Caroline Nutter | Chemical Engineering |
Ariana Steinbrueck | Bioengineering |
Isabella Adams | Bioengineering |
Kathleen Doran | Biochemistry |
Addison Schaaf | Biochemistry |
Krista Surprenant | Bioengineering |
James Marturano | Biochemistry |
Riley DeBock | Biology |
Katherine Finkel | Biology |
Reagan Moore | Biochemistry |
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Graduate Alumni
Graduate Alumni & Term Name Degree and Year Alireza Rahnama Ph.D. 2023 Hannah Hymel Ph.D. 2023 Anowar Khan Ph.D. 2022 Khashayar Ramezani Bajgiran Ph.D. 2021 Sharif Rahman Ph.D. 2021 Manibarathi Vaithiyanathan Ph.D. 2020 Nora Safa Ph.D. 2018 Nathan Kersker M.S. 2018 Shayan Sombolestani M.S. 2016 B. Seth Roberts M.S. 2016 -
Undergraduate Alumni
Undergraduate Alumni & Term Name Years and Degree Emmaline Miller 2018-2023, B.S. 2023 Andrew Vu 2019-2023, B.S. 2024 Laurel Fishburn 2022-2023 Jaeb Byrd 2021-2023 Kacie Francois 2022-2023 Adam Fontenot 2021-2023 Jack Bedell 2021-2023 Calley Chauvin 2023-2024 J. Martin Velev Diaz 2023 Stephanie Lofton 2020-2023, B.S. 2023 Blake Nassar 2020-2023, B.S. 2023 Jourdan Cheek 2020-2022, B.S. 2023 Monica Rocha 2021-2022 Mohamada Habib 2022-2023 Alexis McDowell 2022-2023 Jessica Bernardi 2022-2023 Trevor Thrasher 2019-2022, B.S. 2022 (with honors) Nick Gonsoulin 2021-2022, B.S. 2022 Sebastian Cordova 2019-2022 Ariana Nguyen 2021-2022 Brennan Hagan 2020-2021, B.S. 2022 Haley Lassiter 2018-2021, B.S. 2021 Alexis Booe 2017-2021, B.S. 2021 Rachael Coates 2019-2021 Cale Locicero 2020-2021 Noah Lott 2019-2020, B.S. 2020 Olivia Sanchez 2016-2020, B.S. 2020 David Quiring 2018-2020, B.S. 2020 Yusef Kana 2017-2020, B.S. 2020 Jordan Remont 2019-2020, B.S. 2020 Chrolos Sedky 2018-2020, B.S. 2019 Jeff Anderson 2014-2019, B.S. 2019 (with honors) Kyle Elee 2019-2020 Christopher Ferrier 2018-2020, B.S. 2022 Melvin 'Drew' Argrave 2019-2020, B.S. 2021 Natalie Bourgeois 2019-2020 Joel Folse 2019-2020 Jane Villerman 2019-2020 Philip Stratton 2019-2020 Noah Smith 2017-2019, B.S. 2021 (with honors) Kelly Robertson 2018-2019, B.S. 2021 Joshua Campbell 2016-2019, B.S. 2019 (with honors) Joey Balhoff 2017-2019, B.S. 2019 (with honors) Jacob Pettigrew 2015-2019, B.S. 2019 Amy Morgan 2016-2019, B.S. 2019 Joshua Clavin 2018-2019, B.S. 2019 Alexis Hanson 2016, B.S. 2019 Cole Delacruz 2018-2019 Raquel Domingos 2018-2019, B.S. 2020 Grant Landwehr 2016-2019, B.S. 2018 (with honors) Riad Elkhanoufi 2015-2019, B.S. 2018 (with honors) Wayne 'Trey' Wortmann III 2015-2018, B.S. 2018 (with honors) Cole Kirkpatrick 2016-2018, B.S. 2018 Katie Render 2016-2018, B.S. 2018 Eelaf Ezzir 2018, B.S. 2018 Josh Baldassaro 2015-2017, B.S. 2018 Rachel Nguyen 2015-2016, B.S. 2018 David Englehardt 2013-2017, B.S. 2017 Gavin Pappas 2013-2016, B.S. 2017 Devin Manning 2014-2017, B.S. 2017 Travis Dugas 2014-2017, B.S. 2017 Kelly Yates 2015-2016, B.S. 2016 Seleipiri Charles 2014-2016, B.S. 2016 (with honors) Kelly O'Quinn 2014-2015, B.S. 2015 Stephanie Price LSU CHE REU Program 2022 Bhaavana Oruganty LSU CHE REU Program 2022 Jourdan Cheek Halliburton Scholar 2020-2022 Monica Rocha Halliburton Scholar 2021-2022 Sophia Zhou LSU REU Program 2021 Kalena Nichol LSU REU Program 2021 Nathalie Dante Halliburton Scholar 2019-2021 Nicole Nguyen McNair Program Summer 2021 Shelly Hoover BRCC ASPIRE Program 2020 Jameson Orvis LSU REU Program 2019 Jacy Busboom LSU REU Program 2019 Jeffrey 'Kanoa' Cook LSU REU Program 2018 Jade Young LSU REU Program 2018 Andrew Kristof LSU REU Program 2017 Riley Manning LSU REU Program 2016 Cleveland Douglas III LSU/NIH Bridges Program 2016