Tay Lab People
Professor Savas Tay
tays@uchicago.edu
Postdoc, Bioengineering, Stanford University
PhD, Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona
BS, Physics Education, Marmara University
Dr. Tay is a Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, at The University of Chicago.
Savas Tay is a systems biologist and bioengineer who works at the interface of biology, physics, and engineering. His overarching goal is to understand how biological systems work from an engineer’s perspective, and use this knowledge to manipulate cells and gene pathways to help cure diseases. On the technology front, his lab develops high-throughput and high-content single-cell analysis devices by integrating microfluidics and optics
tays@uchicago.edu
Postdoc, Bioengineering, Stanford University
PhD, Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona
BS, Physics Education, Marmara University
Dr. Tay is a Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, at The University of Chicago.
Savas Tay is a systems biologist and bioengineer who works at the interface of biology, physics, and engineering. His overarching goal is to understand how biological systems work from an engineer’s perspective, and use this knowledge to manipulate cells and gene pathways to help cure diseases. On the technology front, his lab develops high-throughput and high-content single-cell analysis devices by integrating microfluidics and optics
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Ammon R. Johnson
PME Immunoengineering Institute Manager 773.834.7572 office ammon@uchicago.edu
Brandi Salvant Carr
PME Institute Administrator for Immunoengineering 773.834.3184 office bscarr@uchicago.edu
Kerensa R. Jackson-Burton
PME Operations Specialist for Immunoengineering krjburton@uchicago.edu
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
The University of Chicago pme.uchicago.edu 
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Bijentimala Keisham, PhD - Postdoc
bkeisham@uchicago.edu PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, 2019 M. Tech, Chemical Engineering, NIT Trichy, India, 2012 B. Tech, Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India, 2010 |
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Sana Khanum, PhD - Postdoc
skhanum@uchicago.edu PhD, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 2024 B. Tech and M.Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kanpur), India, 2019 |
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Amanda Jack, PhD - Postdoc
ajack@uchicago.edu Ph.D., Biophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 2022 B.S., Physics & Biology, Denison University, 2017 |
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Zhang Wu, PhD - Postdoc
zhangwu@uchicago.edu Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University, 2024 B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University (ZJU), 2018 |
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Olivia Laxton - PhD Student
olaxton@uchicago.edu BS, Chemistry with Concentration in Biochemistry, Haverford College, 2020 |
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Susan Okrah - PhD Student
sokrah@uchicago.edu BS, Chemical Engineering, Hampton University, 2019 |
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Gabriel Mercado Vásquez, PhD - Postdoc
gabrielmv@uchicago.edu PhD, Physical Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2022 BSMSc, Physical Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2018 BS,Physics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2015 |
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Suhail Peer - Research Lab Technician
mpmsuhail@uchicago.edu B.S., Health Sciences, Purdue University, 2021 |
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Abinash Padhi, PhD - Postdoc
abinashp@uchicago.edu Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2021 B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, NIT Trichy, 2015 |
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Yiyu Deng - PhD Student
yydeng@uchicago.edu BS, Biological Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 2022 |
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Huili Wang - Postdoc
huiliw@uchicago.edu Postdoc, Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, School of Medicine, 2022 PhD, Tumor Biology, Tsinghua University, School of Medicine, 2020 BS, Biological Sciences, Lanzhou University, School of Life Science, 2013 |
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Mel Zhou- Master's Student
zhoum1@uchicago.edu B.S. in Bioengineering, Rice University, 2025 |
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Madhumitha Prakash- PhD Student
madhu19@uchicago.edu BS,Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 2022 |
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Junjie Xia- PhD Student
jjxia@uchicago.edu BS, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Zhejiang University (ZJU), 2021 |
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Yoon Jeong- Postdoc
yoonj@uchicago.edu PhD, Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2023 MS, Interdisciplinary Science, Seoul National University, 2018 BS, Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, 2014 BS, Electrical Engineering, Korea University, 2014 |
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Baylee Heiden- PhD student
bheiden@uchicago.edu B.S. in Biology, Drake University, 2019 |
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Betul Celiker- PhD student
bceliker@uchicago.edu B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2023 B.S. in Applied Math and Statistics,Johns Hopkins University, 2023 |
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Jimmy Vizzard- PhD student
jvvizzard@uchicago.edu B.S. in Physics, Fairfield University, 2023 |
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Giuseppe Lauricella- PhD student
glauricella@uchicago.edu B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 2020 MS in Biomedical Engineering (Cell, tissue and biotechnology track), Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 2022 MS in Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 2023 |