URMC / Labs / Awad Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorHani A. Awad, Ph.D.MC 1-8543Phone: (585) 273-5268Email HaniResearch Interest: Musculoskeletal Tissue EngineeringORCID CVResearch StaffEmma (Gira) KnappEngineer and ManagerAndrew PierleLaboratory TechnicianGraduate StudentsRaquel AjalikBME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramIhab Al-AtawnehBME - Biomedical Engineering M.S. ProgramRahul AlencheryBME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramMaria LynchBME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramMelissa (Misa) MacLiesh, B.S.BME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Intravital pH sensing of the cancer microenvironment The stem cell niche of myelodysplastic syndrome Christine MassieBME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramElysia MastersBME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramMing YanBME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramVictor Zhang, B.S.MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD - Medical Education (M.D.)BME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: "Tendon-on-a-chip" technologies for studying tendon fibrosis and scarring after injuryResearch AssistantsYicong (Mario) ChenUndergraduate StudentSylvia ZhongUndergraduate Student