People

Ella Adjei-Sowah

Ella Adjei-Sowah joined the Benoit lab in June 2021 as a PhD Student. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, after which she earned a masters degree is biomedical engineering as a Mastercard scholar from Arizona State University in 2020. Her research is focused on using peptide-functionalized nanoparticles as a drug delivery system to target musculoskeletal tissues like the tendon.

Elizabeth Akua Amponsem

Elizabeth joined the Benoit Lab as a PhD candidate in September 2024. She completed her B.S in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Ghana in August 2021. She was awarded the Knight Campus First Year Fellowship for 2024. Her research focuses on using biomaterial and tissue engineering novelties to target tendon and bone healing.

 
David Dziedzorm Kwame Dzamesi

David joined the Benoit Lab for Therapeutic Biomaterials in September 2024 as a PhD student. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering in August 2023 from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. His PhD research focuses on designing biomimetic phagocytic drug delivery systems for targeted cancer treatment.

Kevin Ling

Kevin Ling, Ph.D. Candidate, joined the Benoit Lab in July 2021. He completed his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida in 2020, and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester in 2022. His research is focused on leveraging the advantages of engineered biomaterials and microfluidic devices to develop in vitro models of the outer retinal blood barrier.

Alyson March

Alyson March, Ph.D. Candidate, joined the Benoit Lab in June 2020. She completed her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Connecticut in 2019, and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester in 2021. Aly received an honorable mention for the 2021 NSF GRFP and was a Chemistry and Biology Interface T32 fellow from 2020-2022. Her research investigates biochemical cues in poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels to promote host tissue integration within the tissue-engineered periosteum to improve bone allograft healing. Aly is an active member in the graduate community, and has received the Donald M. and Janet C. Barnard Fellowship, BME Graduate Student Service award, and BME Graduate Student Diversity and Inclusion award.

Emily Murphy

Emily Murphy joined the Benoit lab in May 2023 as a PhD Student.  She completed her BA in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at University of Colorado Boulder in 2016.

Cameron Moore

Cameron Moore joined the Benoit Lab in March of 2023 as a research assistant and will pursue their Ph.D. at the Knight Campus starting in the fall of 2023. Their research interests include designing responsive polymeric nanoparticles as drug-delivery systems and applying the principles of green chemistry in developing future therapeutic biomaterials. Cameron earned their B.S. and B.A. at The Evergreen State College in June 2022 with an interdisciplinary education in both biochemistry and physical chemistry.