Upadhyaya Lab

laboratory for cellular biophysics :: department of physics :: university of maryland

people

Professor

Arpita Upadhyaya

Arpita Upadhyaya (homepage) (cv)
Department of Physics, & Institute for Physical Science and Technology
email: arpitau at umd dot edu

Postdoctoral fellows

Altug Ozcelikkale Altug Ozcelikkale
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue

T cell mechanics and signaling
email: altugoz at umd dot edu

Graduate students

Ivan Adolfo Rey Suarez Ivan Adolfo Rey Suarez
B.A. Physics, Colombia
Biophysics graduate program
BCR dynamics
email: irey at umd dot edu

David Garcia David Garcia
B.A. Physics, Colombia
Physics
Mechanobiology and gene expression
email: dgarciag at umd dot edu

Kaustabh Wagh Kaustabh Wagh
M.Sc. Physics, India
Physics
T cell mechanics and signaling
email: kwagh at umd dot edu

Post-bac students

Brittany Wheatley Brittany Wheatley
B.A. Physics

T cell mechanics and signaling
email: badelew at terpmail dot umd dot edu

Deepak Salem Deepak Salem
B.A. Biology

T cell mechanics and signaling
email: badelew at terpmail dot umd dot edu

Undergraduate students

Sarah Kerr Sarah Kerr
Physics
Microtubule dynamics in T cells
email: skerr at terpmail dot umd dot edu

Yooni ChoiThomas Curtis
Physics
Force measurements in T cells
email: tcurtis5 at terpmail dot umd dot edu

Colton TreadwayColton Treadway
Physics
Topography sensing in B cells
email: coltonjtreadway at gmail dot com

Deven AppelDeven Appel
Bioengineering
Force transmission in actin networks
email: dappel at terpmail dot umd dot edu

Alumni

Mikheil Azatov Mike Azatov
Physics
Software development, Santiago Chile

Brian Grooman Brian Grooman
Physics
Scientist, Applied Physics Laboratory

King Lam Hui King Lam Hui
Physics
Postdoc, MSKCC

Christy Ketchum Christy Ketchum
Biophysics
Patent law, Germany