
Our Team
(from left): Melinda Wetzel, Jessi Bak, Matthew Caporizzo, Raihan Kabir, Julia Shrier, Emmaleigh Hancock

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Matthew A Caporizzo, Ph.D.
PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Heart Failure, the cytoskeleton in muscle, single-molecule biophysics, mechanobiology, advanced microscopy, advanced microscopy and image analysis, analytical modeling
HOBBIES:
Camping, boating, home repair, deep-water soloing, running and biking, veganism
HOMETOWN:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Brad Palmer, Ph.D
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
IonOptix
Sarcometrics
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Emmaleigh Hancock
Third Year PhD Candidate
RESEARCH INTRESTS:
Diastolic dysfunction, metabolic regulation, cardiac slice mechanics, and pharmacological testing
HOBBIES:
Running, baking, backpacking, crosswords, foraging, and fermentation
HOMETOWN:
Lawrence, Kansas -
Raihan Kabir
Third Year Medical Student
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Exercise Mimetic Cardiac Pacing
HOBBIES:
HOMETOWN:
South Burlington, Vermont
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Melinda (Mel) Wetzel
Research Technician
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Extracellular Matrix on Cardiac Function, EHTs, embryology, and developmental biology
HOBBIES:
Cycling, Piano, Philadelphia Eagles
HOMETOWN:
Niskayuna, New York -
Julia Shrier
Undergraduate Research Intern
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Cardiac slice mechanics and the Anrep Effect
HOBBIES:
Cross-stitching, writing, nordic skiing
HOMETOWN:
Shelburne, Vermont
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Jess Drozdowski
Undergraduate Researcher
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Sex differences in cardiac cytoskeleton, effects of post translational modifications to microtubules, and physiologic vs pathologic hypertrophy
HOBBIES:
Swimming, lifting, baking
HOMETOWN:
East Aurora, New York
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Lauren Downs
Undergraduate Researcher
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Biomedical engineering, cardiac slice bioreactor design, chronic illness, and autoimmunity
HOBBIES:
Aikido, Haunt Acting, Biking, Crafts, and Music
HOMETOWN:
Wilmington, Delaware
Lab Alumni

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Alexa Price
BS. Biochemstry, Plymouth State
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Patrick Daly
BS. Biological Sciences, University of Vermont

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