Our Team

(from left): Will Tromblee, Emmaleigh Hancock, Phoebe Marshall, Lauren Downs, Matthew Caporizzo, Melinda Wetzel, Sam Charles, (not shown) Greg Jacobs, Jess Drozdowski, Christina Wilson, Julia Shrier, Max McClure, Lance Lawida

  • 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

  • Brad Palmer, Ph.D

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    IonOptix

    Sarcometrics

  • Gregory Jacobs

    Scientific Equipment Engineer

    RESEARCH INSTERSTS:

    3D Modeling, Resin Printing, Coding


    HOBBIES:

    Automotive and Motorcycle Modification, Longboarding

    HOMETOWN:

    Hinesburg, VT

  • Emmaleigh Hancock

    PhD Candidate - CMB GAANN Fellow

    RESEARCH INTRESTS:

    Diastolic dysfunction, metabolic regulation, cardiac slice mechanics, and pharmacological testing

    HOBBIES:

    Running, baking, backpacking, crosswords, foraging, and fermentation


    HOMETOWN:
    Lawrence, Kansas

  • Phoebe Marshall

    Phoebe Marshall

    Ph.D. Student - NSF GRFP Fellow

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Metabolism, Cardiac Mechanics, Mechanotransduction, Mechanobiology

    HOBBIES:

    Hike, Drawing, Kayaking, Spending time outdoors with my dog, Mac.

    HOMETOWN:

    West Orange, NJ/Trivandrum, India

  • Melinda (Mel) Wetzel

    Ph.D. Student

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Extracellular Matrix on Cardiac Function, EHTs, embryology, and developmental biology

    HOBBIES:

    Cycling, Piano, Philadelphia Eagles

    HOMETOWN:
    Niskayuna, New York

  • Raihan Kabir

    Medical Student

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Exercise Mimetic Cardiac Pacing

    HOBBIES:

    HOMETOWN:

    South Burlington, Vermont

  • Lauren Downs

    Research Technician

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Biomedical engineering, cardiac slice bioreactor design, chronic illness, and autoimmunity

    HOBBIES:

    Aikido, Haunt Acting, Biking, Crafts, and Music

    HOMETOWN:

    Wilmington, Delaware

  • 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

  • Julia Shrier

    Undergraduate Research Intern

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Cardiac slice mechanics and the Anrep Effect

    HOBBIES:

    Cross-stitching, writing, nordic skiing

    HOMETOWN:

    Shelburne, Vermont

Lab Alumni

  • Alexa Price

    BS. Biochemstry, Plymouth State

  • Patrick Daly

    BS. Biological Sciences, University of Vermont

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