Meet Our Team
Our team is growing!
We are interested in researchers at all levels (e.g., postdoc, graduate students, undergraduate students, and research technicians) with diverse skillsets and expertise, including experience in Bioengineering, Immunology, Computational Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Material Science, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology.
Join us!
Meet Our Team
Our team is growing!
We are interested in researchers at all levels (e.g., postdoc, graduate students, undergraduate students, and research technicians) with diverse skillsets and expertise including experience in Bioengineering, Immunology, Computational Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Material Science, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology.
Join us!
Principal Investigator
Amanda Nash, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
amanda.nash@rice.edu
Education and Training
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Rice University (2023)
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston (2018)
Research interests
Immunoengineering, cell communication, drug delivery, extracellular vesicles
About
Amanda Nash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Rice University, where she leads a research program aimed at developing cell communication technologies to treat a range of human diseases. Throughout her career, Amanda has authored or co-authored more than 10 peer-reviewed publications and is an inventor on 10+ pending or awarded patents. Amanda also received the 2023 Hershel M. Rich Invention Award for her work on developing implantable cytokine factories with Omid Veiseh. The Nash lab utilizes techniques in immunoengineering, molecular diagnostics and materials science to develop innovative strategies for controlled modulation of the immune system and is heavily focused on clinical translation of immunomodulatory technologies.
Following graduate school, Amanda trained as a management consultant at McKinsey and Company where she specialized in business development, portfolio strategy and operational excellence for top pharmaceutical and medtech companies.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Our team is growing!
We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc with experience in immunology, computational biology and/or drug delivery.
Please reach out to Dr. Nash directly at amanda.nash@rice.edu with your CV about a potential opportunity.
Research Staff
Kimberli Taylor
Jasmine Pachuca
Graduate Students
Our team is growing!
We are accepting 1-2 highly motivated graduate students from Rice BIOE, SSPB, Biosciences, ChBE or other related departments.
Beatrice Pforr
Melanie Donjuan
Undergraduate Students
Our team is growing!
We are accepting Rice undergraduates (any major/concentration) who can commit at least 12 hours per week to research during the semester. Reach out to amanda.nash@rice.edu to determine if a research opportunity is available. Students who pursue research as part of BIOE 400/401 will be expected to enroll in 4 credits.
Livia Washington