Muldoon Lab

Translational Biophotonics and Imaging Laboratory

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TRANSLATIONAL BIOPHOTONICS AND IMAGING LAB

Meet the Muldoon Lab

Principal Investigator

Timothy Muldoon, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Graduate Students

Shelby Bess, Ph.D. Candidate
Research: Investigation of Macrophage Modulation in 2D and 3D in vitro culture systems

Undergraduate Students

Gaven Smart
Biomedical Engineering, 2025
Research: Simulating the Three-Dimensional Mapping of Tumor Vasculature Using a Microendoscopic Probe
Morghan Relich
Biomedical Engineering, 2025
Research: Investigating the Efficacy of Mitophagy Inhibition as a Potentiating Agent for Conventional Chemotherapy
Maya Vance
Biomedical Engineering, 2025
Research: Investigation of colorectal cancer metastasis and gene expression in AOM mouse model tumors
Nicholas Davis
Biomedical Engineering, 2025
Research: Optical Phantom Development for Tomographic Microendoscopic Probe
Beau Vest
Biomedical Engineering, 2025
Research: Development of Optical Linear Actuating Optical Switch for Tomographic Microendoscopic Probe

Alumni

  • Matthew Igoe, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Employed at Signature Biologics)
  • Nathania Nischal, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Medical Student at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
  • Abby Denison, B.S., Biomedical Engineering
  • Daniel Sanders, B.S., Biomedical Engineering 
  • Ariel Mundo, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Montreal)
  • Abdussaboor Muhammad, B.S., Biomedical Engineering
  • Zachariah Neumeier, B.S., Biomedical Engineering
  • Andrew Stark, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D. Student at Washington University)
  • * Elizabeth Bullard, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D. Student at Texas A&M University)
  • Sriya Pokharel, B.S., Biomedical Engineering
  • Fatima Alzufari, B.S., Biology (M.D. Student at UAMS)
  • *Andrew Larey, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D. Student at the University of Georgia)
  • Ainsley Jackson, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Senior Project Coordinator at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
  • * Gage Greening, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Research Sssociate for Children’s Mercy Research Institute)
  • Amy Powless, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Principal Scientist at Cellia Science)
  • Katelyn Heath, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D. Student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  • Caroline Spainhour, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Resident Dentist at UAMS)
  • Sandra Gordon, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Technical Support Services at Epic)
  • Cassandra Reed, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Quality Manager at Epic)
  • Courtney Hunter, B.S., Biomedical Engineering (Resident Physician at UAMS) 
  • Josh Hutcheson, M.S. Biomedical Engineering (Associate for Business Development at Resource One Medical Staffing)

* indicates a NSF GRFP Fellow