Group members

Principle Investigator

Joseph Pazzi, PhD

Education:

PhD, Bioengineering University of California, Merced

BS, Biomedical engineering University of California, Irvine

Biography:

Prior to joining the faculty at ASDRP, Dr. Pazzi received his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, Merced, where he developed novel techniques for preparing, studying, and quantifying the dynamics of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), and has authored numerous publications in the interface of membrane engineering, biomedical assay development, and biophysical characterization of macromolecular structures. The Pazzi laboratory extends this expertise into the applications of synthetic biomembranes for drug delivery, RNA delivery, membrane fusion, and synthetic cell engineering prospects.

Current Students

Name: Sripathy Sadagopan
School: American High School, 2026
Project: Gravity driven transfection/Fluorescence analysis of cytosol

Name: Jessica Parvin
School: Leigh High School, 2026
Project: Gravity driven transfection/Fluorescence analysis of cytosol

Name: Lillian Chang
School: Leigh High School, 2026
Project: Giant liposome preparation/Membrane analysis/AI-guided image analysis

Name: Diya Devendiran
School: Basis Silicon Valley High School, 2026
Project: Giant liposome preparation/Membrane analysis/AI-guided image analysis/Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Julian Gard
School: Piedmont High School, 2027
Project: Giant liposome preparation/AI-guided image analysis

Name: Eashan Wahi
School: Wilcox High School, 2026
Project: Multiplex-Franz-cell/Synthetic stratum corneum /Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Alika Gupta
School: Woodside Priory High School, 2027
Project: Multiplex-Franz-cell/Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Gaurisha Gupta
School: Mission San Jose High School, 2027
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum /Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Sanaa Bharadwaj
School: Carlmont High School High School, 2026
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum /Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Shriya Shetty
School: Evergreen Valley High School, 2026
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum /Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Elaine Sun
School: American High School, 2028
Project: Giant liposome preparation/AI-guided image analysis

Name: Nolan Tsai
School: ___High School, 2028
Project: Giant liposome preparation/AI-guided image analysis

Name: Arin Kasliwal
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Controlling micelle formation

Name: Uday Srivastava
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Controlling micelle formation

Name: Samahith Thellakal
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Controlling micelle formation

Name: Galle Lipshitz
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Characterization of protein monolayers on glass

Name: Aarav Patel
School: American High School, 2027
Project: Gravity driven transfection

Name: Advaiyth Suchith
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Gravity driven transfection

Name: Vidhyuth Radhakrishnan
School: Dougherty Valley High School, 2028
Project: Multilamellar liposome preparation

Name: Ishan Manjunath
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Multilamellar liposome preparation

Name: Malavika Venkatesh
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Effect of thin-film deposition of lipids on giant liposomes

Name: Sameeha Mujtaba
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Effect of thin-film deposition of lipids on giant liposomes

Name: Nicholas Huang
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Effect of thin-film deposition of lipids on giant liposomes

Name: Rruchir Rupkumar
School: Dublin High School, 2028
Project: Effect of thin-film deposition of lipids on giant liposomes

Name: Lucas Quan
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Preparation and characterization of lipid nanoparticles

Name: Ethan Xu
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Preparation and characterization of lipid nanoparticles

Name: Atharava Pandey
School: Los Gatos High School, 2027
Project: Preparation and characterization of lipid nanoparticles

Name: Avij Asarawala
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Preparation and characterization of lipid nanoparticles

Name: Nikita Jain
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Giant liposome preparation/Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Amy Han
School: Mission San Jose High School, 2028
Project: Giant liposome preparation/Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Daksha Ravindhar
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Giant liposome preparation/Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Aabha Vadapalli
School: Dougherty Valley High School, 2026
Project: Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Avi Parkhe
School: Leland High School, 2027
Project: Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Rachel Wu
School: American High School, 2027
Project: Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Rohil Manwani
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Manvik Rachamadugu
School: Irvington High School, 2028
Project: Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Sanchia Gupta
School: Dougherty Valley High School, 2027
Project: Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Riddhi Bhashkar
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Deposition techniques for polymer-assisted liposomes

Name: Rithanya Srinivas
School: Irvington High School, 2028
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Michelle Amanda Binny
School: Milpitas High School, 2027
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Nikhil Venkat
School: Khan Lab High School, 2029
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Nicole Zhan
School: Irvington High School, 2028
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Akshita Repaka
School: Granada High School, 2027
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Rishika Uppuganti
School: Mountain House High School, 2026
Project: Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Anusha Garg
School: Emerald High School, Dublin, 2029
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Saanvi Handigund
School: Archbishop Mitty High School, 2027
Project: Characterization of protein monolayers on glass

Name: Sterling Lam
School: Lynbook High School, 2026
Project: Lipid nanoparticles

Name: Zola Miljkovic
School: Los Altos High School, 2027
Project: Lipid nanoparticles

Name: Aryana Patel
School: Milpitas High School, 2028
Project: Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Umar Ahmed
School: Mission San Jose High School, 2028
Project:

Name: Alyssa Yuan
School: Palo Alto High School, 2028
Project: Effect on solvents of GUVs

Name: Sophie Han
School: Harker High School, 2028
Project: Effect of solvents on GUVs

Name: Matthew Wong
School: Palo Alto High School, 2027
Project: Effect of solvents of GUVs

Name: Prachi Mehrotra
School: Granada High School, Livermore, 2028
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Mansi Viswanath
School: Stratford Preparatory High School, 2027
Project: Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Milo Levin
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Lipid nanoparticles

Name: Amurai Lau
School: Homeschooled, 2028
Project: Lipid nanoparticles

Name: Rohan Ravada
School: Dougherty Valley High School, 2029
Project: Polymer-assisted GUVs

Name: Swati Upadhyay
School: Foothill High School, 2028
Project:

Name: Jayen Joshi
School: Dougherty Valley High School, 2027
Project: Lipid nanoparticles

Name: Abheek Batra
School: The College Preparatory School, 2029
Project: Polymer-assisted GUVs

Name: Adhidha Srinivasan
School: John F. Kennedy High School, 2028
Project: Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Aarshi Jain
School: Irvington High School, 2027
Project: Synthetic stratum corneum

Name: Advika Bamidipati
School: Irvington High School, 2028
Project: Paper-based diagnostics

Name: Kian Cheung
School: Aragon High School, 2027
Project: Lipid nanoparticles

Name: Erin Johnson
School: Mission San Jose High School, 2027
Project: Lipid nanoparticles

Name: Suhani Jain
School: Cupertino High School, 2027
Project:

Name: Max Ge
School: Mission San Jose High School, 2027
Project: Liposome Biophysics

Name: Vainavi Pandigunta
School: ___ High School, 2027
Project: Lipid nanoparticles

Name: Eucharistia Peter
School: Mountain House High School, 2026
Project:

Name: Aditi Pangal
School: Mission San Jose High School, 2026
Project: Lipid-coated microparticles

Name: Charlotte Kao
School: Leigh High School, 2026
Project: Liposome biophysics

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