
The Lucks Lab Team
Anibal Arce Medina

Postdoctoral Researcher
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
B.S. in Biochemistry, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
aarce(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Twitter: @AnibalArce12
Kayd Bhagat

Research Staff/Lab Manager
B.S/M.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
kaydbhagat2024(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Xavier “Xav” Bower

PhD Student
Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. in Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
XavierBower2029(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Twitter: @xavier_synbio
Dylan Brown

PhD Candidate
Chemical and Biological Engineering
M.S. in Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico
dylanbrown2025(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Edric Choi

PhD Candidate
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
B.S. in Biochemistry & B.A. in Computer Science, Denison University edricchoi2025(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Twitter: @edric_choi
Herma Demissie

PhD Candidate
Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
hermademissie2027(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Twitter: @hermademissie
Juliana Feng

MD/PhD Student
Biomedical Engineering
B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University siyuan(dot)feng(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Tina Fu

PhD Candidate
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
B.S. in Food Science, University of California Davis
jiayufu2027(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Tyler Lucci

PhD Candidate
Chemical and Biological Engineering
M.S. in Chemical Engineering Practice, MIT
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, SUNY Buffalo
tylerlucci2026(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Julius Lucks

Principal Investigator
Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
jblucks(at)northwestern(dot)edu
Maram Naji

PhD Student
Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Psychology, Johns Hopkins University
maramnaji2027(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Rebecca Rasmussen

Postdoctoral Researcher
Chemical and Biological Engineering
PhD in Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University
B.S. in Chemistry-Biochemistry & B.M. Music Performance,
Northern Illinois University
RebeccaRasmussen2023(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
Yuntong Zou

PhD Student
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program
M.S. in Quantitative and Systems Biology, Northwestern University
B.S. in Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University
yuntongzou2024(at)u(dot)northwestern(dot)edu
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