{"id":16,"date":"2025-01-17T20:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T20:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanomedicinelab\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-11-06T23:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:00:49","slug":"team-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/team-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principal Investigator <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/0824Portraits_126AliAshkarran-Copy-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/0824Portraits_126AliAshkarran-Copy-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/0824Portraits_126AliAshkarran-Copy-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/0824Portraits_126AliAshkarran-Copy-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/0824Portraits_126AliAshkarran-Copy-1213x1536.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/0824Portraits_126AliAshkarran-Copy-1617x2048.jpg 1617w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/0824Portraits_126AliAshkarran-Copy-scaled.jpg 2021w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ali Akbar Ashkarran,&nbsp;Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department of Physics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UCCS BioFrontiers Center &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email:&nbsp;aashkarr@uccs.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=IENKhbYAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=IENKhbYAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\">Google Scholar <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250219_103415-759x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250219_103415-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250219_103415-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250219_103415-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250219_103415-1138x1536.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250219_103415-1518x2048.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/02\/IMG_20250219_103415-scaled.jpg 1897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>William Thompson<\/strong> Email: wthompso@uccs.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:52% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/Lab-photo-Dalton-1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/Lab-photo-Dalton-1-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/Lab-photo-Dalton-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/Lab-photo-Dalton-1-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/Lab-photo-Dalton-1-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/Lab-photo-Dalton-1-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/Lab-photo-Dalton-1.jpg 1718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dalton Brindley<\/strong> Email: dbrindle@uccs.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/Lab-photo-Sam-688x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/Lab-photo-Sam-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/Lab-photo-Sam-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/Lab-photo-Sam-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/Lab-photo-Sam-1031x1536.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/Lab-photo-Sam-1375x2048.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/Lab-photo-Sam-scaled.jpg 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Samantha Velazquez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email: svelazq2@uccs.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We are recruiting graduate and undergraduate students<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate and undergraduate students interested in <strong>Biophysics and Nanomedicine<\/strong> are encouraged to contact <strong>Dr. Ali Ashkarran<\/strong> (aashkarr@uccs.edu) for research opportunities. Successful candidates will engage in cutting-edge research, contributing to high-impact projects focused on biomedical applications of nanomaterials, nanobio interfaces, disease detection, and biomarker discovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator Ali Akbar Ashkarran,&nbsp;Ph.D. Department of Physics UCCS BioFrontiers Center &nbsp;&nbsp; Email:&nbsp;aashkarr@uccs.edu Google Scholar Graduate Students William Thompson Email: wthompso@uccs.edu Dalton Brindley Email: dbrindle@uccs.edu Undergraduate Students Samantha Velazquez Email: svelazq2@uccs.edu We are recruiting graduate and undergraduate students! Graduate and undergraduate students interested in Biophysics and Nanomedicine are encouraged to contact Dr. Ali Ashkarran (aashkarr@uccs.edu) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":103,"href":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":303,"href":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.uccs.edu\/nanobiolab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}