
Scientists, engineers, clinicians, and makers.
A cross-disciplinary team building high-resolution fabrication systems and translating them into materials, devices, and therapies.

Principal Investigator
Joseph M. DeSimone
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine and Chemical Engineering at Stanford
Joseph M. DeSimone is the Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Professor of Translational Medicine and Chemical Engineering at Stanford. He holds appointments in the Departments of Radiology and Chemical Engineering with a courtesy appointments in the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Graduate School of Business. Previously, he was a professor of chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill and of chemical engineering at NC State University. He is also Co-founder, Board Member, and former CEO of the additive manufacturing company, Carbon. DeSimone has mentored 80 students through Ph.D. completion, half of whom are women and members of underrepresented groups in STEM. In 2016 DeSimone was recognized by President Barack Obama with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Current members
Researchers shaping platforms from concept to experiment.












Thomas Redvanly
Ph.D. Student, Biophysics












Maria Dulay, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist & Lab Manager; Director, Center for STEMM Mentorship
Department of Radiology

Curtis Frank, Ph.D.
W.M. Keck, Sr. Professor in Engineering, Emeritus
Department of Chemical Engineering

Gunilla Jacobson, Ph.D.
Technical & Strategic Director, Cyclotron; Senior Scientist
Department of Radiology



Jillian Perry, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, UNC-Chapel Hill

Bruce Terence Schaar, Ph.D.
Deputy Director of the Canary Center

Shaomin Ting, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UNC Chapel
