Octavio Hurtado, Technical Lab Manager, Emeritus

B.S. Lowell Technological Institute (now University of Massachusetts, Lowell)

Mr. Hurtado is the lead technical manager of the BioMEMS resource center at the CEM. In this capacity, he oversees all projects in our cleanroom, provides advice on new protocols, and conducts training of investigators and fellows.

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Lynne Stubblefield, BMRC Coordinator

Boston English HS

Ms. Stubblefield is responsible for the administrative aspects of the BioMEMS Resource Center.

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Thomas Barber - Senior Research Scientist

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Dave Lewis - Manager, CTC Chip Development/Production

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John Walsh - Senior Clinical Engineer

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Mahnaz Zeinali - Molecular Biologist

Ms. Zeinali has been working on multiple projects as a molecular biologist in the CTC team since 2009. She is mainly focusing on Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, Cell Preservation, Platelets and Microvesicles under the supervision of Shannon Stott and Mehmet Toner.

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Phil Spuhler, Ph.D.

Boston University, 2012

Dr. Spuhler is a member of the innovation team at the BioMEMS center, which is developing a platform for antigen agnostic isolation of rare cells by negative selection. The team is pursuing development of negative selection to achieve isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from whole blood at a purity level that will permit CTC-based genotyping and enable targeted cancer therapies.

Kyle Smith, Ph.D.

Massachusetts Institute Technology, 2012

 

 

 

Jon Edd, Ph.D. - Senior Research Scientist

 

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Keith Whalen - Senior Administrative Manager.

 

Mr. Whalen is responsible for administration of the research grants. He assists the Principal Investigators with their research proposals, and monitors and administers the financial aspects of all funded projects. 

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