Guillermo A. Ameer, Sc.D.
Daniel Hale Williams Professor of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering
Professor of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine
Research Assistant Professor
Research Interests: biomaterials, polymers, micro-/nano-patterning, cell mechanics, stem cells
Joined the lab: 2017
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests:Polymer synthesis, 3D platform fabrication, Nanocomposite biomaterials, Regenerative engineering
Joined the lab: 2021
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Controlled drug delivery, Nanofibrous hydrogels, Wound Healing, Drug eluting cardiac stents, Regenerative Engineering
Joined the lab: 2023
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: conductive polymers, osteochondral regeneration, electronic stimulation, regenerative engineering
Joined the lab: 2022
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Biologically-inspired design, Controlled release of active substances, Extracellular matrix (ECM) materials, Stem cells, Tissue engineering
Joined the lab: 2024
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: wound healing, biomaterials, regenerative engineering
Joined the lab: 2020 as PhD Student, 2025 as Postdoc.
Ph.D. Candidates
Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Regenerative engineering, stem cells, hydrogels
Joined the lab: 2022
Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: bioelectronics, biomaterials, regenerative engineering, wound healing
Joined the lab: 2023
Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: tissue engineering, regenerative engineering, biomaterials
Joined the lab: 2024
Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests:regenerative engineering, biomaterials, additive manufacturing
Joined the lab: 2024
Master’s Candidates
Master Student in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: My project focuses on evaluating the mechanical properties of citrate-based biomaterial-ceramic composites, aiming to enhance the material's application in orthopedic engineering, particularly for bone repair and regeneration.
Joined the lab: 2024
Master Student in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Drug Delivery, Biomaterials, Glaucoma Filtration Surgery, Antimicrobial Wound Healing, Immunomodulation.
Joined the lab: 2024
Master Student in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests:on developing citric acid-based biomaterials for photoprotection and inflammation sensing. Particularly interested in combining materials chemistry with biomedical applications to create innovative solutions for wound healing and skincare..
Joined the lab: 2024
Master Student in Biotechnology
Research Interests:Non-contact VOC flux platform applications, nanobiotechnology.
Joined the lab: 2025
Undergraduate Students
- Connor Moore (Class 2024) (mentor: Maria Méndez-Santos)
- Liam Warlick (Class 2024) (mentor: Maria Méndez-Santos )
- Amy Zun (Class 2024) (mentor: Xinlong Wang)
- Marilene Van der Berg (Class 2025) (mentor: Maria Méndez-Santos)
- Ophelia Tong (Class 2025) (mentor: Huifeng Wang)
Group Photos
Alumni
Last known affiliation listed
Post-doctoral Fellows and Research Assistants
- Dr. Ruyue Luo:
- Dr. Huifeng Wang:
- Dr. Amir Khan: Postdoc, Dartmouth University
- Dr. Yonghui Ding: Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Visit his new lab!
- Dr. Bin Jiang :Assistant Professor, the Department of Surgery and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University. Visit her new lab!.
- Dr. Jimmy Su : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Dr. Anthony Petty:
- Dr. Banu Akar: Medtronic
- Dr. Jisheng Xiao
- Dr. Robert van Lith: Medical Writer, EBSCO, and freelance scientific editor
- Dr. Mazen Albaghdadi: Graduate Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Dr. Jian Yang: Freelance consultant
- Dr. Karen Lapidos: Associate Director, Office of Research Development, Northwestern University
- Dr. Ying Wang
- Dr. Elaine Zhang: Scientist, Nanosphere Inc.
- Dr. Conchi Serrano: Post Doc, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (Toledo, Spain)
- Dr. Hongjin Qiu: Staff Scientist, Beckman Coulter
- Dr. Haichao Zhao: Research Scientist, RIKEN, Japan
- Dr. Xueqing Zhang: Associate Professor at the School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Dr. Jae-Sung Lee: Sr. Research Scientist, Primorigen Biosciences
- Dr. Jian Yang: Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Penn State
- Dr. Yong Kang: Residency at Pathology Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY
- Dr. Xiahou Xia: Wrigley Co. IL
- Dr. Delara Motlagh: Sr. Manager, Baxter Healthcare, IL
Graduate Students and Visiting Scholars
- Nancy Rivera Bolaños, PhD:
- Madeleine Goedegebuure, PhD:
- Shidrukh Ali, MS:
- Rebecca Keate, PhD: CEO & Co-Founder of Cellmend Technologies
- Joseph Song, PhD: Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago
- Samantha Huddleston, PhD: Postdoc, University of Missouri
- Jacqueline Burke, PhD: Biomedical Engineer, University of Illinois, Chincago
- Yunxiao “Sherry” Zhu, PhD: Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Simona Morochnik, PhD: University of Illinois Medical School
- Anamika Chatterjee, MS: Washington University in St. Louis Graduate School
- Cole Fuerste, MS: Medline
- Paul Puglisi, MS: Acuitive Technologies
- Shwetha Ramachandra, MS: Center for Advanced Regenerative Medicine
- Baixue “Dorothy” Xiao, MS: Rochester University Graduate school
- Charlottle Marlinga, MS
- Robert van Lith: Managing Editor of Pulmonary, EBSCO Industries.
- Jim Kim, MS: Consultant, Deloitte Canada
- Zdravka Cankova, MS: IronNet Cybersecurity
- Komal Prem, BS: Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic
- Michele Jen, PhD: Novartis, Dallas
- Xuesong Wang: PhD candidate, Xinyang Wang lab, Tsinghua University, Beijing
- Gali Baler, PhD: Co-Founder, Sintact Medical Systems, LLC
- Wiktor Kasprzyk: Cracow University of Technology
- Ryan Hoshi, PhD: Food and Drug Administration, Washington D.C.
- Yi Ai, MS: GenScript, NJ
- Antonio Webb, PhD: Assistant Professor, University of Florida
- Eunji Chung-Yoo, PhD: Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
- Josephine Allen, PhD: Assistant Professor, University of Florida
- Aline Thomas: Post-doctoral fellow, Julia Babensee lab, Georgia Tech
- Trisha Koenke: GE Healthcare, Seattle
- Yu-Chung “Miller” Tsai, MS: Sr. Associate at Amgen
- Maria Doukas, MS: Associate, K&L Gates LLP, Chicago
- Micah Rogel: Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow, Northwestern University
- Cynthia Daniels, PhD: Chicago Public Schools
- Anand Jagannath, MS: Resident Physician, Montefiori Medical Center, NY
- Hari Santhanam, MS: Attorney, Kirkland and Ellis LLP
- Anchal Kaushiva, MS: Food and Drug Administration, Washington D.C.
- Lisa Romito, MS: Medtronic Inc.
- Marissa Darmoc, MS: Director, R&D Engineernig Operations, Stryker Spine
- Kelly Huseby, MS: Engineering Manager, Medtronic
- Edna Choi, MS: Sr. Manager of Operational Excellence, Novavax
Undergraduate Students and Interns
- Helena Freire Haddad (mentor: Jacqueline Alexis Burke)
- Ryan Tang (mentor: Xinlong Wang)
- Ru Zheng (mentor: Xinlong Wang)
- Michelle Nguyen (mentor: Xinlong Wang)
- Michael Park (mentor: Xinlong Wang)
- Juan Sanabria (mentor: Samantha Eryn Huddleston)
- Edward Xu (mentor: Xinlong Wang)
- Carolina Bohorquez (mentor: Jacqueline Alexis Burke)
- Aron Lo (mentor: Bin Jiang)
- Abdalla Ali (mentor: Xinlong Wang)
- Wenzel Akinboro (mentor: Simona Morochnik)
- Michelle Cai (mentor: Simona Morochnik)
- Fendi Vadevoulis (mentor: Samantha Huddleston)
- Ambuj Bhalla (mentor: Xinlong Wang)
- Jackie Xu (mentor: Simona Morochnik)
- Logan Northcutt: REU Student (mentor: Banu Akar)
- Rachel Suen (mentor: Bin Jiang)
- Michele Wang (mentor: Jim Kim)
- Madison Ernst (mentors: Chongwen Duan, Robert van Lith)
- Sheridan Lichtor (mentor: Sherry Zhu)
- Kai Huang (mentors: Zdravka Cankova, Sherry Zhu)
- Brian Cheng (mentor: Jisheng Xiao)
- Austin Kim
- Carlos Mucharraz (mentor: Mazen Albaghdadi)
- Jose Carillo (mentor: Robert van Lith)
- Nneka Onyeka (mentors: Jose Carillo, Robert van Lith)
- Beatrix Kovacs
- Amira Hannon: REU Student (mentor: Sherry Zhu)
- Alex Lortie (mentor: Michele Jen)
- Dominic Grosso (mentor: Mazen Albaghdadi)
- Iva Golemi: REU Student (mentor: Bin Jiang)
- Andy Lee
- Louisiane Perrin (mentor: Bin Jiang)
- Ryan Lam: Co-advised by Prof. Wertheim (mentors: Robert van Lith, Bin Jiang)
- Dina Kats: IBIS PhD Student Rotation (mentor: Bin Jiang)
- Vivek Prakash (mentors: Mazen Albaghdadi, Jian Yang)
- Savan Patel (mentors: Karen Lapidos, Michele Jen)
- Vincent Chen (mentor: Michele Jen)
- Xing Li (mentor: Gali Baler)
- Sharon Chen (mentor: Jian Yang)
- Jasmine Kwasa (mentor: Karen Lapidos)
- Mahlet Woldeyes (mentor: Robert van Lith)
- Tara Berglund (mentor: Karen Lapidos)
- Sarah Ponte (mentor: Gali Baler)
- Darlene Attiah: Teacher Summer Intern (mentor: Jian Yang)
- David Kang: High-school Summer Intern (mentor: Jian Yang)
- Ravi Patel (mentor: Elaine Zhang)
- Vikram Nandhan (mentor: Elaine Zhang)
- Adam Matsil (mentor: Karen Lapidos)
- Ashleigh Hood (mentor: Michele Jen)
- Luis Carbajal (mentor: Conchi Serrano)
- Matt Sugimoto (mentor: Eunji Chung)
- Andrew McGrain (mentor: Eunji Chung)
- Michael Tu (mentor: Robert van Lith)
- Alec Liu (mentor: Elaine Zhang)
- Alex Jiao (mentor: Karen Lapidos)
- John Kulesa (mentor: Josephine Allen)
- Justin Liu (mentor: Karen Lapidos)
- Mayank Vijayvergia (mentor: Karen Lapidos)
- Sahil Shah (mentor: Elaine Zhang)
- Tim Stanis (mentors: Conchi Serrano, Robert van Lith)
- Vikram Karandikar (mentor: Eunji Chung)
- Irene Swanenberg (mentor: Karen Lapidos)
- John Yu (mentor: Ryan Hoshi)
- Lisa Thompson: High-school Summer Intern (mentor: Anand Jagganath)
- Vivek Kumar (mentor: Tony Webb)
- Sam Pickerill (mentor: Tony Webb)
- Jeff Kuo (mentor: Xueqing Zhang)
- Sadiya Khan (mentor: Josephine Allen)
- Asha Shekaran (mentor: Josephine Allen)
- Saloni Behl (mentor: Ryan Hoshi)