Our Team

Brian Sweis, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

Emma Andraka, MS

Graduate Student

Alex Ramirez, BS

Graduate Student

Hailey Rosenblum, MS

Graduate Student

Nusrat Jahan, BA

Research Technician

Benjamin Yakubov, BS

Research Technician

Hannah Kwa, BS

Research Technician

Mira Kondepudy, BS

Research Technician

Pia Davis, BS

Research Technician

Aisha Abid, BS

Research Technician

Zainab Hussain, BS

Research Technician

Susanna Kasparov

Research Technician

Shreoshe Sushill

Research Technician

Tessa Drobnyk

High School Volunteer

Evie Stratigos-Simon

High School Volunteer

Jason Cai

High School Volunteer

Sweis Lab Alumni & Mentees

  • Kastalia Granizo (2023-2025) – lab member
  • Samantha Pedersen (2024-2025) – lab member
  • Alvi Kahn (2023-2024) – visiting SURP intern [Baruch], co-mentor with Dr. Herbert Wu at Mount Sinai
  • Chinonso Nwakama (2022-2024) – visiting SURP intern [UMN] ➜ current MD/PhD student at Mount Sinai
  • Sanjana Ahmed (2021-2024) – visiting undergrad mentee [Hunter College] ➜ current medical student
  • Farzana Yasmin (2021-2022) – visiting undergrad mentee [Hunter College]
  • Salma Elhassa (2021-2022) – visiting undergrad mentee [Hunter College] ➜ current masters student
  • Jasmin Shaikh (2021-2022) – visiting undergrad mentee [Hunter College]
  • Amber McLaughlin (2016-2020) – undergrad mentee [UMN] + UROP awardee + SfN FUN grant awardee ➜ current PhD student at Mount Sinai
  • Colleen Hutchison (2016-2019) – undergrad mentee [UMN] + UROP awardee
  • Madeline Jones (2016-2018) – undergrad mentee [UMN] + UROP awardee ➜ currently a LCSW therapist
  • Tessa Anderson (2016-2018) – undergrad mentee [UMN]
  • Delfina Mancebo (2016-2018) – visiting undergrad LSURP intern [Providence College] ➜ current medical student at Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
  • Peter Nicholson (2017) – visiting undergrad mentee [Creighton University]
  • Anton Rothweiler (2017) – visiting high school mentee
  • Andrew Thompson (2016-2017) – undergrad mentee [UMN]
  • Jacob Lu (2015) – visiting high school mentee
  • Katelyn Murray (2015-2017) – undergrad mentee [UMN] + UROP awardee ➜ grad school at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN ➜ current Physician Assistant
  • Olivia Strebe (2015-2016) – undergrad mentee [UMN] + UROP awardee
  • Sydney Stallings (2015-2016) – undergrad mentee [UMN]
  • Kevin Veverka (2010-2012) – undergrad mentee [LUC] ➜ medical school at Mayo Clinic ➜ residency in Dermatology at Loyola University ➜ practicing physician
  • Ekamjeet Dhillon (2010-2012) – undergrad mentee [LUC] ➜ medical school at Northwestern University ➜ residency in Orthopedic Surgery at University of Washington ➜ practicing physician