Our Team

(from left): Melinda Wetzel, Jessi Bak, Matthew Caporizzo, Raihan Kabir, Julia Shrier, Emmaleigh Hancock

  • Matthew A Caporizzo, Ph.D.

    PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Heart Failure, the cytoskeleton in muscle, single-molecule biophysics, mechanobiology, advanced microscopy, advanced microscopy and image analysis, analytical modeling

    HOBBIES:

    Camping, boating, home repair, deep-water soloing, running and biking, veganism

    HOMETOWN:

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Brad Palmer, Ph.D

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    IonOptix

    Sarcometrics

  • Emmaleigh Hancock

    Second Year PhD Student

    RESEARCH INTRESTS:

    Diastolic dysfunction, metabolic regulation cardiac slice mechanics, and pharmacological testing

    HOBBIES:

    Running, baking, crosswords, foraging, and fermentation


    HOMETOWN:
    Lawrence, Kansas

  • Raihan Kabir

    Second Year Medical Student

    BS.

    MS.

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    HOBBIES:

    HOMETOWN:

  • Melinda (Mel) Wetzel

    Undergraduate Researcher

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Extracellular Matrix on Cardiac Function, EHTs, embryology, and developmental biology

    HOBBIES:

    Cycling, Piano, Philadelphia Eagles

    HOMETOWN:
    Niskayuna, New York

  • Julia Shrier

    Undergraduate Research Intern

    RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Cardiac slice mechanics and the Anrep Effect

    HOBBIES:

    Cross-stitching, writing, nordic skiing

    HOMETOWN:

    Shelburne, Vermont

Lab Alumni

  • Alexa Price

    BS. Biochemstry, Plymouth State

  • Patrick Daly

    BS. Biological Sciences, University of Vermont

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