We view research groups as living, evolving networks with many types of connections rather than rigid groups with clear in/out boundaries. In this sense, members listed below may have different associations to the lab and its research projects.
Cornell-based members
Julia Vizza is a joint undergraduate/Master's student working with MsEE Lab. Julia discovered her passion for research during high school while volunteering at an immunology lab at Drexel College of Medicine. Since arriving at Cornell to study Chemical Engineering, she has worked at the DeLisa Research Group designing targeted protein degraders and pursuing experimental validation of computational models designed to predict post translation modifications. She joined MsEE Lab as a result of collaboration with Pablo for her Master's thesis, which will investigate how reproductive hormone systems respond to microplastics and pollutants. Beyond her studies, Julia loves running, reading, practicing yoga, and taking care of her plants.
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Remote collaborators
Sucheta Ghosh is a part-time affiliate working with MsEE Lab. Sucheta obtained her Integrated BS-MS degree in Chemistry from IACS, Kolkata, where she utilized several spectroscopic tools and computational approaches to study essential catalytic processes, biomimetically modelling nature. It was here that she fell in love with proteins, nature's ultimate machinery, a passion that drew her to Cornell University, where she earned a Master’s degree in Chemistry while working on the electron transfer reactivity of metalloproteins from bacterial nitrifiers. She has joined the MsEE Lab as a remote collaborator to pursue her interests in biochemistry for therapeutic applications, utilizing computational models and protein engineering techniques through the lenses of epidemiology and evolution. Beyond academics, Sucheta loves cooking, travelling, hiking, and watching birds and nature.
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Principal Investigator
Pablo Cárdenas R. leads MsEE Lab. A native of Colombia, Pablo spent his undergrad at Universidad de los Andes dipping toes in computational, experimental, and field work in biology. He left Bogotá for research stints in France and the US, where he learned that experiments fail in labs on every continent and of every budget. Undaunted, he got a PhD from MIT engineering malaria parasites, with side quests in epidemiology and evolution. After a quick postdoc in immunoengineering and virology at the Ragon Institute, he began as an assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell in 2026. Pablo enjoys music, games with balls or cardboard, and learning about everything.
Former members
The lab currently has no alumni.
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