{"id":10,"date":"2012-08-28T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T14:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/botlab\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T19:49:06","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/botlab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- ---------------------------------- HEAD DEFINE GALLERY STYLES----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<p><head><\/p>\n<style>\n<p>table, th, td {\n    border: 0px solid black;\n    border-color: #777;\n    padding: 5px;\n}<\/p>\n<p>table {\n    width: auto; \n    min-width: 200px;\n    height: auto;\n}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><\/p>\n<p><body><\/p>\n<p><!-- ---------------------------------- DARREN ROBLYER----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Principal Investigator:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2026\/01\/Headshot_2025337-469x636.png\"\n         alt=\"Darren Roblyer\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:250px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Darren Roblyer, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n            Professor<br \/>\n            Associate Chair for Graduate Studies<br \/>\n            <span>Biomedical Engineering<\/span><br \/>\n            Electrical and Computer Engineering (affiliate)<br \/>\n            <span style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 9px;\"><\/span><br \/>\n            email: roblyer(at)bu.edu<br \/>\n             <span style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 9px;\"><\/span><br \/>\n            Ph.D. Bioengineering, Rice University<br \/>\n           B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ---------------------------------- GRAD STUDENTS----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Graduate Students:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2022\/06\/Aarohi.jpeg\"\n         alt=\"Aarohi Mehendale\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Aarohi Mehendale<\/strong><br \/>\n    Ph.D. Student, BME<br \/>\n    Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) for Scleroderma\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2026\/01\/AnasPhoto-636x424.jpeg\"\n         alt=\"Aarohi Mehendale\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Ana Perez<\/strong><br \/>\n    Ph.D. Student, BME<br \/>\n    Speckle Contrast Optical Spectroscopy (SCOS) for Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2026\/01\/SarahsPhoto-424x636.jpg\"\n         alt=\"Aarohi Mehendale\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Sarah Sheng<\/strong><br \/>\n    Ph.D. Student, BME<br \/>\n    Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) for Scleroderma\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2026\/04\/Weizhe-Fan.jpeg\"\n         alt=\"Weizhe Fan\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Weizhe Fan<\/strong><br \/>\n    Ph.D. Student, MechE<br \/>\n    Boundary Modulated Spectroscopy (BMS)\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ----------------------------------POSTDOCS AND RESEARCHERS----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Postdocs and Researchers:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2015\/08\/2015_BOTLab_Kavon_cropped-e1503436872482.jpg\"\n         alt=\"Kavon Karrobi\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Kavon Karrobi<\/strong><br \/>\n    Lecturer and Researcher<br \/>\n    Ph.D. Boston University (Roblyer Lab)<br \/>\n    SFDI, Multiphoton Fluorescent Lifetime Imaging\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2021\/04\/Ariane-Garrett.jpeg\"\n         alt=\"Ariane Garrett\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Ariane Garrett<\/strong><br \/>\n    Postdoc, BME<br \/>\n    Ph.D. Boston University (Roblyer Lab)<br \/>\n    Speckle Contrast Optical Spectroscopy (SCOS) for Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring; NSF GRFP Fellow\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ----------------------------------STAFF----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Technical Staff:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2021\/01\/Lina-Lin-150x150.jpeg\"\n         alt=\"Lina Lin Wei\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Lina Lin Wei<\/strong><br \/>\n    B.S. Boston University<br \/>\n    Instrumentation and Electronics Development\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2024\/06\/Kyle-Bohl.png\"\n         alt=\"Kyle Bohl\"\n         style=\"width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin:auto;\" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Kyle Bohl<\/strong><br \/>\n    M.S. Boston University (Roblyer Lab)<br \/>\n    Speckle Contrast Optical Spectroscopy (SCOS) for Monitoring Cerebral Blood Flow during Hemodialysis\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ----------------------------------Other----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lab Mascot:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:220px;\">\n    <img src=\"\/botlab\/files\/2021\/12\/Kes-2021.jpg\"\n         alt=\"Kes\"\n         style=\"\n           width:200px;\n           height:200px;\n           object-fit:cover;\n           display:block;\n           margin:auto;\n           border-radius:50%;\n         \" \/>\n  <\/td>\n<td>\n    <strong>Kes<\/strong><br \/>\n    DOGtoral candidate\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ----------------------------------UNDERGRADS----------------------------- \n<!--\n<br \/>\n\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>Undergraduates:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<strong>Minha Lee<\/strong> BME, '20<br \/>\n--><br \/>\n<!-- ----------------------------------ALUMNI----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>Lab Alumni (current position indicated):<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jessica Wang, M.S.<\/strong> (M.S. 2025) \u2014 Mechanical Engineer, Alogus Innovation and Design, Somerville, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Lounsbery, M.S.<\/strong> (M.S. 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adhithi Ramasubramanian, M.S.<\/strong> (M.S. 2025) \u2014 Ph.D. student, University of Rochester<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diana Suciu, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2025) \u2014 Technology Specialist, Hamilton Brook Smith &#038; Reynolds PC, Boston, MA<br \/>\n  <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2026\/01\/Dissertation_DianaSuciu_PostDefense_Clean.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Thao Pham, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Postdoc 2021\u20132025) \u2014 Research Scientist, AstraDx, Inc., Beverly, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodrigo Tuestra, M.S.<\/strong> (M.S., projected 2025)<\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Carlos Gomez, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2024) \u2014 Electro-Optical Engineer, E Ink, Billerica, MA<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2025\/03\/BMEGomez_CarlosDissLibrFinal.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Anahita Pilvar, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2023) \u2014 Senior Scientist, Allotex, Boston, MA<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2025\/03\/Anahita-Pilvar_Thesis.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Sam Spink, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2023) \u2014 Internal Consultant, Ab Initio Software, Lexington, MA<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2023\/11\/dissertationSpink_2023_v04.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Anup Tank, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2022) \u2014 Biophotonics Scientist, Apple, Cupertino, CA<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2023\/02\/Anup-Tank-Thesis-Final-2023.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Raeef Istfan, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2021) \u2014 Imaging Engineer, Neurologica Inc., Danvers, MA<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2022\/06\/Raeef-Thesis-Final.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Matthew Applegate, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Postdoc 2016\u20132021) \u2014 Senior Data Scientist, Biofourmis, Boston, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacopo Ferruzzi, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Postdoc 2019\u20132020) \u2014 Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas<\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Syeda Tabassum, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2019) \u2014 Postdoc, Kainerstorfer Lab, Carnegie Mellon University<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2022\/06\/ENGTabassum_SyedaDissLibrFinal.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Kavon Karrobi, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2019) \u2014 Instructor (BU BME) and Researcher, Roblyer Lab<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2022\/06\/ENGKarrobi_KavonDissLibrFinal.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Hannah Peterson, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2018) \u2014 Co-Founder, Stealth Life Sciences, Boston, MA<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2022\/06\/Peterson_dissertation.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Kshama Doshi, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Postdoc 2017\u20132019) \u2014 Senior Scientist, Sutro Biopharma Inc., Cambridge, MA<\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Yanyu Zhao, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2018) \u2014 Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2022\/06\/Dissertation_YZhao-v08.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Fei Teng, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. 2018) \u2014 Senior Engineer, Harman International<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2022\/06\/ENG_Teng_Fei_DissFinal.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Vivian Pera, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Postdoc 2016\u20132018) \u2014 Scientific Advisor, CranioSense, Bedford, MA<\/li>\n<li>\n    <strong>Alyssa Torjesen, M.S.<\/strong> (M.S. 2016) \u2014 Research Engineer, Philips R&amp;D, Cambridge, MA<br \/>\n    <a href=\"\/botlab\/files\/2022\/06\/Torjesen_MS_Thesis_edited.pdf\">Thesis<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- ----------------------------------UNDERGRAD ALUMNI----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>Undergraduate Researchers (current and past):<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Riya Patel<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201926<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shripreetika Guruprasad<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201925<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Biller<\/strong> \u2014 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Physics \u201925<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vanshika Chadda<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201926<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noa Margolin<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201925<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jivesh Jain<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201925<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob Chin<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201925<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christopher Wu<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201925<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sharayu Shrinivas<\/strong> \u2014 University of Missouri\u2013Columbia, BME \u201924<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bernadelle Boateng<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201924<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xiaolei (Linda) Song<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201925<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saif Ragab<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201923<\/li>\n<li><strong>Danielle Nadira<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201923<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kylee Anders<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201922<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jodee Frias<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201922<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minha Lee<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201920<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brannon Cox<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201920<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fay Wang<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201919<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rachita Chaudhury<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201918<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steven LaRochelle<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201918<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michelle Rose<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201917<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shaheer Piracha<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201917<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sanjana Pannem<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201916<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordan Sweer<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201916<\/li>\n<li><strong>Julia Shi<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201916<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phuong Diep<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201915<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gaby Arguelles<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201914<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jason Porter<\/strong> \u2014 BME \u201914<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Jung<\/strong> \u2014 Univ. of Waterloo, EE \u201914<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- ----------------------------------COLLABORATORS----------------------------- --><\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator: Darren Roblyer, Ph.D.\u00a0 Professor Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering (affiliate) email: roblyer(at)bu.edu Ph.D. Bioengineering, Rice University B.S. 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