Our team

Principal Investigator and Director

Biosensors and Bionanotechnology, Rapid microbial diagnostic nanotechnologies for food safety, healthcare and biodefense, Nanotechnology for water and air cleaning.

Founder and CEO,Frontline Biotechnologies Inc. (www.frontlinebiotech.com). (2020-present)
Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Claros Technology Inc (www.clarostech.com ). (2018-present)
Associate Professor and Director of the Biosensors & Bionanotechnbology Laboratory, University of Minnesota Twin Cities (2013-present)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University in St Louis (2011-2013)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, Riverside (2010-2011)

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Lille (France)
M.Sc. in Physical-Chemistry of Biological Systems, University of Lille (France)
B.Sc.
in Biology and Biotechnology, University of Lille (France)
DES in Biochemistry, University of Tizi-Ouzou (Algeria)

Award of Merit at the Global Congress in Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology (2015)
Best Poster Award at the NCFPD Food Defense Conference (2014)
MIT Technology Review Award: TOP10 Innovators under the age of 35 in France, Mars 2013.
Best Poster Award at the Nano and Microsystems International Autumn School (2010).
Doctoral Fellowship of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (2006-2009)

Panelist on several NSF and USDA programs,
Elected member of the Faculty and University Senate (2014-2017).
Member of the College Undergraduate Research Program Committee (2014-2018).
Member of the Scientific Counsel of the Algerian National Center for Biotechnology Research,
Board Member of the Algerian American Foundation for Education, Science and Technology (2015-2018).
Member of professional societies: ACS Analytical Chemistry, AIChE Society of Biological Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Institute of Food Technologist.
Referee for over 30 peer-reviewed international Journals, including Science, Nature Nanotechnology, JACS, and Advanced Functional Materials.

 

 

Lab Members

 

Dr. Qiuchen DongPostdoctoral Research Associate in Volatolomics

Akli ZarouriResearcher in Bioseparations

Vinni Thekkudan NoviGraduate Research Assistant in Microbial Diagnostics

Kaige ZhangPostdoctoral Research Associate in Machine Learning and AI

John BrockgreitensGraduate Research Assistant in Water Sorbent Technologies

Hamada Abou BakrPostdoctoral Research Associate in Virology

PRAPotsdoctoral Research Associate

PRAPostdoctoral Research Associate

URAUndergraduate Research Assistant

URAUndergraduate Research Assistant