Camille Bilodeau

cur5wz [at] virginia [dot] edu

Camille is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia. She is interested in exploring the intersection between molecular simulations, statistical physics, and artificial intelligence to develop tools to discover and design of new molecules, surfaces, and proteins with optimized properties. Outside of work, Camille enjoys hiking in the mountains, cooking (and eating!) new foods, and playing board games.

Daniel Garzon

vvd9fd [at] virginia [dot] edu

Daniel is a Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student from the National University of Colombia - Medellin campus. Originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, he is interested in applying graph neural networks to predict peptide properties. In his free time, he enjoys photography, traveling, sports, and hiking. He also likes sharing wine or beer and trying international cuisine with friends.

Md Jakir Hossen

was7vu [at] virginia [dot] edu

Jakir studies the spatial arrangement of functional groups commonly found in natural amino acid sequences. His work illustrates the collective contributions of these groups, influenced by their separation by non-polar residues, common in complex biomolecular systems. This research has practical applications in tuning the interfacial properties of peptide-functionalized surfaces. He frequently uses computational tools such as AMBER, GROMACS, and INDUS. Outside the lab, Jakir enjoys cricket, soccer, and badminton.

Adel Nematipour

drf5jn [at] virginia [dot] edu

Adel joined the group in 2023 as a Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Tehran in 2021. He employs molecular dynamics simulations to study pattern formation on functionalized surfaces and the influence of these patterns on surface properties, aiming to develop surfaces with desirable properties for bioseparation applications. In his free time, he listens to music a lot, enjoys watching or playing soccer, hangs out with friends, and sometimes goes hiking.

Shimanto Roy

dtc9ry [at] virginia [dot] edu

Shimanto joined UVA in 2023 as a Chemical Engineering Ph.D student. He completed his bachelors from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET). He is interested in  using molecular dynamics and machine learning to predict supramolecularity in designing synthetic peptides. He enjoys cooking in free time. He loves to watch kDramas  and Marvel films and to hang out with friends and trying new foods and places . 

Benson Harlan

wka8ug [at] virginia [dot] edu

Benson is a 3rd year undergraduate Chemical Engineering student at the University of Virginia. He is currently working with the Bilodeau research group to help predict the behavior of peptides using machine learning. In his free time, he enjoys painting, playing piano, hiking, video games, as well as keeping up to date on the best movies.

Masa Murry

wsg3tv [at] virginia [dot] edu

Masa is an undergraduate Chemical Engineering student at the University of Virginia. She works with the Bilodeau research group to help develop machine learning classification models for predicting antimicrobial activity for peptides. Outside the lab, she likes bouldering and weightlifting at the gym. She also enjoys playing beach volleyball and reading.

Alumni

  • Emily Baum, Current: UVA BME PhD Student

  • Steffanie Jones, Current: Cornell University Undergraduate Student

  • Vanessa Campbell, Current: Undergraduate Student at the University of Virginia

  • Omid Akbari, Current: Undergraduate Student at the University of Virginia