Meet the Team
![Karina Nakayama](/sites/default/files/2020-09/KarinaNakayama100x100.jpg)
Karina Nakayama, Ph.D | Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Co-Director, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
nakayaka@ohsu.edu
![Cynthia Alcazar](/sites/default/files/2020-09/CynthiaAlcazar100x100.jpg)
Cynthia Alcazar | Research Associate
B.S. Animal Science & Emphasis in Companion and Captive Animal, University of California, Davis
![Krista Habing](/sites/default/files/2020-09/KristaHabing100x100.jpg)
Krista Habing | Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
![Headshot of Samantha Moellmer](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Samantha_Moellmer_100px.jpg)
Samantha (Sami) Moellmer | Ph.D Student, Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Biology, Linfield College
![Headshot of Ethan Oseas](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Ethan_Oseas_100px.jpg)
Ethan Oseas | Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Portland State University
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
![Tan Yong How (Howie)](/sites/default/files/2020-09/TanYongHow100x100.jpg)
Tan Yong How (Howie) | Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Bioengineering, Oregon State University
![Dayle Hodge](/sites/default/files/2020-09/DayleHodge100x100.jpg)
Dayle Hodge, MD, MS, PhD | Resident, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
![Alec Breazeale](/sites/default/files/2020-09/AlecBreazeale100x100.jpg)
Alec Breazeale | MD Program
B.S. Biology, Wisconsin Lutheran College
![Headshot of Victoria Duke](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Victoria_Duke_100px.jpg)
Victoria Duke | Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado
Lab Alumni
![Parsa Farhang](/sites/default/files/2020-09/ParsaFarhang100x100.jpg)
Parsa Farhang | Research Assistant
B.S. Neuroscience & minor in Applied Math, University of Washington
![Owen Lally 100px Headshot](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Owen%20Lally%20100.jpg)
Owen Lally | AHA Intern, Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute