Graduates

Joshua Low

Joshua is a graduate student at East Carolina University pursuing a MS in Medical Physics. He earned his BS in Radiological Health Sciences from Purdue University. During his time at Purdue, he was a member of the Advanced Molecular Imaging in Radiotherapy Lab, where he explored the use of artificial intelligence in predicting radiotherapy treatment outcomes. His current research interests focus on the application of nanoparticles and electromagnetic fields for the development of novel cancer therapies.

Yara Maayah
PhD Student (maayahy20@students.ecu.edu)

Yara is a graduate student in the Biomedical Physics program here at ECU. After earning her BS in Physics with an emphasis in Biophysics from Cal Poly Pomona, she attended San Diego State University where she earned her MS in Medical Physics and completed research investigating the DNA damaging effectiveness of ionizing radiation. She aspires to use her passion and knowledge of physics to find clinical solutions in cancer treatment. Her other interests include calligraphy, music, and physics outreach work.

Sam Minier
PhD Student (miniers22@students.ecu.edu)

Sam received his undergraduate degree in Physics from Old Dominion University and his MS in Medical Physics from ECU. He has had previous research experience working on liquid surface X-ray incident on gold nanoparticles during his time at Ames National Laboratory. He is currently working on magnetic exosomes to assess its therapeutic effect on cancer treatment. He is also pursuing to get ABR board certified.