Research Team
Principal Investigator
Andrea K Locke, PhD
Office: 314 Keck FEL Building
Email: andrea.locke@vanderbilt.edu
Dr. Locke is Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. She received her BS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Dr. Locke received the Academic Pathways Fellowship award and completed her postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center. She is a member of SPIE and the National Society of Black Engineers. Her research interests include optical spectroscopy, biosensors, nanostructures, paperfluidics, and point-of-care diagnostic.
Current Lab Members
Postdoctoral Fellows
TJ Yokley, PhD
PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Memphis
MS in Organic Chemistry, University of Memphis
BS in Chemistry, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Email: timothy.yokley@vanderbilt.edu
Research: Point of care diagnosis of tuberculosis using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; nanoparticle synthesis
Graduate Students
Anna Rourke
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Email: anna.s.rourke@vanderbilt.edu
Research: Culture-free detection of bacterial pathogens using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Emma Bartelsen
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Email: emma.r.bartelsen@vanderbilt.edu
Research: Characterization of salivary biomarkers using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy
Huijin An
Degree: Interdisciplinary Materials Science
Email: huijin.an@vanderbilt.edu
Research: Flexible nanoplasmonic substrates for volatile organic compound sensing
Undergraduate Students
Jeremiah Johnson
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Research: Characterization of cellular secretions using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Sophia Pannullo (SyBBURE Undergraduate Research Fellow)
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Research: Low-cost paper-fluidic point of care device for the detection of sickle cell anemia
Layla Reejhsinghani
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Research: In-line monitoring of yeast growth using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Lab Alumni
Amelia Taylor
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Research: Developing a nanoplasmonic paperfluidic membrane for salivary biomarkers detection at the point-of-care