People
Primary Investigator
Dr. Lohitash Karumbaiah
lohitash@uga.edu
Dr. Karumbaiah directs the Translational Glycomaterials Laboratory, where his research is focused on the development of novel functional glycomaterials for nerve repair and neural interfacing applications. Dr. Karumbaiah is also a member of the regenerative bioscience center (RBC), which was created to promote cross-discipline and multi-institutional biomedical research within the Georgia Research Alliance with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State, the Medical College of Georgia, and Emory University. Prior to joining The University of Georgia, Dr. Karumbaiah was a senior research scientist in the Neurological Biomaterials and Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Here he studied the nerve repulsive properties of scar associated sugars in nervous system injuries, and mechanisms of recording failure of chronically implanted intracortical recording electrodes. Dr. Karumbaiah has previously worked in product development and new product launch for Monsanto company, and has also served as a study director for a medical device company.
Lab Members
Postdoctoral Research Associate- Ph.D. Bio- and Brain Engineering (KAIST, South Korea)
latchoumane.c@uga.edu
Ph.D Candidate (Neuroscience); 2018 Coverdell Neuroimaging Scholar; 2018 Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant Awardee; 2017 ARCS Foundation Scholar
meglog@uga.edu
Lab Alumni
BS Biochemistry; BA Spanish, CURO Undergraduate Researcher 2014-2016; Currently NIH Oxford Ph.D Scholar
Ph.D – Neuroscience; Transferred to Susan Fagan’s Lab at Augusta University
ladonyaj@uga.edu
BS – Biochemistry; Minor in Spanish; Certificate in Global Health; CURO undergraduate Research Scholar 2014-2016