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Lohitash Karumbaiah, PhD
Lohitash Karumbaiah, PhD
Professor and Primary Investigator
Current Members
Rohit Upendra Katti, PhD
Rohit Upendra Katti, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Nathan Gonsalves
Nathan Gonsalves
PhD Candidate (2021-)
Major: Regenerative Bioscience
Amin Davarzani
Amin Davarzani
PhD Candidate (2021-)
Major: Electrical and Computer Eng.
Shanmathi Ramasubramanian
Shanmathi Ramasubramanian
PhD Candidate (2021-)
Major: Regenerative Bioscience
Marzan Sarkar
Marzan Sarkar
PhD Candidate (2021-)
Major: Regenerative Bioscience
Ruiping Tang
Ruiping Tang
PhD Candidate (2021-)
Major: Regenerative Bioscience
Aditi Rana
Aditi Rana
PhD Student (2025-)
Major: Regenerative Bioscience
Undergraduate Researchers
Lily Narmore
Class of 2028
RBio
Sophia Tenebruso
Class of 2027
Biology
Kylene McDonald
Class of 2027
Biology
Kylie Skrzypinski
Class of 2027
PharmD
William Kimbro
Class of 2027
Biological Science
Anisha Hadimani
Class of 2027
RBio
Tanvi Kamat
Class of 2027
Genetics
Noah Klugman
Class of 2027
Biological Sciences
Ashwin Anand
Class of 2029
Biology
Awaan Asfandiyar
Class of 2028
Biology
Joel Bishara
Class of 2029
Biology
Alumni
Graduate Students and Postdocs
Dr. Bhagya Gunasekera (Postdoc, 2015) - Currently lecturer @ UIUC
Dr. Mingzhen Zhang (postdoc, 2016) - Currently assistant professor @ Fudan University
Dr. Meghan Logun (Ph.D. in Neuroscience, 2021) - Currently Postdoc @ UPenn
Dr. Min Kyoung Sun (Ph.D. in Neuroscience, 2021) - Currently @ Unchained Labs
Dr. Charles-Francois Latchoumane (Sr. Research Scientist, 2020) - Currently @ NeuroRestore
Chaitanya Tondepu - MS Animal and Dairy Science (2021) - Currently @ Xyphos Biosciences
Dr. Chethan Devanur Shanthamurthy (Postdoc, 2025)
Undergraduate Mentees
Dr. Hannah Mason (Undergraduate researcher, 2014) - NIH Ph.D. and Currently @ Emory U SOM
Dr. Nicole Bisel (Undergraduate researcher, 2016) - Currently @ Duke U SOM
Dr. Kallie Wynens (Undergraduate researcher, 2019) - Currently @ CWRU SOM
Dr. Aws Ahmed (UGA PREP Scholar, 2019) - Currently @ East Tennessee State University SOM
Morgan Goeden (Undergraduate researcher, 2019) - Currently @ GSU graduate school
Bianca Patel (Undergraduate researcher, 2021) - Currently @ Morehouse SOM
Mason Wolfe (Undergraduate researcher, 2020) - Currently @ Philadelphia college of osteopathic medicine
Divya Ventrapragada (Undergraduate researcher, 2021) - Currently @ Northwestern University graduate school
Rebecca Guerreso (Undergraduate researcher, 2020) - Currently @ Augusta Univesrity SOM
Atharva Athalye (Undergraduate researcher, 2020) - Currently applying to medical school
Rameen Forghani (Undergraduate researcher, 2021) - Currently @ U Pitt SOM
Braxton Goodnight (Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2021) - Currently @ Wash U SOM
Rohan Pise (Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2024)
Deniz Mamaghani (Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2025)
Maxmilian Petropoulos (Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2026)
Avi Chopra (Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2026)
REU Students:
Khush Patel (CMaT REU 2022, Mentor: Amin)
Lilly Speier (NanoBio REU 2023, Mentor: Amin)
Nasser Raslan (CMaT REU 2024, Mentor: Amin)
Sophie Davis (NanoBio REU 2025, Mentor: Amin)
Sophia Tenebruso (NanoBio REU 2026, Mentor: Amin)
Gretchen Ruiz Cruz (CMaT REU 2026, Mentor: Amin)
Jonathan Pierre (CMaT REU 2026, Mentor: Aditi)
Translational Glycomaterials and Neural Repair Lab
Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia
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