Translational Glycomaterials and Neural Repair Lab
Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia
Lohitash Karumbaiah, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Primary Investigator
Shanmathi Ramasubramanian
Ph.D. Student - Regenerative Bioscience
Nathan Gonsalves
Ph.D. Student - Regenerative Bioscience
Marzan Sarkar
Ph.D. Student - Regenerative Bioscience
Co-advised w/Dr. Steven Stice
Amin Davarzani
Ph.D. Student - Electrical and Computer Eng
Co-advised w/ Dr. Leidong Mao
Ruiping Tang
Ph.D. Student - Regenerative Bioscience
Alumni
Graduate Student and Postdoc Mentees
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) - Xyphos Biosciences
Undergraduate Student 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 Ahme d (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
The Translational GlycoMaterials and Neural Repair Lab offers undergraduate research opportunities for students who are motivated to learn more about regenerative medicine approaches to treat brain injuries and cancers. Our students get hands-on training in wet lab techniques and animal surgeries. We encourage UGA undergraduate research participation through the University of Georgia's Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) program. We also recruit visiting undergraduate student researchers through the UGA PREP, UGA NSURE, and NanoBio REU programs.
The Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) at the University of Georgia is a leading research institute in regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies. The RBC promotes cross-discipline and multi-institutional research within the Georgia Research Alliance with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State, the Medical College of Georgia, and Emory University. The center increases knowledge, facility, and technology resources to gain external funding. In addition to research, the RBC provides education to national and international researchers, graduate and undergraduate classes taught by the faculty, and a Young Scholar program for high school students interested in biomedical science careers.
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Room 330, Edgar L. Rhodes Center For Animal and Dairy Science 425 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602