Luodan Yang
Graduate Advisor: Quanguang Zhang, PhD
Research: Luodan studies the effect of photobiomodulation on neurodegenerative disease.
Marissa Seamon
Graduate Advisor: Chandramohan Wakade
Research: Marissa studies the benefits of niacin supplementation for Parkinson's Disease patients.
CD9 labeled extracellular vesicles isolated from Parkinson's Disease patient plasma.
Jacob Kumro
Graduate Advisor: David Blake, PhD
Research: Jake studies Alzheimer's disease using deep brain stimulation as a potential treatment.
Wonjo Jang
Graduate Advisor: Nevin Lambert, PhD
Research: G protein-couples receptor signaling in living cells.
Xing Fang
Graduate Advisor: Xinyun Lu, PhD - Dept. of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, Augusta University
Xing is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Southern California.
Katelyn Alverson
Graduate Advisor: Kris Dhandapani, PhD - Dept. of Neurosurgery, Augusta University
Yujiao Lu
Graduate Advisor: Darrell W. Brann, PhD- Dept. of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, Augusta University
Yujiao is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Dhandapani Lab, Dept. of Neurosurgery,
Augusta University.
Molly Braun
Graduate Advisor: Kris Dhandapani, PhD- Dept. of Neurosurgery, Augusta University
Currently, Molly is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Kirkegaard Lab at Stanford University.
Kai Zhao
Graduate Advisor: Lin Mei, PhD- Dept. of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine
Kai studied Molecular downstream of LRP4-MuSK signaling which is important for neuromuscular
junction development.
Becca Ward
Graduate Advisor: Adviye Ergul, PhD- Dept. of Physiology & Endocrinology
Becca is currently employed as a Medical Writer at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Roshni Thakkar
Graduate Advisor: Darrell Brann, PhD- Dept. of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine
After obtaining her PhD from AU, Roshni became a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Univ.
of Tennessee Medical Center, Dec. 2017-July 2019. She is currently employed as Research
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.
Indrani Poddar
Graduate Advisor: Alvin Terry, PhD- Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Merry Ma
Graduate Advisor: Darrell Brann, PhD -Dept. of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine
Merry is currently a resident in the Urology Department at Augusta University.
Thiri Lin
Graduate Advisor: Lin Mei, PhD- Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Thiri is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University School of Medicine.
Tong Luo
Graduate Advisor: Bo-shiun Chen, PhD- Neurology
Tong Luo is interested in the trafficking of GluN2C subunit of NMDA receptors. He
is investigating the function of NMDA receptor in oligodendrocyte cells.
Amanca Crider
Graduate Advisor: Anil Pillai, PhD- Psychiatry
Amanda is currently a Biology Instructor at Savannah Technical College.
Dwight Figueiredo
Graduate Advisor: Lin Mei, PhD- Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Dwight is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research
David White
Graduate Advisor: Jeff Mumm, PhD- Cellular Biology & Anatomy
David White was trained in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology receiving a B.Sc. from
Pennsylvania State University.
Jonathan Bean
Graduate Advisor: Lin Mei, PhD- Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Currently, Jonathan is a Postdoctoral Associate at Baylor College of Medicine
Anupama Sathyamurthy
Graduate Advisor: Lin Mei, PhD- Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Anu is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at National Institutes of Health
Erin Scott
Graduate Advisor: Darrell Brann, PhD- Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Erin currently has a Faculty Appointment at Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, Dept.
of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tien-hung Lan
Graduate Advisor: Nevin Lambert, PhD- Pharmacology
Tien-hung Lan is currently a post doc in the laboratory of Dr. Nevin Lambert.
Richard Fessler
Graduate Advisor: Krishnan Dhandipani, PhD- Neurosurgery
Richard Fessler is now a 1st year medical student at the University of Cincinnati
Medical School.
Ryan Bates
Graduate Advisor: Lin Mei, PhD- Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Ryan Bates is now enrolled in medical school at Mercer University, Savannah, GA. is
now enrolled in medical school at Mercer University, Savannah, GA.
Arnab Barik
Graduate Advisor: Lin Mei, PhD- Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Arnab Barik is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Lin Mei at
Augusta University.
Stephanie Jacobs
Graduate Advisor: Joe Tsien, PhD- BBDI
Stephanie Jacobs was doing a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Joe
Tsien at Augusta University.
Kristy Howell
Graduate Advisor: Anilkumar Pillai, PhD- Psychiatry
Kristy Howell is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center and is supported by a T32 Training Grant post doctoral fellowship award.
Jeremy Sword
Graduate Advisor: Sergei Kirov- Neurosurgery
Jeremy Sword is currently a Captain in the US Navy serving a tour overseas.
Christina Wilson
Graduate Advisor: Alvin Terry, PhD- Pharmacology and Toxicology
Christina Wilson began her post doc in November 2012 at the University of Maryland,
Department of Psychiatry in Dr. James Koenig's lab.
Rebecca Nalloor
Graduate Advisor: Almira Vazdarjanova, PhD- Center for Synapses and Cognitive Center Neuroscience
Dr. Nalloor is currently a postdoc at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta,
GA.
Junko Ariga
Graduate Advisor: Jeff Mumm, PhD- Cellular Biology & Anatomy
Dr. Junko Ariga accepted a Scientist position at GlaxoSmithKline in Japan.
Donald J. (DJ) Kimbler
Graduate Advisory: Krishnan Dhandapani, PhD- Department of Neurosurgery
Dr. Kimbler is a major in the U.S. Army, and will assume the position of Director,
Anesthesiology Program at Eisenhower U.S. Army Hospital at Ft. Eisenhower.
Elsie Yenfen Wong Spingath
Graduate Advisor: David Blake, PhD- Brain and Behavior Discovery Institute
Dr. Elsie Yenfen Wong Spingath graduated from Emmanuel College with a BS in Pre-Professional
Studies in 2003.
Limor Raz
Graduate Advisor: Darrell Brann, PhD- IMMAG
At present Dr. Limor Raz is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of New
Mexico.
Kou Qin
Graduate Advisor: Nevin Lambert, PhD- Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology
At present, Dr. Kou Qin is a Postdoc at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.
Melissa Laird
Graduate Advisor: Krishnan Dhandapani, PhD- Department of Neurosurgery
At present, Dr. Melissa Laird is a Navy Physiologist at the Navy Medical Research
Center.
William C. Risher
Graduate Advisor: Sergei Kirov, PhD- Brain and Behavior Discovery Institute
At present, Dr. William C. Risher is an Asst. Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences
at Marshall University
Tharkika Nagendran
Graduate Advisor: Lori Redmond, PhD- Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology
At present Dr. Tharkika Nagendran is a Postdoc at North Carolina State University
Nagendran Muthusamy
Graduate Advisor: Clare Bergson, PhD- Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology
At present Dr. Nagendran Muthusamy is a Postdoc at North Carolina State University
Kin Lai (Annie) Ting
Graduate Advisor: Lin Mei, PhD- IMMAG
At present Dr. Kin Lai (Annie) Ting is a Postdoc at Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology.
Mark Witcher
Graduate Advisor: Kristen Harris, PhD and Darrell Brann, PhD
At present, Dr. Mark Witcher is a physician at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA.
Greg Digby
Graduate Advisor: Nevin Lambert, PhD- Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology
At present, Dr. Greg Digby is a Dentist at Spanish Trail Dentistry in Pensacola, FL.