Dr. Kanglun(Michael) Yu M.D. M.S.
Assistant Research Scientist
Since 2015~
KYU@augusta.edu
Caihong Dai B.S.
Research Associate, Lab Manager
Since 2023~
CADAI@augusta.edu
Dr. Husam Bensreti B.DS. M.S. Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Since 2020~
HBENSRETI@augusta.edu
Dr. Alok Tripathi Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Since 2024~
ALTRIPATHI@augusta.edu
Jennifer Dorn
Graduate Student
Since 2019~
JEDORN@augusta.edu
Dima Alhamad
Graduate Student
Since 2022~
DALHAMAD@augusta.edu
Shabiha Sultana
Graduate Student
Since 2022~
SSULTANA@augusta.edu
Lucas Yearwood
Graduate Student
Since 2023~
CYEARWOOD@augusta.edu
Colby Gross B.S.
Research Assistant
Since 2021~
COGROSS@augusta.edu
Alumni
Graduate Students
- Husam Bensreti: Fall 2019 – Spring 2024
- Anik Tuladhar: Fall 2019 – Spring 2024
- Anuj Sharma: Fall 2017 – Spring 2021
- Mackenzie Hagan: Fall 2016 – Spring 2021
- Jessica Pierce: Fall 2014 – Fall 2019
Medical Residents
- Allison Lewis, Fall 2021 (project lead: James Blair, M.D. and Jana Davis, M.D.)
- Branum (Gage) Griswold, Spring 2021 (project lead: James Blair, M.D.)
- Bruce Byrd, M.D., Summer 2019 (project lead: Mark Snoddy, M.D.)
- James Raley, M.D., Spring 2019 (project lead: McGee-Lawrence)
- Bobby Shelly, M.D., Summer 2018 (project lead: Steve Parada, M.D.)
- Matthew Meng, M.D., Spring 2018 (project lead: McGee-Lawrence)
- Christopher Sutton, M.D., Spring 2017 (project lead: Edward Szabo, M.D.)
- Vikram Sampath, M.D., Summer 2016 (project lead: Lynn Crosby, M.D.)
- Justin Kennon, M.D., Summer 2015 (project lead: Lynn Crosby, M.D.)
Medical Students
- Corally D. Lopez Vega: Summer 2024 (Universidad Central del Caribe Puerto Rico)
- Justin Howard: Spring 2023 – present (MCG); Conference publications(ASBMR 2024)
- Yagni Patel: Spring 2023 – present (MCG); Conference publications(ASBMR 2024)
- Eric (Chase) Morey: Spring 2023 – present (MCG); Conference publications(ACS 2023); Journal publications(in review, 2024)
- Isai Y. Soto Colon: Summer 2023 (Universidad Central del Caribe Puerto Rico); Conference publications(ORS 2024)
- Hima Nesbit: Fall 2022 – present (MCG)
- Kyle Burkhart: Fall 2022 – Fall 2023 (MCG); Conference publications(ASBMR 2024)
- Lindsey Grater: Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 (MCG); Journal publications(PMC10330684)
- Maneul Pizarro Mondesir: Summer 2022(Universidad Central del Caribe Puerto Rico); Conference publications(ASBMR 2022); Journal publications(PMC9936962)
- Reginald Benson: Fall 2021-Summer 2022 (MCG); Conference publications(ASBMR 2022,BMAS 2020,ASBMR 2020); Journal publications(PMC9976194,PMC7252306)
- Ashley (Lexy) Ellingwood: Summer 2022 – Fall 2022 (MCG); Conference publications(ASBMR 2024,ASBMR 2022)
- Matthew Campbell: Fall 2021-Summer 2022 (MCG)
- Michaela Cushing: Fall 2021-Spring 2024 (MCG); Conference publications(ASBMR 2024,ASBMR 2022 (x2) )
- Alejandro Marrero-Gonzalez: Summer 2021 (University of Puerto Rico); Journal publications(PMC9936962)
- Samantha (Sam) Zhan-Moodie: Spring 2021-Spring 2022 (MCG); Conference publications(ORS 2022)
- Joseph (Joe) Shaver: Spring 2021-Spring 2024 (MCG); Conference publications(ORS 2025,ASBMR 2024 (x2),ORS 2024 (x2),ASBMR 2023 (x2),ORS 2023,ASBMR 2022 (x2),ORS 2022); Journal publications(in review, 2024,PMC112461184,PMC10330684)
- Hayden Faith: Spring 2021 – Fall 2022 (MCG); Conference publications(ORS 2022 (x2),ASBMR 2022); Journal publications(PMC10330684)
- Thomas (Ted) Dickerson: Spring 2021-Summer 2021 (MCG); Journal publications(in press, 2024)
- Vanshika Balayan: Spring 2020 – Spring 2021 (MCG); Conference publications(ORS2021); Journal publications(PMC8217198,in press, 2024)
- Catherine (Katie) Valli: Spring 2020 – Spring 2021 (MCG)
- Marlian Montesinos-Cartagena: Summer 2019 (Universidad Central del Caribe Puerto Rico); Journal publications(in press, 2024)
- Nicholas Cantu: Spring 2019 – Fall 2019 (MCG); Conference publications(ORS2020); Journal publications(PMC8492288,in press, 2024)
- Chase Wehrle: Fall 2018-Spring 2019 (MCG); Journal publications(PMC9976194)
- Brooke Vinson: Spring2018-Fall 2018(MCG); Conference publications(AAA 2019,ORS 2019,ASBMR 2019); Journal publications(PMC6974724)
- Zuleika Rodriguez-Santos: Summer 2018 (Universidad Central del Caribe Puerto Rico); Journal publications(PMC6938567)
- Anabel Liyen Cartelle: Spring 2018-Fall 2018 (MCG); Journal publications(in press, 2024)
- Natalia del Mazo Arbona: Summer 2017 (Universidad Central del Caribe Puerto Rico); Journal publications(PMC6938567,PMC6373738)
- Daniel Blumenthal: Spring 2017-Spring 2018 (MCG); Conference publications(BORS 2018,ORS 2018); Journal publications(in press, 2024)
- Anoosh Bahraini: Spring 2016 – Spring 2017 (MCG); Conference publications(ACS 2018,ASBMR 2017); Journal publications(PMC6452877,PMC5788741)
- Mattie Raiford: Spring 2016 (MCG)
- David P. Sellman: Summer 2015 (MCG); Conference publications(ASBMR 2016,ORS 2016,ACS 2017); Journal publications(PMC5788741)
Undergraduate Students
- Susan (Laney) Willis: Summer 2024 (STAR)
- Abigail Joseph: Spring 2024 – present (CURS / AU Honors Program Thesis Advisor)
- David Standeven: Fall 2023
- Brooke Jewell: Summer 2023 (STAR)
- Luke Horne: Spring 2023 – Summer 2023 (CURS)
- Mary Beth Lowe: Summer 2022
- Tate (TJ) Allen: Summer 2022 – Spring 2024 (CURS / AU Honors Program Thesis Advisor)
- Colby Gross: Fall 2021 – present (CURS / AU Honors Program Thesis Advisor)
- Wesley McGee: Summer 2022 (STAR)
- David Weidner: Summer 2021 (STAR)
- Reginald Benson: Spring 2020 – Summer 2021 (CURS)
- Victor Piedra: Summer 2019 – Spring 2021 (CURS)
- Riley Kendall: Summer 2019 (STAR)
- Jiali Zhu: Summer 2018 (STAR)
- Natasha Culpepper: Spring 2017 to Spring 2019 (CURS)
- Sarah Bass: Fall 2018 to Spring 2019 (CURS)
- Eric Stokes: Summer 2017 (STAR)
- Peyton Marshall: Summer 2016 (STAR)
- Kayce VanPelt: Summer 2015(STAR)