People

Principal Investigator:   A. Champa Jayasuriya, Ph.D.                                

Current Graduate Students 

• Angshuman Bharadwaz      (Ph.D. Student)

• Sai Sushmitha Sudha          (M.S. Student, co-Advisor) 

Medical Students

• Jack P. Bennett (John)

• Rubab Q. Syed

Undergraduate Students

• Gunjeeta Raheja

Collaborators

• Beata Lecka-Czernik, Ph.D.

• A. H. Jayatissa, Ph.D.

• Ahmad Javaid, Ph.D.

• Hossein Elgafy, M.D.

• Scott Pappada, Ph.D.

• Vijay Goel, Ph.D.

• Mark Wooten, Ph.D.

Alumni

Graduate Students

• Janitha Unagolla          Ph.D.        Graduated 2021   (University of Rhode Island)

• Bipin Gaihre                  Ph.D.      Graduated 2019   (Globus Medical)

• Suren Uswatta              M.S.             Graduated 2016     (US Air Force)

• Brian Snoddy                 M.S.       Graduated 2015     (Zimmer Biomet)

• Venkata Mantripragada       Ph.D.      Graduated 2014 (Sartorius Stedim Biotech)

• Ashkan Aryaei              Ph.D.      Graduated 2014    (Boston Scientific)

• Michael Hsu                 M.S.             Graduated 2012    (Physician)

• Tim Korhumel               M.S.             Graduated 2011    (Toyota North America)

• Brian Nadeau                 M.S.             Graduated 2010    (Physician)

• Michael Dreifke              M.S.        Graduated 2009 (Physician)

• Archana Bhat               Ph.D.            Graduated 2009    (Globus Medical)

• Kristalyn Mauch             M.S.             Graduated 2009    (Orthopedic Surgeon)

• Yugandhar Kandimalla  M.S.             Graduated 2009  (Physician)

• Ryan J. Godinsky          M.S.             Graduated 2008    (Orthopedic Surgeon)

• Jake D. Lenington         M.S.          Graduated 2008     (Physician)

• Shane Kibbe                M.S.             Graduated 2008   (Orthopedic Surgeon)

• Chirag Shah                 M.S.             Graduated 2007     (SQUARE D Academy)

• Srinidhi Deshpande       M.S.             Graduated 2007     (New Jersey Medical School)

• Naif S. Nasser        M.S.      Graduated 2007      (Physician)

Medical Students

• Jake Hasselbach

• Rebecca Hutcherson

• Sarit Dhar

• Cassidy Gillman, M.D.

• Jason Liu, M.D.

• Michael Dreifke, M.D.

• Anthony Darr, M.D. 

• Andrew Assenmacher, M.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associates

• Despina Ciocanel, M.D., M.S.

• Malak Asaad, M.D.

• Yugandhar Kandimalla, MD., M.S.

Rotational Graduate Students

• Indira Sigdel

• Rachel M. Golonka

• Janitha Unagolla

• Shadi Zahedi  

• Uzma Waheed

• Tripti Thapa

• Vipula Petluru

• Hoangha Dao  

• Anthony Darr            

Undergraduate Students (Bioengineering and Science Majors)

• Turki E. Alahmadi

• Israel Okeke

• Jess Y. Qu

• Jessica Steele

• Ralph Arsis

• Pamela Twu

• Kelsie Moeller  

• Alton Phillips 

• Abdurrahman Mustapha

• Patrick Dyer

• Elisabeth Michels

Volunteers

• Rachael Michalak 

• Ryan Arsis