Personnel
Research Personnel
Sanique South, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
Post-Doctoral Scholar
ssouth@uoregon.edu
Developing PTOA in vivo models for testing strategies to optimize the host environment (knee joint) for intra-articular osteoarthritis therapies. Currently developing new regenerative medicine approaches to treat Osteoarthritis
Adam Rauff, Ph.D.
he/him/his
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Co-Advisor: Bob Guldberg
rauff@uoregon.edu
Investigating anti-fibrotic muscle regenerative treatments for sports-related muscle injuries
Nate Fox, M.S.
he/him/his
Research Assistant
natefox@uoregon.edu
Leveraging spectral flow cytometry and single-cell analysis tools to isolate and identify different muscle and bone types in different injury and musculoskeletal disease models
Kait Link, D.V.M.
she/her/hers
Research Associate, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
klink@uoregon.edu
Oversees and coordinates pre-clinical model use in the Knight Campus with a focus on musculoskeletal conditions
David Johnson, Ph.D.
he/him/his
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Co-Advisor: Danielle Benoit
davidjoh@uoregon.edu
Fabricating functional synthetic biomaterial therapies for musculoskeletal tissue injuries
Grace Privett, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Scholar
gprivett@uoregon.edu
Graduate Students
Julia Andraca Harrer, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
BME Ph.D. Graduate
jharrer@gatech.edu
Exploring the impact of mechanical regulation on bone regeneration and the local cellular response following critical segmental bone defect injury
Yan Carlos Pacheco
he/him/his
BioE Ph.D. Candidate, NSF GRFP
Co-Advisor: Marian Hettiaratchi
ypacheco@uoregon.edu
Studying the early immune response in segmental bone defects for affibody mediated protein delivery through Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels
Torie Duke
BME Ph.D. Candidate
Co-Advisor: Karina Nakayama
duket@ohsu.edu
Researching the prevalence and impact of iron deficiency anemia on bone regeneration after fracture
Jarod Forer
he/him/his
BioE Ph.D. Candidate, NSF GRFP
Co-Advisor: Mike Hahn
jforer@uoregon.edu
Investigating fluid transport mechanics in the Achilles tendon and how it relates to disease and injury
Nick Pancheri
he/him/his
BioE Ph.D. Candidate, NSF GRFP
Co-Advisor: Bob Guldberg
npancher@uoregon.edu
Leveraging comprehensive preclinical models of post-traumatic osteoarthritis to identify and target novel disease-modifying therapeutic mechanisms
Frank Pittman
he/him/his
BioE Ph.D. Candidate
fpittman@uoregon.edu
Engineering the cellular response to large muscle injuries through immunomodulation and exercise rehabilitation
Dom Granville
he/him/his
Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate
dgranvil@uoregon.edu
Examining the crosstalk of the neuromuscular junction and assessing sensory innervation in relation to pain modulation.
Cora Ferguson
she/her/hers
BioE Ph.D. Student
Co-Advisor: Gabriella Lindberg
cferg@uoregon.edu
Investigating musculoskeletal disease and injury dynamics through organoid modeling
Samantha Watson
BioE Ph.D. Student
Co-Advisor: Bob Guldberg
slwats@uoregon.edu
Investigating effect of regenerative rehabilitation techniques on post-traumatic osteoarthritis utilizing therapeutic and rehabilitation regimens
Undergraduates
Harper McClain
she/her/hers
Human Physiology Undergraduate
harperm@uoregon.edu
Studying how treated primary myoblasts seeded on collagen scaffolds repair and restore function to the quadricep muscle in a mouse model in a volumetric muscle loss traumatic injury
Emily Sverdrup
she/her/hers
Chemistry
Mentor: Nick Pancheri
esverdr2@uoregon.edu
Bella Yannello
she/her/hers
Human Physiology
Mentor: Jarod Forer
byannell@uoregon.edu
Alexa Martinez
amarti28@uoregon.edu
Former Members
Afra Toma-Choudhury, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
BME Ph.D. Graduate
Co-Advisor: Steven Goudy
atoma@emory.edu
Developing a biomaterial-based, immuno-regenerative therapy for oral wound healing
Currently: Life Science Specialist at LEK Consulting in San Francisco, CA
Evan Smith
she/her/hers
Chemistry Undergraduate
Mentor: Sanique M. South
esmith24@uoregon.edu
Assisting with research projects aimed at the development of new regenerative medicine approaches to treat osteoarthritis
Elaine deLorimier, Ph.D.
she/her/hers
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Lab Manager
elained@uoregon.edu
Developing a stem-cell therapy that targets chronic inflammation in diseases like osteoarthritis
Lia Strait
lstrait2@uoregon.edu
Christine Tran
Post-Baccalaureate
ctran2@uoregon.edu
Thanh Doan, Ph.D.
Instructor
thanh.doan@emory.edu
Etiology of Osteoarthritis relating to lymphatic clearance and joint metabolism
Jarred Kaiser, Ph.D.
Instructor
jarred.kaiser@emory.edu
Exploring the role of exercise and mechanical loading, in conjuncture with biologics, to treat musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., osteoarthritis, bone fracture)
Anna McDermott, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
amcder3@emory.edu
Developing drug delivery systems for controlled release of therapeutic small molecules for application in spinal fusion
Travis Fulton
Lead Research Specialist
tmfulto@emory.edu
Working with Tacrolimus to induce osteogenesis in critical sized rodent defects, and researching various materials to help heal volumetric muscle loss injuries
Currently: PhD Student at Emory University
Fabrice Bernard
BME Ph.D. Graduate
Co-Advisor: Brandon Dixon
osteoarthritis, lymphangiogenesis
Currently: ClearView Healthcare Partners
Shannon Anderson
BME Ph.D. Graduate
Co-Advisor: Young Jang
sanderson93@gatech.edu
Understanding the temporal response of endogenous progenitor cells following volumetric muscle loss (VML) and design a regenerative therapeutic strategy to improve functional skeletal muscle recovery
Currently: Trinity Life Sciences
Jay McKinney
BME Ph.D. Graduate
Co-Advisor: Levi Wood
jmckinney@gatech.edu
Engineering a predictive computational model of human Mesenchymal Stem Cell (hMSCs) therapeutic efficacy in Osteoarthritis
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Georgia Tech
Natasja Hirabayashi
nhiraba@emory.edu
Ananthu Pucha
Undergraduate
ananthupucha@gmail.com
Characterizing and understanding the role of Extracellular Vesicles (EV) as a potential therapeutic for OA
Julia Fuller
Undergraduate
julia.m.fuller@emory.edu
Austin Yu
Undergraduate
austinyu98@gmail.com
Bioprinting Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds as a Potential Treatment for Volumetric Muscle Loss
Currently: Medical Student at Albany Medical College
Sarvgna Raval
Post-Baccalaureate
sarvgna.kamalesh.raval@emory.edu
Currently: Medical Student at University of Iowa
Brett Klosterhoff, Ph.D.
BioE Ph.D. Graduate
brett.klosterhoff@gatech.edu
Currently: McKinsey & Company
Marissa Ruehle Imken, Ph.D.
BME Ph.D. Graduate
marissa.ruehle@gatech.edu
Currently: Atara Biotherapeutics
Emily Devereaux
Lab Technician
emily.forester@emory.edu
Marijke DeVos
marijke.julia.devos@emory.edu
Currently: Medical Student
Sanjay Sridaran
Currently: Medical Student
Hyunhee Ahn