Current Lab Members

  • Paisli Ivey

    Ph.D. Student

    Paisli is a PhD student in the Regenerative Bioscience Program. Her research focuses on the effects of mesenchymal stem cell extracellular vesicles (MSC EVs) therapy in traumatic brain injury.

  • Emma Jones

    M.S. Student

    Emma is a master’s student in the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program studying the relationship between traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity and pathology and motor responses.

  • Taylor LePage

    Ph.D. Student

    Taylor H. LePage is a PhD student in the Regenerative Bioscience Program at the University of Georgia. Her research focuses on the therapeutic potential of neural stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (NSC EVs) for treating traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly in pediatric populations.

  • Maria Levy

    Ph.D. Student

    Maria is a PhD student in the Regenerative Bioscience Program studying the effects of mesenchymal stem cell extracellular vesicles (MSC EVs) on traumatic brain injury recovery.

  • Charlize “Charlie” Nakatsu

    Ph.D. Student

    Charlie is a PhD student in the Neuroscience Program studying the effects of Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation Emissions (NIEMRE) on the human neural network.

  • Sydney Sneed

    Sydney Sneed, M.S.

    Research Professional

    Sydney is a research professional in the West Lab. Her work in the West Lab centers around organizing, managing, and running an NIH-funded porcine traumatic brain injury study evaluating the functional recovery and longitudinal effects of transplanted neural stem cells in the injured brain.

  • Moira Taber

    Ph.D. Student

    Moira is a Ph.D. student in the Regenerative Bioscience Program studying neuroregenerative recovery mechanisms and sex differences in traumatic brain injury (TBI). 

  • Joshua Tolson

    M.S. Student

    Joshua is a master’s student in the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program studying regenerative rehabilitation to restore function and metabolic flexibility in volumetric muscle loss (VML).