Lab Members
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Christina is a postdoctoral research associate studying the use of the gut microbiota as a tool to improve health.
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Moira is a Ph.D. student in the Regenerative Bioscience Program studying neuroregenerative recovery mechanisms and sex differences in traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Charlie is a PhD student in the Neuroscience Program studying differences in neuroplasticity on recovery in traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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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.
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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.
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Snook is a MS student in the Department of Animal and Dairy Science studying the effects of neural stem cells and exercise on recovery from traumatic brain injury.
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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.
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Studying cognitive, behavioral, and motor function within the pig model evaluating recovery in the traumatic brain injury model and the effects of transplanted neural stem cells.
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Savannah Cheek is a registered veterinary technician from Gwinnett Technical College and has her Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician Certification.
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Taylor is a PhD student in the Regenerative Bioscience Program focusing on the microbiome-gut-brain axis and the use of neural stem cell extracellular vesicles (NSC EV) as a treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI).