Current Lab Members

Savannah Cheek is a registered veterinary technician from Gwinnett Technical College and has her Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician Certification.

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.

Morgane is a PhD Candidate in the Regenerative Bioscience Center and Dr. West’s Teaching Assistant (TA) for the undergraduate course, ADSC 3130: Animal Biotechnology.

Taylor is a graduate student in the Department of Animal and Dairy Science, co- advised by Dr. Franklin West and Dr. Jeferson Lourenco.

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.

Erin is a postdoctoral research associate with a BSA in Animal and Dairy Science and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Georgia.

Maria is a MS student in the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program studying the effects of radiation on neural network function.

Charlie is a PhD student in the Neuroscience Program studying differences in neuroplasticity on recovery in traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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.

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 is a Ph.D. student in the Animal and Dairy Science Program studying neuroregenerative recovery mechanisms in traumatic brain injury (TBI). 

Maddie is a graduate student in the Department of Animal and Dairy Science researching countercoup traumatic brain injury (TBI) .