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Regenerative Neurobiology
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We are always looking for science-driven individuals. If you are interested in joining the lab contact us.
Principal Investigator
Mario Romero-Ortega, Ph.D.
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Dr. Romero is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and adjunct faculty in the Surgery department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), the UTA Research Institute (UTARI) and Partner Researcher at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He received his doctorate in Neuroscience from Tulane University and postdoctoral training from UTSW as Associate Member of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Research Consortium on Spinal Cord Injury. He has served as Director of the Regenerative Neurobiology Research Division at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Plastic Surgery at UTSW. He serves as Associate Editor of Frontiers in Neuroengineering and as Founder and Chief Scientific Officer for Nerve Solutions Inc, a company that commercializes the Biosynthetic Nerve Implant and the NeuroBlock devices developed in his laboratory. He is the recipient of the 2014 UTA College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award, the 2013 TechFortWorth Impact Award and “Ten Most Promising Life Science Company Award”, and the 2013 Tech Titans Award in Technology Innovation.
Education
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Postdoctoral
M. Alejandra González-González
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María Alejandra González is a Research Associate in the Bioengineering department at the RNN Laboratory, she obtained her major as Biologist Pharmaceutical Chemist from the Autonomous University of Querétaro, México in 2006; she was involved in the field of forensic sciences as well as in projects of development and quality control in the pharmaceutical industry, where in addition she worked as internal auditor. Then she found in the Institute of Neurobiology, UNAM, México a high motivation in understanding how molecular and cellular mechanisms direct the neuronal and glial functionality and elucidating the structural and ultrastructural characteristics of these cells. She reported the expression of different subunits of GABA-A receptors as well as the presence of new cellular populations in the periventricular zone of cerebellum. In the same institution she obtained her MS in Neurobiology in 2011 and her PhD in Biomedical Sciences with honours in 2016. Now she moved forward to study Bioelectronic Medicine, that involves the use of electrical signals to modulate complex neuronal circuits by using medical devices, to find solutions to real health problems. She is convinced that working in a multidisciplinary way turns into powerful projects.
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Current Graduate Students
Geetanjali Bendale |
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Geetanjali Bendale graduated with her Masters in Bioengineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, and is currently a PhD candidate in Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her current research focuses on nerve regeneration mechanisms and restoring functional recovery using bio-mimetic cues.
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Ana G. Hernandez-Reynoso
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Ana Hernandez-Reynoso received her Bachelor degree in Biomedical Engineering and Master of Science degree in Computer Science, both from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education campus Guadalajara in Mexico. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research focuses on wireless neural interfaces for urinary incontinence.
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Andrew Joseph Wells
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Andrew received the Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2016. He is currently studying for the master's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas. Research interests include current steering of PNS stimulation and sympathetic modulation due to parasympathetic stimulation, especially with regards to its integration in the CNS.
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Current Undergraduate Students
Alumni
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Program
Postdoctorate Doctorate (Ph.D.) Masters (M.S.) Undegraduates |
Name
Bryan Black, Ph.D. Fan Yang, M.D Edward Keefer, Ph.D. Eileen Shimizu Sanjay Anand Aswini Kanneganti Vidhi Desai Benjamin Johnston Jennifer Stearns Collins Watson Swarup Narayan Dash Parisa Lofti Rajeshwari Kumaraju Achintyan Gangadharan Nilanjana Dutta Princy Prasad Sarita Bethawal Jeff Compton Nivedita Khobragade Rozita Shafabakhsh Eduardo Martinez An Nguyen Tarik Shihabeddin. Tabassum Polara Brad Elmer Abdul Dawood Rodrigo Lozano Kshitja Garde Gowrishanka Raman Amit Chouhan Ebrahim Bengali Vishal Shah Rajkumar Sharma Sarah Tindle Shrenevas Nandam Michael Tran Kevin Johnson Nang Su Myint Dianna Nguyen Martin Tran Elaine Ramirez |
Years Active
2014-2015 2008-2010 2006-2007 2013-2017 2011-2016 2011-2016 2009-2014 2011-2014 2008-2013 2008-2012 2008-2012 2008-2011 2014-2016 2014-2016 2010-2012 2010-2012 2010-2012 2009-2011 2009-2011 2009-2011 2009-2011 2008-2010 2009-2012 2009-2010 2009-2010 2009-2010 2007-2009 2007-2009 2006-2008 2006-2007 2004-2006 2004-2005 2015-2018 2016-2017 2014-2017 2015-2017 2013-2014 2012-2014 2012-2014 |
Current position/project
Postdoc, UTD. Neuronal Networks and Interfaces Lab Senior Researcher. Biopharma. CA Principal Investigator. Plexon Co. TX Research Associate, Arog Pharmaceuticals, Dallas, TX. Postdoc Postdoc, UTD. Neural Interfaces Lab. TX. Postdoct, Univ. of Florida. Judy's Lab. FL. Medical Student. Brown Medical School, MA Spinal Cord Injury Research Associate. UTA, TX Research Scientist. Life Technologies, CA. Postdoc, Baylor Univ. Sardiello’s Lab. TX. Design Engineer, FHC Inc., Bowdoin, ME RNA Analysis of Tight Junctions Immune response Neural Interfacing Sensory Specific Neural Interfacing Research Assistant. Pediatrics. St Louis Univ Research Assistant MD Anderson, Smithville, TX Multielectrode Arrays PhD Student University of Illinois R&D Engineer. Quest Medical Inc Research Associate ANS St. Jude Med. Research Associate Pfizer, MA. Medical Student. UTSW Dallas TX. Research Associate Plexon, TX. Project Engineer, Orthofix, TX. Research Associate, Univ. of Miami, FL PhD Student at University of Wollongong, Australia. R&D Engineer, Medtronic CA. R&D Engineer, Medtronic CA. Research Associate, UT San Antonio, TX. Res. Associate. Accenture Technology. TX. Quality Assurance Coordinator, Coorstek Medical. TX Green Fellowship at UT Southwestern. Dallas, TX. Clinical Scribe, Dallas, TX St. Louis Electrical Engineering, UTA DO, UNT Health Science Center DO, UNT Health Science Center |