Research Leaders

Cato T. Laurencin M.D., Ph.D.
University Professor, Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished Professor 
Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: 434 243 0250
Fax: 434 243 0252
Email: ctl3f@virginia.edu

Lakshmi Sreedharan Nair Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 1926
Email: ls7nn@virginia.edu

Xudong (Joshua) Li Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 1717
Email: xl2n@virginia.edu

Sangamesh Kumbar Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 1827
Email: sgk4d@virginia.edu

 Post-Doctoral Research Associates

Syam Prasad Nukavarapu Ph.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 1827
Email: spn2b@virginia.edu

Joshua Bush Ph.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 5181
Email: jrb8hn@virginia.edu

Wai Hong (Kevin) Lo Ph.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 1930
Email: kwl4b@virginia.edu

 Medical Residents

Saadiq El-Amin M.D., Ph.D.
PGY 5 Resident - Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 5623
Email: se3g@Virginia.edu

Trevor Starnes M.D., Ph.D.
PGY 4 Resident - Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 5623
Email: tts2a@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

Sean Jones-Quaidoo M.D.
PGY 3 Resident - Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 5623
Email: sj2u@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

Erica Taylor M.D.
PGY 2 Resident - Orthopaedic Surgery
Ph: 434 924 5623
Email: edt7v@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

 Graduate Students/Medical Students

Emily Cushnie Ph.D.
Medical Student
Ph: 434 924 1930
Email: ekc8n@virginia.edu

Duron Lee
Ph.D. Student - Biomedical Engineering (via Drexel University)
Ph: 434 924 1930
Email: dal29@drexel.edu

Justin Brown
Ph.D. Student - Biomedical Engineering
Ph: 434 924 1827
Email: jlb7et@virginia.edu

Qing Lv
Ph.D. Student - Chemical Engineering
Ph: 434 924 1930
Email: ql6q@virginia.edu

Olugbemisola Yetunde Oredein
Ph.D. Student - Biomedical Engineering
Ph: 434 924 1827
Email: oyo8c@virginia.edu

Meng Deng
Ph.D. Student - Chemical Engineering
Ph: 434 924 1827
Email: md2yj@virginia.edu

Roshan James
Ph.D. Student - Biomedical Engineering
Ph: 434 924 1717
Email: rj8b@virginia.edu

Sean Peach
M.D. & Ph.D. Student - Chemical Engineering
Ph: 434 924 1827
Email: msp4r@virginia.edu

Annamalai Muthiah
M.S. Student - Chemical Engineering
Ph: 434 924 1827
Email: am2ta@virginia.edu

Rukmani Ramachandran
Ph.D. Student - Biomedical Engineering
Ph: 434 924 1930
Email: rr3dj@virginia.edu

 Undergraduate Students

Princeton Carter
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Email: plc7d@virginia.edu

Jonathan Merrell
Department of Chemical Engineering
Email: jgm2u@virginia.edu

David Chua
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: ckc4k@virginia.edu

Donald Aduba
Curry School of Education
Email: dca5s@virginia.edu

 Laboratory Staff

Damond Cromer
Laboratory Specialist
Ph: 434 924 5623
Email: dac9d@virginia.edu

Shaun McLaughlin
Laboratory Specialist
Ph: 434 924 5623
Email: swm7b@virginia.edu

 Alumni

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