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Lab Members

Dr. Dulin

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Dulin, Ph.D.

Jennifer Dulin has been researching in the field of spinal cord injury since 2008. She received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and performed her postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Diego. Jen is a native Texan and an Aggie (’05), and she is proud to have returned to Texas A&M as a faculty member in the Department of Biology. 

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Vipin Jagrit

Graduate Student

Vipin Jagrit

Vipin is a Ph.D. candidate in the Dulin Lab. He received his BE in Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology, India in May 2020.His project is aimed to understand the effects of NPCs transplantation & activity based rehabilitation onsynaptic integration and graft mediated functional recovery. Outside the lab Vipin loves playing soccer, enjoys music and watching TV shows.

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Graduate Student

Akram Esfandani

Akram is a PhD student.

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Undergraduate Student Researcher

Lucy Abu

Lucy is a Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience major with a minor in Mathematics from Houston, Texas. She works with Vipin, studying how neural progenitor cell transplantation paired with active rehabilitation affects forelimb recovery following spinal cord injury. After graduating, she intends to continue doing neuroscience research and attend medical school. Outside of the lab, Lucy enjoys shredding it on the violin with the University Orchestra, reading, and writing.

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Undergraduate Student Researcher

Abbi Evans

Abbi is an Allied Health major from Corpus Christi, TX. After she graduates, she intends to pursue an additional B.S. in Histology from MD Anderson Cancer Center with hopes of becoming a histologist. She is currently working on several projects in the lab and will start studying under Anjali Agrawal in the fall of 2024. Her hobbies include reading, spending too much money on coffee, and hanging out with friends.

Peyton Green

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Peyton Green

Peyton is a Biology major with a Neuroscience minor, from Ganado, TX. She is studying forelimb motor circuitry after spinal cord injury. After graduating, Peyton wants to attend medical school to become a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon. In her free time, she loves hunting, playing guitar, going dancing at Harry's, and hanging with friends.

Elizabeth Jaime

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Elizabeth Jaime

Elizabeth is a Biology major and Public Health minor from San Antonio, Texas. She currently works on investigating forelimb motor function after SCI. After graduating, she plans on attending medical school and hopes to become an orthopedic surgeon. She enjoys baking, working out, and spending time with her younger siblings and nieces. 

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Undergraduate Student Researcher

Ashley Smith

 Ashley is a senior Genetics major with minors in public health and neuroscience from Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. After graduation, she plans to work in a research lab prior to matriculation into medical school. Currently, Ashley is leading a project to determine the effects of neural progenitor cell graft anterior/posterior identity on behavior and anatomical outcomes following cervical SCI. Previously, she worked under Vipin Jagrit to identify how neural progenitor cell transplantation and rehabilitation can be used to repair forelimb motor circuitry. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, hanging out with friends, and playing pickleball. 

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Undergraduate Student Researcher

Sruthi Vallabhajosyula

Sruthi

Nicole Rehtmeyer

Lab Manager

Nicole Rehtmeyer

Nicole is the research assistant for the Dulin Lab. She received a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at Texas A&M, class of 2024. She intends to continue her passion for research in the neuroscience field by pursuing a PhD. Outside the lab, she enjoys, baking, ballet, camping, and appeasing the language owl. 

Kindred Campbell

Graduate Student

Kindred Castilleja

Kindred is the manager of the Dulin laboratory. She received a B.S. of Neuroscience at Texas A&M and is a fightin’ Texas Aggie, Class of ‘23. She plans to pursue a PhD with a Neuroscience focus. She currently oversees laboratory activities and assists graduate students with their projects. Outside of lab, she enjoys crocheting, singing, cooking and hiking.

Anjali Agrawal

Graduate Student

Anjali Agrawal

Anjali is a PhD student. She got her B.Sc in Microbiology from Fergusson College, Pune and her M.Sc in Virology from ICMR-National institute of Virology. In the lab, she works on understanding the mechanistic of transplantation of NPCs enriched in ventral interneurons on functional recovery in post SCI. Outside the lab, she likes drawing, watching movies and playing badminton.

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Undergraduate Student Researcher

Kathryn Anderson

Kathryn

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Undergraduate Student Researcher

Tucker Gillespie

Tucker

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Undergraduate Student Researcher

Benard Inskeep

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Riya Sheth

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Riya Sheth

My name is Riya Sheth. I am a neuroscience major from Knoxville, TN. I work under Vipin who is studying how neural progenitor cell transplantation and active rehabilitation can be used for the repair of motor function after spinal cord injury. After graduating I plan to attend medical school with the goal of becoming an interventional cardiologist. In my free time I enjoy spending time with family and friends, volunteering, and baking. 

Hannah Thomas

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Hannah Thomas

Hannah is a Biomedical Sciences major and Public Health minor from Houston, Texas! After graduating, she plans on attending medical school with hopes of becoming a Pediatrician. She is currently working on how neural progenitor cells affect forelimb motor circuitry after spinal cord injury. In her free time, she loves trying new coffee shops, thrifting, and spending time with friends and family!

Dulin Lab Alumni

Prakruthi Amar Kumar

Prakruthi Amar Kumar

PhD Student

Graduated 2023 

Miriam Aceves

Miriam Aceves

Post Doctoral Researcher

Amy Leonards

Amy Leonards

Lab Manager

Vansh Tandon

Vansh Tandon

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Sunjay Letchuman

Sunjay Letchuman

Undergraduate Student Researcher

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Zachary Cantu

Undergraduate Student Researcher

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Matthew Chang

Undergraduate Student Researcher

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Joseph Hoppe 

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Diego Miranda

Diego Miranda

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Nolan Roberts

Nolan Roberts

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Maggie Newman

Margaret Newman

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2020-2021

Daniel Caceres

Daniel Caceres

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2019-2020

Britney Nguyen

Britney Nguyen

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Rosalyn Brown

Rosalyn Brown

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2018

Valerie Dietz

Valerie Dietz

PhD Student

Graduated 2023 

Kimberly Loesch, Ph.D.

Kimberly Loesch, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

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Yahya Kharbat

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Katie Vo

Katie Vo

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2021-2023

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Raisha Taqiya

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Vanessa Tang

Vanessa Tang

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Katelyn Knox

Katelyn Knox

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Joseph Chen

Joseph Chen

Undergraduate Student Researcher

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Christian Trevino

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Ethan Kerim

Ethan Kerim

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Tarun Sontam

Tarun Sontam

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2020-2021

Natalia Cruz-Vespa

Natalia Cruz-Vespa

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Trey Adkins

Trey Adkins

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2018-2019

Ashley Tucker

Ashley Tucker

PhD Student

Graduated 2023 

Greg Bain

Greg Bain

Research Assistant

2017-2019

Avnika Tandon

Avnika Tandon

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2022-2024

Angelina Baltazar

Angelina Baltazar

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2020-2024

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Brendan Singletary

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Sherilynne Moore

Sherilynne Moore

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2020-2022

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Joshua Moses

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Jacob Stallman

Jacob Stallman

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Julius Jang

Julius Jang

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Michael Pitonak

Michael Pitonak

Undergraduate Student Researcher

David Drake

David Drake

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2017-2020

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Aleena Lukose

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Kass Corona

​Kass Corona

Undergraduate Student Researcher

2018-2019

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