Laboratory Members
Jennifer Dulin, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
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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Kindred Campbell
Laboratory Manager
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.
Gabrielle Dampf
Graduate Student
Gabe is a PhD candidate in the Dulin laboratory. She received her BS in Biology from Baylor University, then an MS in Biomedical Sciences. Her research in the Dulin lab investigates the functional and synaptic integration of NPCs in the recovery of the forelimb motor circuitry post SCI. Outside the lab, she loves weight lifting, running 5K's, traveling, and trying local restaurants.
Vipin Jagrit
Graduate Student
Vipin is a Ph.D. student 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 on
synaptic integration and graft mediated functional recovery. Outside the lab Vipin loves playing soccer, enjoys music and watching TV shows.
Angelina Baltazar
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Angelina is a Biomedical Engineering Honors student from College Station, Texas. After graduating from Texas A&M, she hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience. In the lab, she works with Ashley identifying NPC-derived interneurons most important in the recovery of locomotion after injury. During her free time, she enjoys baking, playing the flute, and spending time with her cat.
Hannah Thomas
Undergraduate Student Researcher
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 under Gabe Dampf whose project focuses 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!
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Avnika Tandon
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Avnika is a Neuroscience major minoring in Public Health. She is from El Paso, TX and joined the lab in August 2022. After graduation she hopes to attend medical school in pursuit of becoming a Psychiatrist. She will be working under Gabe to focus on forelimb motor circuit recovery and explore potential therapeutic treatments. Outside of school, she loves painting, reading, and listening to all kinds of music.
Ashley Smith
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Ashley is a Genetics major minoring in Public Health and Neuroscience from Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. She is planning on going to medical school after graduation with the hopes of becoming a pain management anesthesiologist. She is currently working under Vipin, who focuses on investigating how neural progenitor cell transplantation and rehabilitation can be used to repair forelimb motor circuitry. In her free time, she enjoys binge watching TV, buying an excessive amount of houseplants, cooking, and hanging out with friends.
Peyton Green
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Peyton is a Biology major with a Neuroscience minor, from Ganado, TX. She works with Gabe 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.
Vansh Tandon
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Vansh is a Biomedical Engineering from Houston, TX. He works with Gabe studying forelimb motor recovery and circuitry after SCI. He is planning on attending medical school after graduation with the goal to become a surgical oncologist. In his free time, Vansh enjoys running, volunteering, and trying new recipes.
Elizabeth Jaime
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Elizabeth is a Biology major and Public Health minor from San Antonio, Texas. She currently works on Gabe's team 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.
Ratt Damon M.D., Ph.D.
Anatomist/Thespian
Dr. Damon has had a career path that has been nothing short of unconventional. Dr. Damon initially pursued a career in Hollywood, appearing in the Harry Potter films as a stunt double for the character Scabbers and assisting in the motion capture work used for Ratatouille. However, after being beaten out for the lead role in the Jason Bourne film series he redirected his attention to science and medicine. Now, Dr. Ratt Damon is responsible for teaching skeletal structures to all incoming lab members.
Dulin Lab Alumni
Tarun Sontam
Undergraduate Student Researcher
(2020-2021)
Britney Nguyen
Undergraduate Student Researcher (2020-2021)
Sherilynne Moore
Undergraduate Student Researcher (2020-2022)
Margaret Newman
Undergraduate Student Researcher (2020-2021)
Daniel Caceres
Undergraduate Student Researcher (2019-2020)
David Drake
Undergraduate Student Researcher (2017-2020)
Kass Corona
Undergraduate Student Researcher (2018-2019)
Trey Adkins
Undergraduate Student Researcher (2018-2019)
Greg Bain
Research Assistant (2017-2019)
Rosalyn Brown
Undergraduate Student Researcher (2018)
Kimberly Loesch, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Sunjay Letchuman
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Michael Pitonak
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Nolan Roberts
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Julius Jang
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Aleena Lukose
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Natalia Cruz-Vespa
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Miriam Aceves
Post Doctoral Researcher
Ashley Tucker
PhD StudentÂ
(graduated 2023)
Valerie Dietz
PhD StudentÂ
(graduated 2023)
Amy Leonards
Lab Manager
Jacob Stallman
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Joseph Chen
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Katelyn Knox
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Diego Miranda
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Vanessa Tang
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Ethan Kerim
Undergraduate Student Researcher