Lab Members
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.
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.
Graduate Student
Akram Esfandani
Akram is a PhD student.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Sruthi Vallabhajosyula
Sruthi
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.
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.
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.
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Kathryn Anderson
Kathryn
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Tucker Gillespie
Tucker
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Benard Inskeep
Benard
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.
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
PhD Student
Graduated 2023
Miriam Aceves
Post Doctoral Researcher
Amy Leonards
Lab Manager
Vansh Tandon
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Sunjay Letchuman
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Zachary Cantu
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Matthew Chang
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Joseph Hoppe
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Diego Miranda
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Nolan Roberts
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Margaret Newman
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2020-2021
Daniel Caceres
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2019-2020
Britney Nguyen
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Rosalyn Brown
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2018
Valerie Dietz
PhD Student
Graduated 2023
Kimberly Loesch, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Yahya Kharbat
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Katie Vo
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2021-2023
Raisha Taqiya
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Vanessa Tang
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Katelyn Knox
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Joseph Chen
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Christian Trevino
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Ethan Kerim
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Tarun Sontam
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2020-2021
Natalia Cruz-Vespa
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Trey Adkins
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2018-2019
Ashley Tucker
PhD Student
Graduated 2023
Greg Bain
Research Assistant
2017-2019
Avnika Tandon
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2022-2024
Angelina Baltazar
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2020-2024
Brendan Singletary
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Sherilynne Moore
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2020-2022
Joshua Moses
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Jacob Stallman
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Julius Jang
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Michael Pitonak
Undergraduate Student Researcher
David Drake
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2017-2020
Aleena Lukose
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Kass Corona
Undergraduate Student Researcher
2018-2019