Arielle Richter, 1/11-4/12, Pitt undergrad
Jarrod Interval, 1/12-4/12, Pitt undergrad
Blair Suter, 1/11-1/12, Pitt undergrad
Adi Wollstein, BS, 6/11-8/11, Post-Bac
Matthew Ieraci, 6/11-8/11, Penn State undergrad
Jedidiah McAtee, 3/08-7/11, Lab Tech
Donna Haworth-Ward, PhD, 5/10-7/11, Post-doctoral fellow
Allen Rakers, 6/10-5/11, Pitt undergrad
Nicole McArdle, 8/10-5/11, Pitt undergrad
Jenny Huling, 8/09-5/11, Pitt undergrad
Rachel (Hoyer) Dreher, 1/09-5/11, Pitt undergrad
Alexis Nolfi, 2/10-5/11, Pitt undergrad
Mrittika Bhaumik, 6/10-1/11, Carnegie Mellon undergrad
Lehao Wu, 7/10-11/10, Research Fellow
Han Li, 6/07-10/10, Post-doctoral Fellow
Murrel Periera, 6/10-10/10, Carnegie Mellon undergrad
Amanda Jacobson, 6/10-8/10, University of Chicago undergrad
Matthew Ieraci, 6/10-8/10, Penn State undergrad
Belita Opene, 6/10-8/10, PTEI Summer Intern
Char White, 6/10-8/10, P TEI Summer Intern
Dov Block, 6/10-8/10, High School Student
Christine Fisher, 7/09-6/10, Pitt Plastic Surgery Resident
Natasa Miljkovic, 4/07-5/10, Post-doctoral fellow
Mostafa Ramadan, 9/09-5/10, Post-doctoral fellow
Ryan Nolan 9/08-4/10, Pitt undergrad student
Samantha Beckowski 5/09-4/10, Pitt undergrad student
Tian Wang 6/09-12/09, Pitt medical student
Lauren Kokai 6/04-12/09, Pitt graduate student
Candace Brayfield 9/03-12/09, Pitt graduate student/post-doc
Nick Oyster 3/08-11/09, Research Associate II
Laura McKee 5/09-8/09, CMU Undergrad student
Danielle Hardy 5/09-8/09, PTEI intern
A. Mahan Ghaznavi, MD 7/08-6/09, NY surgical resident
Christina Ramirez, BS 9/08-7/09, Research fellow
Mario Cherubino, MD 4/08-2/09, Palermo surgical resident
Dan O’Donnell, BS 11/05-1/09, Research Associate III
Jason Frank, PTEI Summer Intern (CCAC)
Project: Manufacturing of Nerve Guides
5/08–8/08
Maggie Saracco, PTEI Summer Intern (Pitt/CCAC)
Project: Osteogenesis of ASCs
5/08–8/08
Stephanie Dreifuss, Bioengineering Undergraduate Student (Duke)
Project: Transfection of ASCs
5/08–8/08
Alicia DeFail, BS
Bioengineering Graduate Student
Project: Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering
11/03–12/07
Kristin Gross, BS
Pitt Medical Student
Project: Dural cell co-culture
5/07–8/07
Brittany Sams
PTEI Summer Intern (Spelman College)
Project: Transfection of ASCs
5/07–8/07
Darren Smith
PTEI Summer Intern (Pitt)
Project: Delivery of neurotrophic factors
5/07–8/07
Alexander Nuttle
Bioengineering Undergraduate student (Duke)
Project: Repair of Osteochondral Defects
5/07–8/07
Chelsea Marsh
Bioengineering Undergraduate Student (CMU)
Project: Osteogenesis of ASCs
5/07–8/07
Adam Iddriss
Bioengineering Undergraduate Student
Project: Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering
5/05–5/07
Nithya Rajendran
Bioengineering Undergraduate Student (CMU)
Project: Optimization of Microsphere Delivery Systems for Chemotherapy
5/05–5/07
Mitchell Thompson
Bioengineering Undergraduate Student
Project: Adipose-derived Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration
1/07–5/07
Christina Lee, MS
Bioengineering Graduate Student (Pitt)
Project: The Use of Adipose-derived Stem Cells in EVG Repair
11/03–3/07
Jason Dudas, BS
Pitt Medical Student
Project: Adipose-derived Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration
6/03–6/06
Lizzie Santiago, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow (PTEI)
Project: Surface Modification of Polymers for Improved Nerve Regeneration
8/03–8/06
Keshav Magge, MD
Research Fellow
Project 1: Isolation and Characterization of ASCs From Various Species
11/05–7/06
Justin Kiswardy, BS
Student Researcher
Project 1: ASCs for Neuronal Repair
11/05–4/06
Virginia Penascino
Bioengineering undergraduate student (Pitt)
Project 1: Determining Gender-based Differences in ASCs
9/04–9/05
Pieter Heemstra
PTEI Summer Intern
Project: Patient Variables in the Behavior of Adipose-derived Stem Cells
5/05–9/05
Aurele Taieb, MD
Research Fellow
Project: In vitro characterization of rat bone marrow-derived dendritic cell populations
1/04–12/05
Ali Emre Aksu, MD
Research Fellow
Project: Tissue Engineering Applications
11/04–10/05
Jeremy Breitinger, BS
Research Associate III
Project 1: Isolation and Characterization of Adipose-derived Stem Cells
Project 2: Characterization of Rat Dendritic Cells
11/03–8/05
Nicole Martik, BS
Research Associate II
Project: Adipose Tissue Engineering
7/04–8/05
Sagar Shah
Biology Undergraduate Student (Clemson)
Project: Directional Neurite Outgrowth on Polysulfone
6/04–8/04
Garrett Charity
Pre-med Student (Princeton)
Project: Behavior of Adipose-derived Stem Cells on Small Instestinal Submucosa
6/04–8/04
Jennifer Bennett, MS
Research Associate III
Project 1: Isolation and Characterization of Adipose-derived Stem Cells
Project 2: Neuronal Differentiation of Adipose-derived Stem Cells
12/02–6/04
Veena Thomas
Pre-med Undergraduate Student (CMU)
Project: Body Image in Post-Gastric Bypass Patients
1/04–6/04
Morad Askari, BS
Pitt Medical Student
Project: Controlled Delivery of FGF-1 for Wound Healing
3/03–6/04
Haena Kim, BS
Pitt Medical Student
Project: Isolation and Characterization of Immature Dendritic Cells from Rat Bone Marrow
5/03–8/03
Brad Tebbets, BS
Bioengineering Undergraduate Student (RIT)
Project: Isolation of Neural Progenitor Cells from Adipose Tissue
5/03–8/03
Emily Kowalik, BS
PTEI Summer Fellow
Project: Fabrication of Multi-Channeled Tissue-Engineered Nerve Guides
5/03–8/03
Kristen Moffat, BS
PTEI Summer Fellow and Bioengineering Undergraduate Student (CMU)
Project: Tissue-Engineered Endovascular Graft Attachment Mechanism
8/02–8/03
Sara Royce, BS
Bioengineering Undergraduate Student (CMU)
Project: Fibrin Scaffold Fabrication Incorporating Polymer Microspheres
8/02–5/03
Morgana Martin, BS
Bioengineering Undergraduate Student (CMU)
Project: Tissue-Engineered Ligament for Improved MCL Healing
8/02–5/03
Matthew Bender, BS
Bioengineering Undergraduate Student (CMU)
Project: Multi-Channeled Polymer Guides for Nerve Regeneration
8/02–5/03
Colleen Moran, BS
Pitt Medical Student
Project: Studies using L1 Adhesion Protein for Neuronal Stem Cell Growth
3/04–12/04
