Current Crew
Jun Chen, PhD
Researcher V, 2022 –
Post-Doctoral Scholar, 2017 – 2022
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
American Heart Association Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Yujin Nicole Ahn, PhD
Post-doctoral Scholar, 2023-
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Purva Desai, BDS
Graduate Student: 2024 –
Co-Mentor: Dr. Kyounga Cheon
Master of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology
Sreekiran Nataraj
Undergraduate: 2022 –
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP)
2022 -, Presidential Scholarship
2022-, Personalized Honors Program
Rebekah Beyea
Graduate Student: 2024-
Multidisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Immunology Major
Robbie Cross
Graduate Student: 2023 –
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
McNair Scholars Program
Pierce Plumlee
Undergraduate: 2022 –
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
BME Honor Undergraduate Research
Philip Le
Undergraduate: 2023 –
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
University Honor Undergraduate Research
Anna Rainey
Undergraduate: 2023 –
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
UAB Honor Undergraduate Research
2021 – Presidential Scholarship
Shreya Hiwalkar, BDS
Graduate Student: 2024 –
Co-Mentor: Dr. Kyounga Cheon
Master of Biomedical Sciences
Akshar Patel
Undergraduate, 2024-
Co-Mentor: Dr. Kyounga Cheon
Department of Biomedical Science
Pre-Dental Program
Dajah Nash
Graduate Student: 2023 –
Co-Mentor: Dr. Kyounga Cheon
Multidisciplinary Biomedical Science
Hailey Kim
High School Intern: Summer 2023 –
Hoover High School
Eunsong Lee
High School Intern: Summer 2023 –
Oak Mountain High School
Ala’a Alnajjar
Undergraduate: 2024 –
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Science and Technology Honor Program
2023 -, Presidential Scholarship
Theivanai Kasee
Undergraduate: 2024 –
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Science and Technology Honor Program
2023 -, Presidential Scholarship
Alumni Crew
YoungHye Cho, MD, PhD
Visiting Scholar: 2021 – 2022
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital
Hyun-Joo Kim, DDS, PhD
Visiting Scholar: 2022 – 2023
Associate Professor
Department of Periodontology
Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital
Hyeonheon Lee, DDS
Visiting Scholar: 2024 – 2024
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Jihun Kim, DDS, Ph.D
Visiting Scholar: 2019 – 2020
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Yonsei University, College of Medicine
Wonju, Korea
HwiDong Jung, DDS, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar.: 2018 – 2019
Associate Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Yonsei University
Seoul, Korea
Chankee Yoo, MD, PhD
Visiting Scholar; 2013-2014
Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
CHA Bundang Medical Center, Korea
Jae-Hong Park, DMD, PhD
Visiting Scholar; 2011-2012
Professor
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University
Seoul, Korea
Thomas McCutcheon
Research Assistant: 2023 – 2024
Co-Mentor: Dr. Kyounga Cheon
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
2018- Presidential Scholarship
Science and Technology Honor
Currently, Dental Student, UNC School of Dentistry
Harsha Medura
Undergraduate: 2021- 2024
Early Dental School Acceptance Program (EDSAP)
2021-, Personalized Honors Program
Immunology Major
Currently, Dental Student, U Penn School of Dentistry
Anna Burkhardt
Graduate Student: 2023 – 2024
Biotechnology
UAB NCAA Division I Volleyball Player
Currently, Industry
Xixi Zhang
Graduate Student, 2018- 2023
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Blazer Fellowship: 2017-2018
American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Currently, work at Medprin Regenerative Medical Technologies
Benjamin Estep
Graduate Student: 2022 – 2023
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Honor College
2018-, Presidential Scholarship
Akram Sayed Ahmed, BDS, MS
Post-doctoral Scholar, 2023-2024
Co-Mentor: Dr. Kyounga Cheon
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Bachelor of Dental, Oral, and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Egypt
ChaeYun Bae, Ph.D
Post-Doctoral Fellow.: 2016
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Juhee Shin
Visiting Graduate Student: 2019 – 2020
Department of Anatomy
College of Medicine
Chungnam National University
Korea
Grant Alexander, PhD
Graduate Student: 2013 – 2018
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Med-Grad Fellow, 2012
Alabama EPSCoR GRSP Fellowship, 2015
School of Engineering’s Outstanding Graduate Student Engineer and as the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Outstanding Graduate Student Engineer, 2018
Patrick Hwang, Ph.D
Graduate Student: 2010 – 2015, Ph.D. in 2015
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
First place, Biomedical & Life Sciences Session, Graduate Student Research Days, 2013
Alabama EPSCoR GRSP Fellowship, 2013 – 2015
1st place in the Biomedical & Life Sciences Session at the 2014 Graduate Student Research Days
Director of Research and Development, Endomimetics, LLC
Currently, Assistant Professor, Rowan University
Jeremy Vines, MS
Graduate Student: 2015 – 2018
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
2008-2009, undergraduate researcher in our lab
Research Engineer
NuTech Medical
Adinarayana Andukuri, PhD
Graduate Student: 2007-2013, M.S. 2010, Ph.D. in 2013
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Caroline P. Island Research Scholarship, 2008
American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship, 2010
Outstanding Graduate Student Engineer in Biomedical Engineering, 2013
UAB Graduate Student Engineer of the Year, 2013
Featheringill Young Investigator Award, the Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center Symposium, 2013
Dongjin Daniel Lim, Ph.D
Graduate Student: 2008-2013, Ph.D in 2013
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
2010 ADA Meeting Travel Award from The UAB Diabetes Research and Training Center
Joel Anderson, Ph.D.
Graduate Student: 2006 -2011, M.S., 2008, Ph.D. 2011
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
NIH T32 Predoctoral Training Grant for Nanotechnology in Biosensors and Bioengineering
2008 UAB Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student of the Year
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31), 2010
Currently, FDA
Meenakshi Kushwaha, M.S.
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Graduate Student: 2006-2009, M.S., 2008
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Honor of the Best Outgoing Student
Caroline P. Island Research Scholarship
TBA
TBA
TBA
| Alumni | Medical & Dental Students, Residents |
 | Will Evans Medical Student Summer Intern: 2022 Medical College of Georgia |
 | David Hall: 2019 Summer School of Medicine |
 | David Cruz Walma: 2016 – 2019 School of Dentistry |
  | Asher Knell: 2016- MSTP (MD/PhD) Program School of Medicine Biomedical Engineering (BME) Currently, Medical Student, UAB School of Medicine |
  | Ajay Tambralli: 2007-2011 2007-2008, BME Honor Undergraduate Research, B.S. with BME Honor, 2008 Medical Student, UAB School of Medicine. Currently, Pediatric Resident |
  | George Waits: 2012 American Heart Association Summer Fellowship in Cardiovascular Biology, 2012 Medical Student, UAB School of Medicine Currently, Resident |
| Alumni | K-12 High School Students |
  | Michelle Chang: 2019 Seoul International School, Seoul, South Korea High School Intern Currently, Student, University of Pennsylvania |
  | Sophia Lee: 2018 – 2019 Jefferson County International Baccalaureate High School High School Intern Currently, Student, Yale University |
 | Nathan Ng: 2015 summer Hoover High School International Baccalaureate Program Summer 2015, High School Intern Currently, Student, University of Pennsylvania |
 | Karan P. Patel: Summer 2014 Vestavia Hills High School Summer 2014, UAB Science Institute Research Intern for High School Students Currently, Neuroscience, University Honor Program, UAB |
 | Fred Seungwoo Kim: 2012 Livingston High School, New Jersey Summer 2012, High School Intern Undergraduate Student, Boston College Currently, Medical Student, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
 | Elise Ye: 2011-2012 Jefferson County International Baccalaureate High School Summer 2011-2012, High School Intern Currently, Student at UIUC |
 | Jasmine Davis: Summer 2011 Parker High School Summer 2011, UAB Science Institute Research Intern for High School Students |
 | Tiffany Holloway: Summer 2010 Ramsay High School Summer 2010, UAB Science Institute Research Intern for High School Students Currently, Student, UAB |
 | Joshua Ng: 2010 – 2012 Hoover High School International Baccalaureate Program Summer 2010 – 2012, High School Intern Undergraduate Student, University of Pennsylvania Currently, Medical Student, Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine |
 | Andy Gao: 2010-2011 Jefferson County International Baccalaureate High School Spring 2010-, High School Intern Currently, Student, Auburn University |
 | Carter Tate: 2010-2011 Jefferson County International Baccalaureate High School Spring 2010-, High School Intern Currently, Student, Harding University |
 | LaKeya Jackson: Summer 2009 George Washington Carver High School UAB Science Institute Research Intern for High School Students Currently, Student, Berea College |
 | LeFante Williams: Summer 2009 Teacher at Huffman High school NSF-RET |
 | Michael McGrath: 2009-2010 Jefferson County International Baccalaureate High School Summer 2009-2010, High School Intern Currently, Student, UAB |
 | Jake Walker: 2009-2010 Jefferson County International Baccalaureate High School Summer 2009-2010, High School Intern Currently, Student, Auburn University |
 | Danielle Lee: Summer 2008 Ramsay High School UAB Science Institute Research Intern for High School Students Currently, Student, Auburn University |
