Principal Investigator
René Olivares-Navarrete, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
email: ronavarrete@vcu.edu | research gate
Lab Members
Jefferson OverlinMD-PhD Student
email: overlinjw@vcu.edu 
Ashkhan HojatiMasters Student
email: hojatia@vcu.edu 
Marika WhitlatchUndergraduate Researcher
email: whitlatchm@vcu.edu 
Arth ShahUndergraduate Researcher
email: shahah4@vcu.edu |
Suraj KandalamMasters Student
email: kandalams@vcu.edu 
Cristian Coriano-OrtizUndergraduate Researcher
email: corianoortizc@vcu.edu 
Ryan Michael Musselman Undergraduate Researcher
email: musselmanrm@vcu.edu 
Emily Daniel
Laboratory Technician
email: danielea@vcu.edu |
Alumni:
Kegan Sowers
M.S. Student
Current Position:
Kelly Hotchkiss
Ph.D. Student
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar at Duke University
Nancy Ayad
M.S. Student
Current Position: Scientific Manager at Leidos
Alexander Whitehead
Undergraduate Researcher
Current Position: Ph.D. Student at UC San Diego
Emily Burtch
Undergraduate Researcher
Current Position: Ph.D. Student at University of Colorado
Garret Cyprus
Undergraduate Researcher
Current Position: Pharmaceutical R&D Scientist at PPD
Kegan Sowers
M.S. Student
Current Position:
Kelly Hotchkiss
Ph.D. Student
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar at Duke University
Nancy Ayad
M.S. Student
Current Position: Scientific Manager at Leidos
Alexander Whitehead
Undergraduate Researcher
Current Position: Ph.D. Student at UC San Diego
Emily Burtch
Undergraduate Researcher
Current Position: Ph.D. Student at University of Colorado
Garret Cyprus
Undergraduate Researcher
Current Position: Pharmaceutical R&D Scientist at PPD