Group Members

Principal Investigator

Ramkumar T. Annamalai

Assistant Professor
email: ramkumar.suny@gmail.com

  • PhD in Biomedical Engineering (Wayne State University, Detroit)
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
  • Assistant Research Scientist (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

Graduate Students and Postdocs

Matthew Patrick, BS

I have a BS in Biology and minor in Physics from the University of Kentucky. I’m interested in biomaterial and tissue engineering research. I like playing music, watching movies, and being active.
email: mdpatric@buffalo.edu

Zachary Varrenti, BS

I have a BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University at Buffalo. I’m interested in muscle regeneration and aging, I like rock climbing as well!
email: Zach.Verrenti@buffalo.edu

Aditi Tata, BE

I have a BS in Chemical Engineering. I’m interested in drug delivery for diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
email: Aditi.Tata@buffalo.edu

Jayishnu Roy, BE

I have a BS in Chemical Engineering. I’m interested in drug delivery for osteoarthritis and aging-related disorders.
email: Jay.Roy@buffalo.edu

Heather Thompson, BS

Heather has a Bachelor of Technology in Biosystems Engineering from the University of Kentucky. She is working on engineering biomaterials with stress relaxation for immunomodulation.
email: Heather.Thompson@uky.edu

Undergraduate Students

Alumni

Sakina Bhanpurawala, Spring 2024
Kate Reardon, Spring 2023
Lauren Baur, Spring 2023
Austin Sovar, Spring 2023
Maria Franco (Exchange), Fall 2022
Lauryn Humphreys, Spring 2020
Amanda Holbrook, Spring 2020
Jeremy Keys, Fall 2019
Alec Gongaware, Fall 2019
Laura Richardson, Fall 2019
Becca Palmer-Ball, Fall 2019
Odinakachi Obidegwu, Fall 2019
Graduate Students
Alexander Chen, Spring 2022
Mark McHargue, Spring 2023