Principal Investigator

Jennifer L. Puetzer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Departments of Biomedical Engineering & Orthopaedic Surgery

PostDoc, Materials & Bioengineering, Imperial College London
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, NC State
email: jlpuetzer AT vcu.edu

Graduate Students

Ethan Brown

Ph.D Student
B.S., Biochemistry, Minor in Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 2016
Research: Musculoskeletal enthesis development, bone integration
email: brownme9 AT vcu.edu

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Austin Gouldin

Ph.D. Student
B.S., Biological Systems Engineering, Minor in Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2018
Research: Effects of Ageing on Musculoskeletal collagen and cells
email: gouldinag AT vcu.edu

Undergraduate Students

​ Panth Doshi

Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Med Track
Expected graduation May 2021
Research: Combating age-related Advanced Glycation End-product Accumulation in Tendons with Mechanical stimulation
email: doship AT vcu.edu
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Madison Bates

Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics and Biomaterials Track
Minor: Chemistry
Expected graduation December 2020
Research: Investigating lysyl oxidase induced crosslinking in collagen fiber formation

Kelly Ott

Biomedical Engineering, 
​Expected graduation May 2022
​Research: Bioreactor extraordinaire
Kelly plays pivotal roles in all mechanical stimulation studies, including investigating how mechanical stimulation can combat Advanced Glycation End-product accumulation
email: ottkr AT vcu.edu
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Saagar Sheth

Biomedical Engineering, 
​Expected graduation May 2023
​Research: Zonal cell differentiation within engineered ligament-to-bone attachments
email: shethsn AT vcu.edu

Reem Hammad

Biomedical Engineering, 
​Expected graduation May 2024
​Research: Development of high density fluorescent collagen gels for tracking of cellular collagen turnover in extended tissue culture
email: hammadri AT vcu.edu

Dedelolia Olungwe

Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Med Track
Expected graduation May 2022
Research: Musculoskeletal cell collagen turnover
Passion: ​Dedelolia is striving to get a Ph.D. in neuroscience and is intrigued about the complexity of the brain, spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system
email: olungwedc AT vcu.edu

Alumni​

Undergraduate Alumni
Charlie Bass - Class of 2021
​Kyle Warner - Class of  2020

Interested in joining the team? Get in touch!