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
Ph.D Candidate B.S., Biochemistry, Minor in Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 2016 Research: Musculoskeletal enthesis development, bone integration email: brownme9 AT vcu.edu
Austin Gouldin
Ph.D. Candidate 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
Leia Troop
Ph.D. Student B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Minor in Chemistry and Biology, Mercer University, 2021 Research: Effects of Mechanical Loading on Hierarchical Fiber development and LOX expression email: troopld AT vcu.edu
Kelly Ott
PhD Student B.S., Biomedical Engineering, VCU, 2022 Research: Kelly's thesis research is investigating how slow growth elongations mirroring postnatal growth rates effect hierarchical collagen fiber development. email: ottkr AT vcu.edu
Tristan Strayer
PhD Student B.S., Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2022 Research: The Role of Focal Adhesion Kinase in Hierarchical Collagen Fiber formation and Fiber Dysregulation with EDS email: strayert AT vcu.edu
Undergraduate Students
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
Chemistry, 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
Raza Haider
Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics Track Expected graduation May 2024 Research: Combating age-related Advanced Glycation End-product Accumulation in Tendons with Mechanical stimulation email: haiderra AT vcu.edu
Alex Samson
Biomedical Engineering Expected graduation May 2024 Research: Combating age-related Advanced Glycation End-product Accumulation in Tendons with Mechanical stimulation email: samsonag AT vcu.edu
Rudav Kathiravan
Biomedical Engineering Expected graduation May 2026 Research: Zonal cell differentiation within engineered ligament-to-bone attachments email: kathiravanr AT vcu.edu
Alumni
Graduate Alumni Ethan Brown, PhD - Working at PPD
Undergraduate Alumni Kyle Warner - Class of 2020 - Working in Industry Madison Bates - Class of 2021 - Now PhD Student at Vanderbilt University Panth Doshi - Class of 2021 - Now MD Student at VCU Charlie Bass - Class of 2021 Dedelolia Olungew - Class of 2022 Elna Manoj - Class of 2025 Sophia Murphy - Visiting REU Alumnus