Adrienne Widener

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Adrienne Widener
Materials Science and Engineering
Adriennejan25@ufl.edu
Neural Interfaces and Drug Delivery

Adrienne is a fourth-year materials science and engineering student with a specialization in biomaterials and a minor in trumpet music performance. She is currently studying conductive polymers and their effect as a neural interface in the central nervous system. After graduating, Adrienne is interested in pursuing a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering

Felicia Sedwick

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Felicia Sedwick
Biomedical Engineering

Felicia Sedwick is a fifth year biomedical engineering student at the University of Florida. She is working on the TEENI project and will be focusing on nerve regeneration through the threads.

Nicolas Kunigk

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Nicolas Kunigk
Biomedical Engineering

Nicolas Kunigk is a third year biomedical engineering student at the University of Florida with minors in computer science and bioinformatics. He plans on pursuing a PhD and is interested in studying neuroprosthetics.

Annie Gormaley

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Annie Gormaley
Biomedical Engineering
agormaley@ufl.edu

Anne is a fourth year biomedical engineering student at the University of Florida. Her work focuses on the evaluation of the foreign body response to neural implants in the peripheral nervous system.

Ray Ward

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Ray Ward
Biomedical Engineering
wr4yflorida@ufl.edu

Ray Ward is a fourth year biomedical engineering student, most interested in the implications of long-term foreign body response on the application of neural implants in modern medicine. He plans on pursuing a PhD and hopes to contribute to the development of novel treatment options for patients with neurological disorder and neuropathic pain.

Melissa Franklin

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Melissa Franklin
Biomedical Engineering
melfrank7@ufl.edu
Neural interfaces and immunohistochemistry
[expand title=”Read more”]Melissa is a fourth-year biomedical engineering major at the University of Florida with a specialization in Biomaterials. She is interested in novel biomaterials used for neural interfaces and techniques to regenerate neural tissue. After her bachelor’s degree, she plans to pursue a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. [/expand]

Lauren Lester

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Lauren Lester
Mechanical Engineering
laurenlester@ufl.edu
Neural interfaces and drug delivery

Lauren is a first year mechanical engineering undergrad at the University of Florida with a focus on bio-mechanics. This is Lauren’s first lab setting and is very enthusiastic to get involved with research.

Alexis Brake

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Alexis Brake
Biomedical Engineering / Dance
abrake@ufl.edu
Neural interfaces and immunohistochemistry

Alexis is currently in her third year as a biomedical engineering major at the University of Florida. Her current research interests are in investigating the Foreign Body Response in the African Spiny Mouse . After graduating, Alexis looks forward to attending a Ph.D./M.D. combined program and becoming a physician scientist.

Avi Matarasso

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small_aviAvi Matarasso
Chemical Engineering
avimatarasso@ufl.edu

Avi is a 3rd year Chemical Engineering student with an Electrical Engineering minor. Avi is interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, and is currently researching histology aspects of TEENI electrode implants. His research interests include brain-computer and peripheral interfaces, electrochemical brain signals, and their interactions with debilitating brain diseases and brain disorders.

Mary Regan

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small_maryprofileMary Regan
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
mregan1014@ufl.edu
[expand title=”Read more”] Mary is currently a 4th year student in the Biological Engineering department here at UF and is planning on pursuing a PhD in biomedical Engineering after graduating. She is specifically interested in using nanoparticles for drug delivery and disease detection, but is currently focused on learning about immunohistochemistry, brain biology, and general research methodology.[/expand]