Current Lab Members

Studying the regenerative and therapeutic capacities of induced neural stem cells (iNSCs) in both in vitro and in vivo models.

Studying the potential of transplanted human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells (iNSCs) in novel pig stroke and traumatic brain injury models.

Studying non-integrating cellular reprogramming, neural stem cell therapies for stroke in a porcine model, and non-invasive in vivo imaging in our pig model. 

Soo is a master’s degree student in the West Lab with the interdisciplinary toxicology program. She graduated from University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Biotechnology with an emphasis in Animal Science in 2018. She is extremely...

Sydney is a graduate student in the West Lab pursuing her master’s degree in animal and dairy science. She graduated from Berry College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science with an emphasis on chemistry. There she...

Studying the survivability of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells in the brain post stroke due to nanoparticle-delivered therapeutics.