Christopher Nelson, PhD
Christopher Nelson is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Chris received his Bachelors in Biological Engineering at the University of Arkansas in 2009. His PhD was completed with Professor Craig Duvall at Vanderbilt University designing biomaterials for gene and drug delivery. His postdoctoral work was with Charles Gersbach at Duke University designing genome editing approaches for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Shilpi Agrawal, PhD
I grew up in India and completed my master’s in biotechnology in India. I came to United States in Fall 2016 and completed my PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry in Fall 2020. I began studying the protein-ligand interactions and engineering proteins to gain thermal stability and bioactivity during my time as a graduate student at the University of Arkansas. By the end of my PhD, I started developing interest in gene editing and in vivo applications by collaborating with few laboratories. I now study different delivery vectors to improve the efficacy of gene editing and to further translate the use of CRISPR systems for in vivo applications. Apart from research, I enjoy outdoor events like hiking and biking. I also love to dance and cook all kind of cuisine (especially Indian).
Allie Ivy
Allie completed her B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Alabama in 2019. She joined UArk’s PhD program in the fall following her undergrad where her research focuses on chronic wound healing. Outside of research, Allie can be found watching either the Dallas Cowboys or the Crimson Tide if it’s football season and reading if it isn’t.
Harumi Padmaswari
Harumi completed her medical degree at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, in 2017. Her last project was about the association of the LEPR gene polymorphism with hypertension and obesity in Indonesia. She had worked as a physician in clinics and hospitals in Indonesia which triggered her curiosity in the emergence of molecular therapy. She is highly interested in gene-based therapy research especially for genetics disease and complex disease. In her free time, you will find her stargazing and writing postcards
Abbey Bryan
Abbey graduated from Harding University in May 2022 with a B.S in biomedical engineering. She first experienced the campus through the INBRE program where she did research in the chemistry department in Dr. Maggie He’s lab. She entered the University of Arkansas biomedical engineering Ph.D. program in Fall 2022 with research interests in immunology and gene therapy. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, movies, scrapbooking, and playing music.
Daniel Maxenberger
Daniel completed his B.S. in 2023 at the UofA. More info TBD
Adila Khalil
Adila Khalil is a Fullbright PhD Student. TBD info
Gabby Bulliard
Ahmed Tolba
Julliana Renales
FEP Team
Ian Popp
Jayita Ujjaini
Lab Alumni
1. Mary Jia, B.S.
2. Amira Elhamady B.S.
3. Andrew Greek B.S.
4. Prashant Khatiwada B.S.
5. Pranav Suri B.S.
Landon Burcham, MS 2022
Landon completed a Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering adapting new sequencing methods to examine precision of gene editing. He is now at Tune Therapeutics.
Morgan Reese, MS 2023
Morgan Reese graduated with a Masters Degree in Cell and Molecular Biology in the Summer of 2023.
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