{"id":8,"date":"2018-11-29T11:24:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:37:32","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

INSTITUTE FACULTY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Cato<\/p>\n

Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Chief Executive Officer, The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering<\/p>\n

University Professor<\/p>\n

Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery<\/p>\n

Professor of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n

860-679-6544<\/p>\n

laurencin@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Lakshmi S. Nair, M.Phil., Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Deputy Director, The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering<\/p>\n

Professor, Orthopedic Surgery<\/p>\n

Professor, Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n

Professor, Material Science and Engineering<\/p>\n

860-679-7190<\/p>\n

nair@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

James Grady, Dr.P.H.<\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Director, The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, Biostatistics Center<\/p>\n

Professor, Community Medicine and Health Care<\/p>\n

860-679-2653<\/p>\n

jgrady@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Kevin Wai Hong Lo, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Director, The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, Education<\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Medicine<\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n

860-679-2949<\/p>\n

wlo@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Gualberto Rua\u00f1o, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Assistant Director, The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, Special Projects<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry<\/p>\n

860-679-2270<\/p>\n

ruano@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Chia-Ling Kuo, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Biostatistician, The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering<\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Community Medicine and Health Care<\/p>\n

860-679-2897<\/p>\n

kuo@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Yusuf Khan, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery<\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Material Science and Engineering<\/p>\n

860-679-1768<\/p>\n

ykhan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Howard A. Tennen, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Director of Clinical and Translational Research Master of Science Degree and Certificate Program<\/p>\n

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Public Health Sciences<\/p>\n

860-679-5466<\/p>\n

tennen@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Helen<\/p>\n

Helen Wu, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry<\/p>\n

860-679-3423<\/p>\n

zwu@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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RESEARCH STAFF<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Eva Homan Kan, M.Phil<\/p>\n

Research Associate II<\/p>\n

860-679-5576<\/p>\n

homan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"Sapna<\/a><\/p>\n

Sapna W. Eipeson<\/p>\n

Research Assistant I<\/p>\n

eipeson@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Debolina Ghosh, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

Research Associate II<\/p>\n

860-679-1152<\/p>\n

dghosh@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Rohithkumar Kotha, MBBS, MPH<\/p>\n

Clinical Research Associate II<\/p>\n

860-679-8429<\/p>\n

kotha@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Rong Wu, M.S., Ph.D.<\/p>\n

Research Associate II<\/p>\n

860-679-3076<\/p>\n

rwu@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Michelle Slivinsky<\/p>\n

Clinical Research Assistant III<\/p>\n

860-679-2587<\/p>\n

slivinsky@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Janice<\/a><\/p>\n

Janice Gambardella<\/p>\n

Administrative Manager<\/p>\n

860-679-7562<\/p>\n

jgambardella@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cari Castillo<\/p>\n

Administrative Program Assistant II<\/p>\n

860-679-6550<\/p>\n

ccastillo@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sheila DeJesus<\/p>\n

Executive Assistant<\/p>\n

860-679-4086<\/p>\n

sdejesus@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"Jan<\/a><\/p>\n

Yan Sudman<\/p>\n

Administrative Fiscal Assistant<\/p>\n

860-679-3844<\/p>\n

sudman@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Anne Marie C. Cirullo<\/span><\/p>\n

Administrative Program Coordinator<\/p>\n

860-679-7039<\/p>\n

acirullo@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jon D'Arpino<\/p>\n

Web and Marketing Associate II<\/p>\n

860-679-4967<\/p>\n

darpino@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jolene Monahan Wilding<\/p>\n

Program Manager<\/p>\n

860-679-2777<\/p>\n

monahanwilding@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Postdoctoral Fellows<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Manaswee Barua<\/p>\n

barua@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Chrysoula Argyrou<\/p>\n

argyrou@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Bridget Jeyatha Wilson<\/p>\n

brwilson@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Graduate Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Amir Abedini<\/p>\n

aabedini@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Fatemeh Hosseini<\/p>\n

fhosseini@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Elnazsadat Mirdamadi<\/p>\n

mirdamadi@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hanna Anderson<\/p>\n

handerson@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hanzhang (Chris) Ding<\/p>\n

hding@uchc.edu<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Rachel Marchini<\/p>\n

marchini@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Kevin Grassie<\/p>\n

grassie@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Seyyedmorteza Attari<\/p>\n

attari@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Madison Hicks<\/p>\n

mahicks@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Former Fellows & Students<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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