Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Graduate Program

Ami Amini

• Previous Education: SUNY-Stony Brook
• Thesis Advisor: Drs. Syam Nukavarapu and Cato Laurencin
• Email: aamini@student.uchc.edu
• D.M.D./Ph.D. student

Ashley Amini

• Previous Education: SUNY-Stony Brook
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Lakshmi Nair
• Email: asamini@student.uchc.edu
• D.M.D./Ph.D. student

Aja Aravamudhan

• Previous Education: Anna University, India
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Sangamesh Kumbar
• Email: aaravamudhan@student.uchc.edu

Lyndon Charles

• Previous Education: University of Connecticut-Storrs
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Liisa Kuhn
• Email: lcharles@student.uchc.edu

Eliane Dutra

• Previous Education: Pontifica Universidade Catolica Parana-Brazil
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Ernst Reichenberger
• Email: dutra@uchc.edu

Ray Fatahi

• Previous Education: Tennessee Tech University
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Mina Mina
• Email: reza.fatahi@uconn.edu
• D.M.D./Ph.D. student

Tiziana Franceschetti

• Previous Education: University of Ferrara-Italy
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Anne Delany
• Email: franceschetti@student.uchc.edu

Eric James

• Previous Education: University of Connecticut-Storrs
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Lakshmi Nair
• Email: ejames@uchc.edu

Clarke Nelson

• Previous Education: Vanderbilt University
• Thesis Advisor: Drs. Yusuf Khan and Cato Laurencin
• Email: clarkenelson@gmail.com
• M.D./Ph.D. student

Vanessa Piccuillo

• Previous Education: University of Connecticut-Storrs
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Dashzeveg Bayarsaihan
• Email: vpiccuillo@student.uchc.edu

Karen Sagomonyants

• Previous Education: First Tashkent Medical Institute-Uzbekistan
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Mina Mina
• Email: ksagomonyants@student.uchc.edu

John B. (JB) Shepard

• Previous Education: East Carolina University
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Dealy
• Email: jshepard@student.uchc.edu

Sara Strecker

• Previous Education: St. Joseph College
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Peter Maye
• Email: sstrecker@student.uchc.edu

Achint Utreja

• Previous Education: University of Chicago
• Thesis Advisor: Dr. David Rowe
• Email: utreja@gde.uchc.edu