The University of Alabama at Birmingham Research Ambassadors are a select group of accomplished students who have participated in academic research for a minimum of six months at UAB. They serve to guide and mentor undergraduates interested in pursuing research, help them find labs, and contact principal investigators. Students interested in receiving mentorship or guidance in pursuing research activities should fill out the peer mentor request form below to request a mentor or learn more information about the state of undergraduate research during COVID-19.
Rajath Bappanad
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience, Masters in Biomedical Sciences
Minors: Chemistry
Research Interests: Opioid Addiction, Nicotine Cessation in Marginalized Groups
Hector Caceres
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience, Philosophy
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neuroimaging Lab
Connor Campbell
Year: Co-Director and Senior
Major: Neuroscience
Minors: Film, Chemistry
Research Interests: Gene Therapy, Dementia, Neuroimaging, Circadian Rhythm, Narrative Medicine
Andy Chae
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience and Masters in Business Administration
Minors: Chemistry
Research Interests: Alzheimer’s Disease, Circadian Rhythm, Molecular Clock
Reshu Chandra
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience, Philosophy
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson's, Memory Loss
Sumanth Chandrupatla
Year: Sophomore
Major: B.S. Neuroscience, B.A. Computer Science
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Data Science
Suma Ejantkar
Year: Senior
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Disease, Developmental Biology
Hazel Higginbotham
Year: Senior
Major: Biology
Research Interests: Climate Change Ecology, Microbiology, Ecology/Evolution
Seth Hubbard
Year: Senior
Major: Chemistry, Neuroscience
Research Interests: Organic Chemistry, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Drug Design, Retina Biology
Abhi Kamath
Year: Junior
Major: Neuroscience
Minors: Biology, Philosophy
Research Interests: Neuroscience, Parkinson’s, Dementia, Cell Signaling
Navya Kapa
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience
Minors: Spanish, Chemistry
Research Interests: Parkinson’s Disease, Movement Disorders, Neuro-degeneration
Soumya Khanna
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience and Masters in Public Health
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neuroscience in Nephrology, HPV Screening - Global Health
Kian Kolahdouzan
Year: Junior
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neurobiology, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sindhu Komaragiri
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Parkinson’s Disease, Genetic Mutations in PINK1-KO Rats
Anantha Korrapati
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience, MPH in Health Policy and Organization
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Environmental Health and Policy, Toxicant Exposure, Parkinson’s Disease, Neurodegeneration
Jagathnarayan Madhanagopal
Year: Sophomore
Major: Cancer Biology
Minor: Chemistry, Environmental Studies
Research Interests: CTE, Cancer, Skeletal Muscles
Adi Menon
Year: Senior
Major: Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Minors: Spanish, Public Health, Biology, Chemistry
Research Interests: Genetics
Nikhita Mudium
Year: Sophomore
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Parkinson's Disease, Neuroimmunology, Movement Disorders, Bioinformatics
Vidhula Prasanna
Year: Junior
Major: Immunology
Minor: Spanish, Chemistry
Research Interests: Immunotherapy, Alzheimer’s Disease
Hrithik Praveen
Year: Senior
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Minor: Chemistry, Mathematics
Research Interests: Cancer, Biomolecular Modeling, Protein Interactions
Fuad Qushair
Year: Co-Director and Senior
Major: Neuroscience, Philosophy
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neurobiology, Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy
Karthik Reddy
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience and Philosophy
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Oncology, Pediatrics
Caleb Rowe
Year: Senior
Major: Chemistry, Neuroscience, Multidisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Interests: Neuroengineering, X-ray Optogenetics, Non-invasive Neuromodulation, Mechanisms of Dopaminergic Drugs, Enteric Systems Interactions with the Nervous System, Advanced Medical Imaging, Neuropeptide Y mouse models, C. Elegans, Drosophila
Jordan Rutledge
Year: Senior
Major: Medical Sociology
Minors: African American Studies and Psychology
Research Interests: Cardiovascular, Circadian Rhythm, OGDH gene, Western Blot imaging, sleep analysis, heart dissection and imaging, and drosophila
Riyan Siddiqui
Year: Junior
Major: Neuroscience / MBS (Neuroscience Concentration)
Minors: Chemistry
Research Interests: Identifying dopaminergic pathways in the cerebellum and underlying loss of motor control in Rett’s syndrome
Agasthya Vedre-Kyanam
Year: Co-Director and Senior
Major: Medical Sociology, MPH Epidemiology
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Critical Theory, Critical Psychiatry, Mental Health, Social Epidemiology, Substance Use
Nandini Vobbilisetty
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry, Computer Science
Research Interests: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuropsychology
Yancey Williams II
Year: Senior
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Minor: Chemistry, Mathematics
Research Interests: Computational Modeling, Super-Resolution Microscopy, Cellular Biology, Tissue Engineering, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery
Krishin Yerabolu
Year: Sophomore
Major: Neuroscience, ABM Masters of Business Administration
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Genomics, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Cardiometabolic health