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

Rajath Bappanad

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience, Masters in Biomedical Sciences 
Minors: Chemistry
Research Interests: Opioid Addiction, Nicotine Cessation in Marginalized Groups

Hector Caceres

Hector Caceres

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience, Philosophy  
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neuroimaging Lab

Connor Campbell

Connor Campbell

Year: Co-Director and Senior
Major: Neuroscience 
Minors: Film, Chemistry
Research Interests: Gene Therapy, Dementia, Neuroimaging, Circadian Rhythm, Narrative Medicine

Andy Chae

Andy Chae

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience and Masters in Business Administration 
Minors: Chemistry
Research Interests: Alzheimer’s Disease, Circadian Rhythm, Molecular Clock

Reshu Chandra

Reshu Chandra

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience, Philosophy  
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson's, Memory Loss

Sumanth Chandrupatla

Sumanth Chandrupatla

Year: Sophomore
Major: B.S. Neuroscience, B.A. Computer Science
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Data Science

Suma Ejantkar

Suma Ejantkar

Year: Senior
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Disease, Developmental Biology

Hazel Higginbotham

Hazel Higginbotham

Year: Senior
Major: Biology 
Research Interests: Climate Change Ecology, Microbiology, Ecology/Evolution

Seth Hubbard

Seth Hubbard

Year: Senior
Major: Chemistry, Neuroscience 
Research Interests: Organic Chemistry, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Drug Design, Retina Biology

Abhi Kamath

Abhi Kamath

Year: Junior
Major: Neuroscience 
Minors: Biology, Philosophy
Research Interests: Neuroscience, Parkinson’s, Dementia, Cell Signaling

Navya Kapa

Navya Kapa

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience 
Minors: Spanish, Chemistry
Research Interests: Parkinson’s Disease, Movement Disorders, Neuro-degeneration

Soumya Khanna

Soumya Khanna

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience and Masters in Public Health
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neuroscience in Nephrology, HPV Screening - Global Health

Kian Kolahdouzan

Kian Kolahdouzan

Year: Junior
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neurobiology, Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sindhu Komaragiri

Sindhu Komaragiri

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Parkinson’s Disease, Genetic Mutations in PINK1-KO Rats 

Anantha Korrapati

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

Jagathnarayan Madhanagopal

Year: Sophomore
Major: Cancer Biology
Minor: Chemistry, Environmental Studies
Research Interests: CTE, Cancer, Skeletal Muscles

Adi Menon

Adi Menon

Year: Senior
Major: Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Minors: Spanish, Public Health, Biology, Chemistry
Research Interests: Genetics

Nikhita Mudium

Nikhita Mudium

Year: Sophomore
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Parkinson's Disease, Neuroimmunology, Movement Disorders, Bioinformatics

Vidhula Prasanna

Vidhula Prasanna

Year: Junior
Major: Immunology
Minor: Spanish, Chemistry
Research Interests: Immunotherapy, Alzheimer’s Disease

Hrithik Praveen

Hrithik Praveen

Year: Senior
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Minor: Chemistry, Mathematics
Research Interests: Cancer, Biomolecular Modeling, Protein Interactions

Fuad Qushair

Fuad Qushair

Year: Co-Director and Senior
Major: Neuroscience, Philosophy 
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Neurobiology, Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy 

Karthik Reddy

Karthik Reddy

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience and Philosophy
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Oncology, Pediatrics

Caleb Rowe

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

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

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

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

Nandini Vobbilisetty

Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience 
Minor: Chemistry, Computer Science
Research Interests: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuropsychology

Yancey Williams II

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

Krishin Yerabolu

Year: Sophomore
Major: Neuroscience, ABM Masters of Business Administration
Minor: Chemistry
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Genomics, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Cardiometabolic health