People
Faculty

James Barrett, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Departments of Anesthesiology
james.barrett@som.umaryland.edu

Alan I. Faden, M.D.
David S. Brown Professor in Trauma
Departments of Anesthesiology, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Neurology
Associate Dean for Trans-Campus Research Advancement
afaden@som.umaryland.edu

Yun Li, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Department of Anesthesiology
yun.li@som.umaryland.edu

Marta Lipinski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Anesthesiology and Anatomy Neurobiology
mlipinski@som.umaryland.edu

Chinmoy Sarkar, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Department of Anesthesiology
csarkar@som.umaryland.edu
Bogdan Stoica, M.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Anesthesiology and Anatomy Neurobiology
bstoica@som.umaryland.edu

Junfang Wu, B.M., Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Anesthesiology and Anatomy Neurobiology
junfang.wu@som.umaryland.edu
Postdocs
Nivedita Hegdekar, Ph.D.
Ph.D.: The University of Maryland Baltimore
Interests: Basic and translational research strategies for treatment of traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases
Nivedita.Hegdekar@som.umaryland.edu
Balaji Krishnamachary, Ph.D.
Ph.D.: Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA), Thanjavur, India
Interests: Cardio-pulmonary dysfunction and COVID-19
BKrishnamachary@som.umaryland.edu
Zhuofan Lei, Ph.D.
Ph.D.: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: Gene Therapy for Neuroregeneration, Traumatic Brain Injury and Treatment, In-vivo Electrical/Optical Recording and Signal Processing
ZLei@som.umaryland.edu
Liwen Wei, M.D.
M.D.: Jinzhou Medical University
Interests:
Liwen.wei@som.umaryland.edu
Students
Amir Mehrabani
Program in Molecular Medicine
Graduate of the Johns Hopkins University
amirmehrabanitabari@som.umaryland.edu
Sagarina Thapa
Program in Molecular Medicine
Graduate of Mississippi University for Women
Sagarina.Thapa@som.umaryland.edu
Lab Technicians
Kavitha Brunner
kbrunner@som.umaryland.edu
Guanghui Li
guanhui.li@som.umaryland.edu
Hui Li
huili@som.umaryland.edu
Xiaoyi Lin
xlin@som.umaryland.edu
Olivia Pettyjohn-Robin
opettyjohnrobin@som.umaryland.edu
Toochi Uradu