Rossignol Lab Members
Julien Rossignol
Principal Investigator
Julien grew up in France. He holds degrees in cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics and neuroscience from the University of Nantes and the University of Orleans in France. As a faculty member in the College of Medicine, Julien leads a team of undergraduate and graduate students and medical students working to deliver cell therapy and genomic editing to the brain through human-made dendrimer molecules. The approach could apply to treatment for conditions such as stroke, glioblastoma, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease.
Bhairavi Srinageshwar
Research Associate
Bhairavi grew up in Chennai, India. She received her bachelor’s degree in genetic engineering from SRM University, Chennai and completed a one-year research/work experience in the Clinical Genetics lab at Christian Medical College, Vellore. Bhairavi is currently working on dendrimer based gene and drug delivery for Huntington’s disease, glioblastoma multiforme and stroke.
Bethany MacDonald
Graduate Student
Bethany grew up in Gladstone, Michigan. She has a undergraduate degree in neuroscience with a minor in psychology. Bethany along with other graduate students are working on delivering large plasmids to specific cell types of the brain such as glial cells. She is also working on processing the stroked brain tissue following dendrimer nanomolecule therapy.
Kellie Gallo
Graduate Student
Kellie grew up in Fraser, Michigan. She received her bachelor's degree in biology from Central Michigan University. She is currently pursing her master's degree in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology and working on using CRISPR/Cas9 and dendrimer nanomolecules based gene delivery for treatment of glioblastoma and stroke.
Justin Stadler
Graduate Student
Justin grew up in Livonia, Michigan. He received a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from Adrian College and his master’s degree from Central Michigan University. He is currently an instructor of anatomy at the College of Medicine, and his research involves middle cerebral artery occlusion surgery for ischemic stroke in rats and delivering dendrimer nanomolecules to alleviate functional deficits following stroke.
John Gallien
Graduate Student
John grew up in Los Gatos, California. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from San Diego State University. After working as a substance abuse counselor, he earned his master of science in clinical neuropsychology from the University of Texas at Tyler, where his internship focused on the assessment and diagnosis of dementia patients. He received a master's in neuroscience at CMU and recently completed a graduate clinical fellowship with MI-LEND. He is currently working on the treatment of stroke and HD using dendrimer nanomolecule delivery.
Arjun Poudel
Graduate Student
Arjun grew up in Nawalparasi, Nepal. He received his bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Sciences in Bangalore, India. After working as a physical therapist he came to Central Michigan University to receive his master's degree in health services administration and is currently a graduate student in neuroscience. Arjun is currently working with other graduate students on their projects with stroke and dendrimer nanomolecules.
Morgan Reigler
Undergraduate Student
Morgan grew up in Dewitt, Michigan and is an incoming sophomore at CMU. Morgan is a pre-med student majoring in neuroscience. She is currently involved in research focused on the delivery of genes via dendrimer nanomolecules as treatment for stroke.
Johnathon Evers Smith
Undergraduate Student
Johnny grew up in Morrow, Ohio. He is an undergraduate student currently pursuing a major in neuroscience and a minor in American Sign Language (ASL). During the summer, Johnny volunteers at the Center for Neurological Development in Burkettsville, Ohio, where he helps rehabilitate patients with neurological disabilities. He is currently involved in research that uses dendrimer nanomolecules as a possible treatment for stroke.
Alexa Katherine Toth
Undergraduate Student
Alexa grew up in Canton, Michigan. She is an undergraduate student at Central Michigan University pursuing a double major in neuroscience and psychology. She is currently involved in research focused on the delivery of genes via dendrimer nanomolecules as a treatment for stroke.
Jared Swiontek
Undergraduate Student
Jared grew up in Jackson, Michigan. He is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in neuroscience with a minor in computer science. Jared is currently working on a curcumin treatment driven by dendrimer nanoparticles to alleviate neuroinflammation and is also involved in the research of post-stroke treatments.
Madison Balow
Undergraduate student
Madison grew up in Mattawan, Michigan and is currently a senior. She has been working as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) alongside her research and degree pursuits. She is pre-medicine with a neuroscience and psychology double major. She is currently working on a curcumin treatment driven by dendrimer nanoparticles to alleviate neuroinflammation.
Paulina Otero Sequeiros
Lab Technician
Past and present volunteers from the College of Medicine
- Elizabeth Nisper
- David Doyle
- Garrett Richardson
- Nathanial Bartosek
- Bradley Miller
- Joshua Richmond
- Firas Shalabi
- Maria Florendo
- Alex Figacz
- John Sturgis
- Anthony Dils
- Thomas Fagan
- Joseph Zhou
- Rachel Kim
- Michael Fana
- Eric Kuhn
- Joseph Hellrung
- Harrison Schurr
