Lab Members

Principle Investigator
Dylan McCreedy
Dylan received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 2013. He received his BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2008.
Faculty webpage: https://www.bio.tamu.edu/wordpress/index.php/faculty-page-dylan-mccreedy/

Graduate Student (PhD)
Andrew Buxton
Andrew received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 2022 at The Ohio State University. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M.

Graduate Student (PhD)
Frank Jalufka
Frank is a graduate student in the Biology Ph.D. program currently studying V2a interneurons in the spinal cord using tissue clearing and light-sheet microscopy techniques. He received his B.S. in Biochemistry from Texas A&M in 2014 and his M.S. in Biomedical Science from University of Houston - Victoria in 2019.

Graduate Student (PhD)
Mia Pacheco
Mia graduated with her BS in Psychology in 2018 from the University of Utah (Go Utes!). She is currently pursuing her PhD in Neuroscience at Texas A&M University.

Graduate Student (PhD)
Miranda Leal
Miranda received her B.S in Biomedical Sciences in 2018 and her M.S in Biology in 2020 at Texas A&M University - Kingsville. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Biology.

Graduate Student (PhD)
Shelby Reid
Shelby received her BS in Biochemistry and Cognitive Neuroscience in 2019. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Texas A&M.

Graduate Student (MS)
Marina Maale
Marina received her BS in Animal Science from Texas A&M University in 2019. She is currently pursuing her MS in Microbiology at Texas A&M University.

Graduate Student (MS)
Ashley Tran
Ashley received her B.S. in Biochemistry-Molecular Biology from Houston Baptist University in 2020. She is currently pursuing her M.S. in Biology at Texas A&M.

Research Assistant
Matthew Bradley
Matthew received his B.S. in Computational Biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He is currently working as a research assistant in the McCreedy lab.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Kindred Campbell
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Kindred is currently pursuing a B.S. in Neuroscience (Class of 2023). She plans to pursue a M.S. in Microbiology to incorporate into her neuroscience background with continued focus in research.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Jack Kubaney
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Jack is pursuing a Biology degree (Class of 2024). He plans on attending medical school and specialize in pediatric orthopedic surgery.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Krystal Mireles
Krystal is pursuing a Public Health degree (Class of 2025). She plans to attend medical school with a special interest in dermatology and hopes to contribute to the improvement of Texas minority health.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Alyson Narvaez
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Alyson is pursuing a BS in Biomedical Engineering with a Math minor (Class of 2024) at Texas A&M University. She intends to become a Research & Development Engineer in biomolecular and cellular engineering.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Damini Patel
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Damini is a Biology major pursuing a Public Health minor (Class of 2024). She plans on attending medical school to pursue an interest in pediatrics and serving medically underserved areas.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Sampriti Ramakrishnan
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Sampriti is pursuing a BS in biomedical engineering (Class of 2024). She plans to work in industry as a Research and Development Engineer in orthopedics and attend medical school to pursue an interest in orthopedics.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Nicole Rehtmeyer
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Nicole received her AS in Biology and her AS in Chemistry at Del Mar College. She is currently pursuing her BS in Neuroscience at Texas A&M. She intends to earn a Ph.D. for research on the gut microbiome and central nervous system.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Alesha Salby
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Alesha is a B.S in Psychology major pursuing a minor in Business. She will be attending Texas A&M medical school in 2024 with an interest in neurosurgery.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Gabrielle Sanchez
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Gabrielle is pursuing a BS in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (Class of 2026). She plans on pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience in preparation for a research career.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Amal Shekha
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Amal is pursuing a Biology degree (Class of 2023). She plans on attending medical school with a special interest in cardiothoracics and wants to serve in medically underserved areas.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Isha Shirvaikar
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Isha is a Biology Major (Class of 2023). She is looking to pursue a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with an interest in immunology. Her goal is to study immunotherapy and impact medical research policy.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Tori Tseng
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Tori is a Biology major pursuing a Dance minor (Class 2023). She plans on attending medical school to pursue interests in orthopedics.

Undergraduate Student Researcher
Victoria Williams
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Victoria is a Class of 2024 Biomedical Engineering major with a Math minor. She plans on attending medical school to specialize in reconstructive surgery.

McCreedy Lab
Former Members
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Mayur Bansal
Megan Kirchhoff
Sean Lee
Hannah Min
Teddy Margo
Matthew Nguyen
Maddie Platt
Anna Pritchard
Emma Schulz
Alex Vernino