People

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Meet our team

We are a multidisciplinary group of engineers, scientists, and clinicians (and future clinicians) with interests in musculoskeletal health and rehabilitation across the lifespan.

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Adam Abraham, PhD

Lab PI
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

BS: Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Tech
MS: Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Tech
PhD: Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
Postdoc training: Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University in St Louis (Tang lab); Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University (Thomopoulos lab)

Expertise: inflammation and immunity; tendon aging and degeneration; biomechanics; microphysiological systems

Email: adaabrah[at]med.umich.edu

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Megan Killian, PhD

Lab PI
Associate Professor (Tenured) in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Chair
Joint Faculty: Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Associate Faculty: Biomedical Engineering

BS: Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Tech
MS: Movement Science, Montana State University
PhD: Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Tech
Postdoc training: Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St Louis (Thomopoulos lab)

Expertise: tendon and enthesis development and healing; mechanobiology; optogenetics; writing things on white boards.

Email: mlkillia[at]med.umich.edu

Nicole Migotsky, PhD

Research Lab Specialist Senior

BS and PhD from Washington University in St Louis

Expertise: Imaging (light and x-ray), biomechanics, mouse husbandry, making signs for lab

About me: I love cycling and running so I decided to pick up swimming to do triathlons. I have begun investing in bikes, but am always searching for more.

What is your favorite thing about Ann Arbor: Very excited for the lack of humidity. Also I’m loving the Border 2 Border trail.

Tad Eichler

Research Lab Specialist Intermediate

Bachir Abeid, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow

PhD University of Michigan

Sophie Orr, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow

PhD University of California, Davis

Adrian Kocinski

PIBS PhD student, Immunology

BS and postbac training at CWRU

Tatiana Sofia Rodriguez

PIBS PhD student, Molecular and Cellular Pathology

BS Loyola Maryland

Postbac at NIH

Tony Chang

Medical Student

BS, Stanford

Anuj Bapat

Current Undergraduate

Hailey Cunningham

Current Undergraduate

Aaronson Mansberger

Current Undergraduate

Kaitlyn Frey

Current Undergraduate
BS in Biomedical Engineering

About me: I am from Pennsylvania. I love creating art, traveling, nature, cooking, and spending time with family and friends!

Favorite thing about Ann Arbor: Exploring new cafes and restaurants, football, and school spirit!

Sydney Grossman

Current Undergraduate

Susie McKnight

Current Undergraduate

Alumni of the Killian and Abraham Labs:

Moaid Shaik
Research Gap Year
Current position: Med student at Michigan State

Seung-Ho (Ben) Bae

Medical student at the University of Michigan

Current position: Ortho resident at WUSTL

Nathan Chervin

Research Gap Year
Current position: Med student at Western Michigan University

Allison (Allie) Risha

Undergraduate

UROP and MSGC/NASA fellow

Charlie Mentzer

Undergraduate/MS

MS in AMPED (BME)

BS in BME

Steph Steltzer, PhD

PhD in Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan

Current position: Business Development at Michigan Medicine

Lavi Coren

Visiting EMBO Scholar
PhD student in laboratory of Peleg Hasson, PhD
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Michael Andres

completed MS in Physiology

Current position: Med student at Temple University

Subhajit Konar

Postdoctoral fellow

Lainie Eisner

Technician

LeeAnn (Hold) Flowers, PhD

PhD in Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan

Current position: US Navy Physiologist

Micah Johnson

Undergraduate, FCVC Summer Undergraduate Research

Current position: Med student at MSU

Syeda Lamia, PhD

completed PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Current position: Postdoctoral research associate at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, Matthew Silva's Laboratory

Breanna Campbell
Former UROP
MS in SUGS, BS in Biomedical Engineering

Tessa Phillips
Research Gap Year
BS from University of Illinois

Completed MD at University of Toledo

Current PM&R resident

Paige Cordts
Research Gap Year
Current position: PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University

Jenna Collins
Former UROP
BS in Microbiology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Brandon Henry
Research Gap Year
Completed DO at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Current surgical resident

Henry Yu
Undergraduate
BS in Movement Science

Desmond Harden
Research Gap Year
BS from the University of Michigan
MS from Wayne State University

Gregoire Caubel
Medical Student at Temple University

Aracely Marroquin
Former UROP student
Grand Rapids Community College

Elijah Paparella
Former UROP student
Co-mentored by Dr. Adam Abraham

Nicole (Nikki) Vergara
Former UROP student

Trainees from University of Delaware

Elahe Ganji, PhD
completed PhD at UDel/UMich
Former: Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow in the Kersh Lab at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Current position: UChicago's Biological Sciences Division as the Project Administrator for Research Initiatives