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Tayebi Research Group Members

Lobat Tayebi

Associate Professor and Director of Research at MUSoD

After her graduation from University of California-Davis in 2011, Lobat joined Oklahoma State University as an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. She moved to Marquette University School of Dentistry in 2014 as an Associate Professor and Director of Research. She has published over 280 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and her research interests include biomaterials, 3D printing, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering and personalized medicine.

Current Members

	Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni Research Scientist Email: morteza.rasoulianboroujeni@marquette.edu Morteza Joined Tayebi group in July 2015. As a bioengineer, he works in the areas of 3D printing, tissue engineering and drug delivery systems. Among the group members, he has the responsibility of managing the lab.
	Nikita Tongas Research Scholar, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: nikita.tongas@marquette.edu Nikita grew up in the Milwaukee area and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He graduated in May of 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and certificates in Environmental Studies and Stem Cell Sciences. As an undergrad, Nikita studied Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease, a progressive disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system. His research focused on evaluating gene expression levels throughout the generation of a human Schwann cell culture from iPS cells. Nikita plans on attending Dental School in the near future and is excited to be back in a research lab.
	Leila Mohammadiamirabad Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: leila.mohammadiamirabad@marquette.edu Dr. Leila Mohammadiamirabad joined Tayebi group as Research Associate in 2018. Her research focus is on in vivo study on various tissue engineered constructs with different small and large animals, pluripotent stem cell biology/iPSC technology, differentiation and developing a stem cell therapy using regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. She worked wildly on myocardial differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells, engineering of different soft and hard tissues including cardiac, skin, cartilage, pancreas, and bone using different kinds of stem cells, scaffolds, and bioreactors.
	Meisam Omidi Postdoctoral Fellow, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: meisam.omidi@marquette.edu Dr. Omidi’s research is focused on application of nanobiomaterials in soft, hard, and interfacial tissue engineering. He is particularly interested is 3D printing and smart material design in regenerative medicine.
	Fahimeh Sadat Tabatabaei Postdoctoral Fellow, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: fahimeh.tabatabaei@marquette.edu Dr. Tabatabaei earned her D.D.S. degree from Kerman University in Iran in 2000. After 2 years of studying in the fields of oral biology and dental materials at Toulouse University in France, she moved back to Iran and received her Ph.D in Dental Biomaterials. She was head of the department of Dental Biomaterials at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Currently, she is a postdoctoral fellow in Tayebi group with research focused on tissue engineering, 3D printing, stem cells and oral mucosa.
	Daniela Masson-Meyers Postdoctoral Fellow, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: daniela.masson-meyers@marquette.edu Dr. Masson-Meyers joined Tayebi group in January 2020. She holds a PhD in Medical Sciences, Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy. She completed her PhD from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), with part of her doctoral research performed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research interests include regenerative medicine, tissue injury and repair and tissue engineering. Her research will be an extension and combination of previous experience in cell culture and methodologies to assess tissue repair with new skills and knowledge of developing and testing engineered tissue scaffolds, particularly vascularized osteo-mucosal tissue constructs using 3D-printing technology.
	Alexandra Gelin Research Technician, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: alexandra.gelin@marquette.edu Alexandra Gelin is from Long Island, New York, and moved to Milwaukee last year. She is a full-time NIH-funded researcher and her research topic is development of an integrated 3D-printed osteo-mucosal model using collagen substrate. She has always had an interest in research and is excited to be working in the lab.
	Alexander Karkazis DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: alexander.karkazis@marquette.edu Alex Karkazis is is currently attending Marquette University School of Dentistry. He is researching different features of biodegradable films that aid in the wound healing process of the eye.
	Rizwan Bader DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: rizwan.bader@marquette.edu Rizwan Bader is currently attending Marquette University School of Dentistry. He was raised in Racine, Wisconsin and has been engaged in a myriad of activities since a young age. Rizwan is passionate about his research interests of dental materials and bone tissue engineering. He is working on projects related to polymeric and ceramic 3D printed bone scaffolds. Currently, Rizwan is excited to investigate the degradation and mechanical properties of calcium phosphate scaffolds. He loves working with the team and looks forward to new opportunities.
	Emelia Karkazis DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: emelia.karkazis@marquette.edu Emelia Karkazis is currently attending Marquette University School of Dentistry and will graduate in 2021. She graduated from Marquette University in 2018 with a Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences. Emelia is currently researching 3D printing and preparation of biomaterials in oral and dental tissue engineering.
	Brett Barton DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: brett.barton@marquette.edu Brett grew up in the Central Wisconsin Area and attended Marquette University. He graduated in 2019 with a degree in biomedical sciences. He currently attends Marquette University School of Dentistry and is focusing on research of reinforced scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.
	John Peters DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: john.peters@marquette.edu John Peters is from East Lansing, Michigan. He went to Marquette University for his undergraduate degree, and is currently studying at Marquette University School of Dentistry as a DDS student.
	Austin J. Smith DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: austin.smith@marquette.edu Austin is currently researching the bioactivity of acellular porcine cornea coated 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate membrane. In his free time, he enjoys staying active by playing golf, basketball, or going on a run with his dog - beau! He loves challenging himself and learning new things along the way!
	Dave Wertz DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: david.wertz@marquette.edu David grew up in the Milwaukee area and attended the Marquette University. He graduated in May of 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences and began schooling at Marquette University School of Dentistry in August of 2018. He is currently researching polymer-based scaffolding.
	Soren Paape DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: soren.paape@marquette.edu Soren is currently a dental student that thoroughly enjoys research that we are doing here at Marquette. I like to spend my free time checking out different food spots in Milwaukee and hanging out with my pup, Scottie.
	John Karkazis Undergraduate Student, Marquette University Biological Sciences Email: john.karkazis@marquette.edu John is an undergraduate student in Biological Sciences at the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. He is working on osteo-mucosal model project in Tayebi group.
	Zachery Finnegan DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: zachery.finnegan@marquette.edu Zachery is currently a Marquette dental student from Beloit, WI. He attended Carroll University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Biology.
	Shawn Tipple DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry Email: shawn.tipple@marquette.edu Shawn is from Madison, WI and is currently a Marquette dental student. He researches nanobiomaterials that act as intracanal medicaments. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, earning a degree in Kinesiology. He enjoys being part of the furtherance of his future profession and learning beyond the clinic floor.

Former members

	Aatif Nowman, DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Amin Nozariasbmarz, Ph.D. Student
	Amir Yadegari, Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Armin Tahmasbi Rad, Research Associate
	Brinda Shah, DDS Orthodontics Resident, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Christin Zito, Undergraduate Student, Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center (OREC)
	Erfan Dashtimoghadam, Postdoctoral Researcher, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Erfan Salahinejad, Research Associate
	Ethan Schuler, DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Farahnaz Fahimipour, Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Hossein Jazayeri, Researcher, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Joshua White, DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Kimia Khoshroo, DDS Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Kyle Boonyong, Undergraduate (Pre-Dental), Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Marquette University
	Martin Rodriguez, Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University
	Masoud Mozafari, Research Associate
	Massoud Seifi, DDS Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Matthew Bures, DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Mehdi Razavi, Research Scholar
	Michael Del Monico, Undergraduate Student (Pre-Dental), Marquette University
	Mina Fahmy, DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Mohammadreza Tahriri, Postdoctoral Researcher, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Mostafa Yazdimamaghani, Ph.D. Student
	Neha Solanki, BDS Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Nidhi Nangia, DDS Research Scholar, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Parisa Amjadi, DDS Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Parvaneh Rouhani, PhD Student
	Pinkesh Shah, DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Pouya Amrollahi, M.Sc. Student
	Sanaz Tajik, Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Sridivya Kasinadhuni, BDS, M.S Dental Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Stephan Kakos, Undergraduate Student (Pre-Dental), Physiological Sciences, Marquette University
	Steven Pitcher, DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Vahid Shabafrooz, Research Scholar
	Valmore Malskis, DDS Research Associate, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Wiley Yao, DDS Student, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Wonhee Lee, Endodontics Resident, Marquette University School of Dentistry
	Zachary Jacobs, Undergraduate Student (Pre-Dental), Biomedical Sciences, Marquette University
	Zohra Metalwala, DDS Research Scholar, Marquette University School of Dentistry