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Ashley Kalinski, Ph.D
 

Principal Investigator

Ashley received her B.A in Biology and Japanese Studies from Adrian College in 2010 and her Ph.D in Biological Sciences from Drexel University in 2015. Her thesis work focused on molecular mechanisms of axonal regeneration under the supervision of Jeffery L. Twiss, M.D., Ph.D. She did a 5 year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan with Roman Giger, Ph.D. There she focused on neuroinflammation in models of traumatic injury. She started her lab in the Department of Biology at Ball State University in August of 2020. In August 2024 she will officially transition her lab to the University of South Carolina in the Department of Biological Sciences. 

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I thoroughly enjoy a good cup of coffee and I am currently sampling coffee from roasters all around the world. In my spare time I enjoy spending time at the lake with my family.

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Julianna Bennett
 
Laboratory Technician

Julianna has been the Kalinski Lab technician since 2022. She is currently working on understanding how macrophages impact sensory neuron growth. She has developed a co-culture system to look at axon dynamics in vitro. Julianna is interested in the role Sarm1 plays during axon regeneration.

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Noah Leever
 
Graduate Research Assistant

Noah is a second year graduate student. He started his MS at Ball State University in Fall of 2023 and is transitioning to the PhD program in Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina to continue in the Kalinski Lab. Noah is interested in neuronal communication following PNS injury and how non-neuronal cells shape the microenvironment to support regeneration. 

Halimah Adesunkanmi
 
Graduate Research Assistant

Halimah joined the lab in Spring of 2024 at Ball State University as an MS student. She will be transitioning to the PhD program in Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina to continue in the Kalinski Lab. Halimah is interested in how immune cells are activated following injury and what role Sarm1 plays in the inflammatory response. 

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