Our Team

PRESIDENT

Krishna Patel

Krishna is a 3rd year pre-med majoring in Regenerative Bioscience from McDonough, Georgia. She enjoys this research discipline because it allows scientists and physicians to enhance modern symptomatic treatment and restore the health of their patients. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, sewing, and doing yoga.

Vice President

Jillian Barczyk

Jillian is a 4th-year pre-PA majoring in Regenerative Bioscience from Lafayette, Louisiana. She admires this field’s innovative potential to push the frontiers of current science/medicine treatments to change the lives of many. In her free time, she enjoys cooking a variety of dishes and swimming.

CO-CHAIR OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Addie Thigpen

Addie Thigpen is a 3rd year pre-vet majoring in Applied Biotechnology from Kennesaw, Georgia. She has interest in regenerative bioscience because of how life-saving this field is, and she hopes to use regenerative therapies as a veterinarian. In her free time, Addie enjoys baking new recipes, crocheting, and spending time with friends.

CO-CHAIR OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Maria Levy

CHAIR OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Natalie Hart

Natalie is a 1st-year majoring in Animal Science and Regenerative Bioscience from Atlanta, Georgia. She enjoys this field of research because it has the potential to further develop modern medicine. In her free time, she enjoys riding horses and playing the cello.

CHAIR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Aiden Streleckis

Aiden is a 2nd year majoring in Regenerative Bioscience from Sugar Hill, Georgia. He is interested in this field of research since he believes it has the potential to treat and cure many currently untreatable and incurable conditions. In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym, playing basketball, and chilling with friends

CLUB ADVISOR

Dr. Holly Kinder

Dr. Kinder is a lecturer in the UGA Animal and Dairy Science Department. She teaches 3 regenerative bioscience courses- ADSC 2400: Introductory Regenerative Bioscience, ADSC 3330: Therapies for Tissue Repair and Regeneration, and ADSC 4950: Senior Capstone in Regenerative Bioscience. Dr. Kinder is passionate about the field of regenerative bioscience and its potential to transform the field of medicine. Her research focuses on developing novel stem cell therapies for neural injuries such as stroke and traumatic brain injury. In her free time, she enjoys riding horses, hiking with her dogs, and traveling with her husband.