Principal Investigator
Pranav J. Parikh, MBBS, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, NIH R25 Research Education Program
Director, Parikh Lab
Department of Health and Human Performance
University of Houston
Faculty member
NSF IUCRC BRAIN University of Houston Site
Current PhD Students
Komal Kukkar, PT, MS
PhD candidate in HHP department
MS in Kinesiology (Biomechanics & Motor Control), University of Illinois, Chicago
MS in Data Science (online), Maryville University, St. Louis
Erik Albarran, PT, DPT
PhD student, co-advised with Dr. Charles Layne at UH
BS, Bluefield University
DPT, Texas Woman's University
Undergraduate Students (UH unless specified)
Dan Pham (UH KIN)
Manaal Tauseef (UH PSY)
Hriday Vemula (UH BIO)
Shalaka Dhavalikar (UH BME)
Luis Taquillo (Arizona State University, BME)
Vardhan Handa (Texas A&M, BME)
Alumni
PhD Students
Kayode Ahmed, MD, MS, PhD (PhD dissertation co-advisor: Dr. Parikh)
Graduation month/year: April 2026
Position after PhD completion: Program Manager (Research) at UT MD Anderson
Vivian Rose, CPO, MSPO, PhD (Primary advisor: Dr. Parikh)
Graduation month/year: July 2024
Position after PhD completion: Human Factors Design Engineer, NASA, Houston, TX
Nishant Rao, BTech, PhD (Primary advisor: Dr. Parikh)
Graduation month/year: March 2022
Position after PhD completion: Postdoctoral scholar at Yale University
Rahul Goel, BTech, MS, PhD (Primary advisor: Dr. Parikh)
Graduation month/year: Dec 2017
Position after PhD completion: Postdoctoral scholar at Baylor College of Medicine, Neuroscience program
MS Students
Robert 'Danny' Magruder, MS (MS thesis advisor at Carnegie Mellon University - BME dept: Dr. Parikh)
Graduation month/year: May 2024
Position after PhD completion: Doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah.
Undergraduate Students
Tina Pham, BS
Humza Mirza, BS
Adriel Perez, BS
Shaun Kamal, BS
Maham Qureshi, BS
Sheel Shah, BS
Diana Huynh, BS
Mahek Majithia (Cornell University)
Hiba Rabieh, BS
Victoria Nacinovich, BS
Hiba Uddin
Sampada Chaudhari, BS
Neha Mehta, BS
Jacob Epstein, BS
Pujan Patel, BS (Texas A&M)
Khaleeq Rahman (Klein Cain High School in the North Houston area)
John Kass, BS
John Tran, BS
Jeffson Atienza, BS
Kevin Nyugen, BS
Jonathan Brown, BS
Umair Siddiqi, BS
Eesha Kundra, BS
Michelle Constante, BS
NIH NSAP Students
Regina Thomas (BME, Virginia Commonwealth University)
Alizah Zaheer (University of Texas, Austin)
Mark Martinez (University of Texas, Austin)
Kayode Ahmed (Johns Hopkins University)
Danny Magruder (Carnegie Mellon University)
Kennedy Leonard (Johns Hopkins University)
Amir Srour (Stevens Institute)
NSF REU Students
Aadit Narayanan (Georgia Tech/Emory University)
Sabrina Meziani (University of Illinios at Urbana-Champainge)
Kennedy Leonard (Johns Hopkins University)
Grace McClurg (Western Kentucy University)
Mira Mutnick (Georgia Tech)
Landon Skinner (Villanova University)
Regan Ramirez (Trinity University)
Alyssa Holloway (Austin College)
NSF REM Students
Micah Hoopes (Clear Lake)
Visiting Students
Patrick Hing, BS
M.S. in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Roshini Thiagarajan
Seven Lakes High School, Katy, TX
Deandra Wright
BioMolecular Science program, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Advaith Nair
William P Clements High School, Sugar Land, TX