Student Information
Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineering
Ira A Fulton Engineering
Long Bio
Gradi Bamfonga earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in cell and tissue engineering from the University of Rochester, New York, in 2022. Subsequently, he joined Dr. Madeline G. Andrews' research group at Arizona State University to pursue his doctoral studies in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in neuroscience and neurodevelopment. His research primarily centers on elucidating the effects of mutations in signaling pathways, such as the mTOR pathway, on neurodevelopment and the onset of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Education
PhD in Biomedical Engineering: Arizona State University, Tempe
BS in Biomedical Engineering: University of Rochester, New York
Research Interests
Neurobiology, Cell Signaling, Brain Organoids, Developmental Neuroscience, Stem Cell Biology
Publications
Andrews MG, Siebert C, Wang L, White ML, Ross J, Morales R, Donnay M, Bamfonga G, Mukhtar T, McKinney AA, Gemenes K, Wang S, Bi Q, Crouch EE, Parikshak N, Panagiotakos G, Huang E, Bhaduri A, Kriegstein AR. LIF signaling regulates outer radial glial to interneuron fate during human cortical development. Cell Stem Cell. 2023 Oct 5;30(10):1382-1391.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.08.009. Epub 2023 Sep 5. PMID: 37673072; PMCID: PMC10591955.
Alio AP, Khoudia A, Thiam MH, Talawa DA, Bamfonga G, Al Ansar A, Ndour CT, Ndoye O. They call us goor-jigeen: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of Senegalese Muslim men who have sex with men living with HIV. Cult Health Sex. 2022 Sep;24(9):1289-1301. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2022.2080273. Epub 2022 Jun 1. PMID: 35649425.