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Daniel received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 2021, following which he immediately joined Dr. Park’s research lab as his first ever PhD student.

Daniel’s work in Dr. Park’s research group focuses on studying the effects of nanoparticle physicochemical characteristics on the immunomodulatory effects of nanoparticles. Daniel’s publications with the group can be found here. Daniel loves playing video games in his spare time, as well as hanging out with his labrador Nala

Jaechang Kim received his Pharm.D and M.S degrees from Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea. After practicing Pharmacy for a while, Jaechang moved to the U.S. in 2022 to pursue his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, joining Dr. Park’s lab in the process.

Jaechang’s work focuses in Dr. Park’s lab focuses on developing hydrogel based spinal cord organoid to promote neural regeneration after spinal cord injury. A full list of his publications can be found here. Jae loves to take long walks in his spare time

James Ogidi received his B. Pharm from the University of Nigeria in 2018, after which he practiced as a pharmacist in community and hospital before deciding to pursue his PhD in 2023.

James’ work in Dr. Park’s lab focuses on enhancing the therapeutic potential of drug-free nanoparticles for spinal trauma in a bid to drive these therapies towards translation. Full list of his publications can be found here. In his spare time, James enjoys playing games, watching soccer and learning about different cultures.

Ethan is a senior at Vanderbilt University in the Biomedical Engineering Department and will be graduating in May of 2026. He previously did summer research in the Sustainable Bioproducts Department at Mississippi State University in 2024 as part of the USDA REEU program.

He worked in the Park lab as part of the University of Kentucky Bioactive Interfaces and Devices NSF REU in 2025, where he worked on optimizing polymer-based nanoparticles to reduce inflammation in mice models with spinal cord injuries. His research interests include tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Jackson Stone is a senior studying Biomedical engineering at the University of Kentucky, expecting to graduate in May of 2026. He completed a one-year internship with Badger Technologies from May 2023 to 2024, where he trained AI recognition models in image data collection.

Jackson worked in the Park lab as an undergraduate research student in 2025. helping with experiemnts aimed at developing nanoparticles as immunoimodulatory therapy for spinal cord injury.