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Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d492d4504a0042fed8536/844a58f5-5ef2-4ca0-b07c-a5400ef7a0bd/thumbnail_Sravya+Kovvali.jpg Leadership - Sravya Kovvali, Ph.D. President University of Albany, SUNY Dr. Sravya Kovvali is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Ken Halvorsen’s lab at the University at Albany, SUNY, where she works on developing DNA-based biosensing tools. 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She began her studies in spinal cord injury (SCI) repair using the frog, Xenopus laevis, under the guidance of Dr. Juan Larrain. Her thesis work characterized the expression of the Cornifelin protein during metamorphosis and in response to SCI. Sol joined Dr. Hill’s laboratory at the NSCI in May 2022 as a postdoctoral associate. Her work seeks to test a pharmacological treatment to promote recovery after spinal cord injury, beginning with rodent preclinical SCI models. Sol’s long-term goal is to develop therapeutic strategies that improve tissue regeneration and promote recovery in SCI patients. Outside of the lab, Sol enjoys reading, writing, hiking, and dancing. 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