Sonal Mahindroo
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown
Morganville, New Jersey
Education
M.D. Candidate, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2026
B.S. Biology, St. Bonaventure University, 2022
Areas of Special Interest
Sonal's interests include facet degeneration and spine translational therapies.
In her free time, she can be found reading, baking/cooking, working out, and spending time at the Jersey Shore.
Conference Abstracts and Presentations
1. Orozco BS, Fainor M, Muir V, Mahindroo S, Gupta S, Burdick J, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Gullbrand SE. Intervertebral Disc and Facet Crosstalk in a Rabbit Puncture Model of Disc Degeneration. 2022 ORS PSRS 6th International Spine Research Symposium. Poster Presentation. November 6-10. Skytop, PA.
2. Orozco BS, Ongini E, Moehl A, Peredo AP, Mahindroo S, Hillard R, Schaer TP, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Farshad M, Snedeker JG, Gullbrand SE. Repair of Intervertebral Disc Herniations with Surgical-FiberlockTM Technology. 2022 ORS PSRS 6th International Spine Research Symposium. Poster Presentation. November 6-10. Skytop, PA.
3. Tripathi N, Mahindroo S, Paritala T, Ryan S. The Effect of 3,5-Dichlorosalicylic Acid (DCSA) on Craniofacial Abnormalities in Zebrafish. 2022 Central New York Zebrafish Meeting. Poster Presentation. April 23. Syracuse, NY.
4. Gullbrand SE, Mahindroo S, Fainor M, Meadows K, Barba A, Hopster K, Schaer TP, Elliot DM, Mauck RL, Smith, H.E. A Large Animal Model of Motion Segment Degeneration for Evaluation of Engineered Disc Replacements. 2022 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. February 5-8. Tampa, FL.
5. Fainor M, Mahindroo S, Gupta S, Mauck RL, Smith HE, Gullbrand SE. Intervertebral Disc and Facet Cross-Talk in a Rabbit Puncture Model of Spine Degeneration. 2022 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. February 5-8. Tampa, FL.
6. Fainor M, Betz KR, Mahindroo S, Locke RC, Smith HE, Mauck RL, Gullbrand SE. The Effects of Hydroxyapatite Coating on Poly(caprolactone) Micromechanics and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behavior. 2022 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. February 5-8. Tampa, FL.
7. Naik A, Santhosh N, Mahindroo S, Ryan S. The Effect of Endocrine Disruptors on Thyroid Hormone Synthesis in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos. 2019 Developmental Biology New York Meeting. Poster Presentation. November 16. Ithaca, NY.