Former Lab Members
Former Post-Docs
| Name | Years | Last Known Position |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Kretsch, PhD | 2019-2023 | natural product bioanalytical research scientist, Corteva Agriscience |
| Yuanyuan Si, PhD | 2018-2022 | senior research scientist, AstraZeneca |
| Nilkamal Mahanta, PhD | 2015-2018 | assistant professor of chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad website |
| Uzma Zakai, PhD | 2015-2016 | |
| Evelyn Molloy, PhD | 2013-2015 | postdoctoral fellow (Christian Hertweck), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology |
| Mikhail Metelev, PhD | 2014 | postdoctoral researcher (Magnus Johansson), Uppsala University |
| Abhishek Sharma, PhD | 2012-2013 | associate professor of chemistry, Stevens Institute of Technology website |
| Jae-heon Lee, PhD | 2011-2012 | senior research scientist, FMC Corporation |
Former Graduate Students
| Name | Years | Last Known Position |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Battiste, PhD | 2019-2025 | |
| Andrew Rice, PhD | 2019-2024 | postdoctoral researcher (Squire Booker), Pennsylvania State University |
| Susanna Barrett, PhD | 2019-2024 | postdoctoral researcher, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Dinh Nguyen, PhD | 2018-2024 | postdoctoral researcher (Michael Laub), Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Sangeetha Ramesh, PhD | 2017-2024 | postdoctoral researcher (Pamela Ronald) at University of California, Davis |
| Kyle Shelton, PhD | 2016-2023 | associate technology manager, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Lonnie Harris, PhD | 2016-2023 | postdoctoral researcher (Christopher Voigt), Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Tim Precord, PhD | 2017-2023 | postdoctoral researcher (Laura Dassama), Stanford University |
| Thomas Pires, MS | 2020-2022 | scientist II, VC-Backed Biotech NewCo |
| Laura Daigh, MS | 2018-2021 | |
| Matt Georgiou | 2017-2021 | assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Pennsylvania State University website |
| Adam DiCaprio, PhD | 2015-2021 | senior structure elucidation scientist, Merck |
| Andi Liu, PhD | 2015-2021 | scientist II, Immunome |
| Xiaorui Guo, PhD | 2014-2020 | senior scientist I, Empress Therapeutics |
| Graham Hudson, PhD | 2013-2020 | postdoctoral fellow (Jay Keasling) at University of California, Berkley website |
| Arash Firouzbakht | 2016-2020 | postdoctoral researcher (Huong Kratochvil), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Chris Schwalen, PhD | 2011-2017 | principal scientist, Novartis |
| Brandon Burkhart, PhD | 2012-2017 | scientist, Janssen Pharmaceuticals (J&J) |
| Patricia Blair, PhD | 2011-2016 | academic editor, Scientific Publishing House |
| Jonathan Tietz, PhD | 2012-2016 | associate, Perkins Coie |
| Caitlin Deane, PhD | 2010-2016 | science research writer, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Tucker Maxson, PhD | 2010-2015 | microbiologist, CDC |
| Katie Molohon, PhD | 2009-2015 | outreach coordinator, Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Joel Melby, PhD | 2009-2015 | associate director of scientific data engineering, Treeline Biosciences |
| Courtney (Cox) Fenlon, PhD | 2009-2015 | assistant professor of biology, Salt Lake Community College |
| Kyle Dunbar, PhD | 2009-2015 | principal scientist, Hexagon Bio |
| Jake Claes | 2011-2013 | data strategy and innovations, Entergy |
| Kate (Woodall) Alsop | 2009-2011 | adjunct faculty, College of DuPage |
Former Undergraduate Students
| Name | Years | Last Known Position |
|---|---|---|
| Oyin Ashiru | 2022-2024 | |
| Adelia Solarman | 2023-2024 | software development engineer, Amazon, LinkedIn |
| Gloria Wang | 2022-2023 | |
| Tyler Schwarz | 2021-2023 | chemistry graduate student (Ralph Kleiner), Princeton University, LinkedIn |
| Abdullah Mubarik | 2021-2023 | MD candidate, University of Illinois College of Medicine, LinkedIn |
| Nathan Kumar, MD | 2019-2022 | director of external strategy, Code Grand Rounds, LinkedIn |
| Calli Hall | 2019-2021 | PharmD candidate, University of Florida, LinkedIn |
| Haley (Penkala) Bridge | 2018-2020 | biochemistry PhD candidate (Amy Weeks), University of Wisconsin-Madison, LinkedIn |
| Yinzhe “Ian” Liu | 2019-2020 | chemical biology graduate student, Cornell |
| Bryce Kille | 2017-2019 | computer science PhD student, Rice University, LinkedIn |
| Max Malter | 2018-2019 | MD candidate, University of Virginia, LinkedIn |
| Emily Xiao | 2018-2019 | internal medicine resident, Baylor College of Medicine |
| Tyler Maggio | 2017-2018 | programmer, University of Chicago Medical Center |
| Parth Patel | 2017-2018 | medical student, Southern Illinois University |
| Gina Yoo | 2015-2016 | molecular biologist, ACGT, LinkedIn |
| Alice Lin | 2015-2016 | dental student, LinkedIn |
| Karol Sokolowski, PharmD, PhD | 2012-2015 | director of strategic growth, Portal Innovations, LinkedIn |
| Kevin He | 2013-2014 | investment banking analyst, BMO Capital Markets |
| Agnieszka Maniak, MD | 2012-2014 | gastroenterologist, Rush University Medical Center |
| Aziz Susarrey, DMD | 2012-2014 | general dentist, Premier Dental Clinic |
| Jeanna Wong | 2012-2014 | physician assistant student, Midwestern University, LinkedIn |
| Xiangpo Li | 2012-2013 | chemistry graduate student, University of Delaware |
| Kellie Taylor | 2011-2013 | professional development program, Abbott Laboratories |
| Ancy Mohan, MD | 2010-2012 | pediatric intensivist, Rush Children’s Hospital Specialty Pediatrics, LinkedIn |
| Nhat Trinh, MD | 2010-2012 | emergency medicine, Baptist Medical Center |
| Maura Walsh, MD | 2010-2011 | assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine, University of California, San Francisco (Fresno) |
| Nicole Ethridge | 2009-2011 | optometrist, Cheyenne Veteran Affairs Medical Center, LinkedIn |
| Nathan Nard | 2009-2011 | software development technical lead, Midwest Insurance Company, LinkedIn |
| Stephan Hanowsky, OD | 2009-2010 | optometrist, Visionworks of America, LinkedIn |