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Former Lab Members

Former Post-Docs

Name Years Last Known Position
Ashley Kretsch, PhD 2019-2023 natural product bioanalytical research scientist, Corteva Agriscience
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Yuanyuan Si, PhD 2018-2022 senior research scientist, AstraZeneca
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Nilkamal Mahanta, PhD 2015-2018 assistant professor of chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
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Uzma Zakai, PhD 2015-2016
Evelyn Molloy, PhD 2013-2015 postdoctoral fellow (Christian Hertweck), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology
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Mikhail Metelev, PhD 2014 postdoctoral researcher (Magnus Johansson), Uppsala University
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Abhishek Sharma, PhD 2012-2013 associate professor of chemistry, Stevens Institute of Technology
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Jae-heon Lee, PhD 2011-2012 senior research scientist, FMC Corporation
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Former Graduate Students

NameYearsLast Known Position
Riley Carter, PhD2021-2026scientist, AbbVie
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Austin Woodard, PhD2020-2025Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute
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Mayuresh Gadgil, PhD2020-2025scientist, AI Proteins
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Shravan Dommaraju, PhD2019-2025postdoctoral researcher (Bradley Moore), Scripps Oceanography at University of California, San Diego
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Alexander Battiste, PhD2019-2025LinkedIn
Andrew Rice, PhD2019-2024postdoctoral researcher (Squire Booker), Pennsylvania State University
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Susanna Barrett, PhD2019-2024postdoctoral researcher, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Dinh Nguyen, PhD2018-2024postdoctoral researcher (Michael Laub), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Sangeetha Ramesh, PhD2017-2024postdoctoral researcher (Pamela Ronald), University of California, Davis
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Kyle Shelton, PhD2016-2023associate technology manager, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Lonnie Harris, PhD2016-2023postdoctoral researcher (Christopher Voigt), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tim Precord, PhD2017-2023postdoctoral researcher (Laura Dassama), Stanford University
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Thomas Pires, MS2020-2022scientist II, VC-Backed Biotech NewCo
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Laura Daigh, MS2018-2021 
Matt Georgiou2017-2021assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Pennsylvania State University
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Adam DiCaprio, PhD2015-2021senior structure elucidation scientist, Merck
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Andi Liu, PhD2015-2021scientist II, Immunome
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Xiaorui Guo, PhD2014-2020senior scientist I, Empress Therapeutics
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Graham Hudson, PhD2013-2020postdoctoral fellow (Jay Keasling) at University of California, Berkley
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Arash Firouzbakht2016-2020postdoctoral researcher (Huong Kratochvil), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chris Schwalen, PhD2011-2017principal scientist, Novartis
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Brandon Burkhart, PhD2012-2017scientist, Janssen Pharmaceuticals (J&J)
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Patricia Blair, PhD2011-2016academic editor, Scientific Publishing House
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Jonathan Tietz, PhD2012-2016associate, Perkins Coie
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Caitlin Deane, PhD2010-2016science research writer, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Tucker Maxson, PhD2010-2015microbiologist, CDC
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Katie Molohon, PhD2009-2015outreach coordinator, Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Joel Melby, PhD2009-2015associate director of scientific data engineering, Treeline Biosciences
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Courtney (Cox) Fenlon, PhD2009-2015assistant professor of biology, Salt Lake Community College
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Kyle Dunbar, PhD2009-2015principal scientist, Hexagon Bio
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Jake Claes2011-2013data strategy and innovations, Entergy
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Kate (Woodall) Alsop2009-2011adjunct faculty, College of DuPage
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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 LinkedIn
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