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Graduate Students
Class of 2012
| Katrina Diaz
University of Michigan
B.S. Biology (Honors), 2012
B.S. English, 2012
kdiaz20@illinois.edu
UIUC Medical Scholars Program |
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Jenn Hou
Johns Hopkins University
B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology (Honors), 2011
M.S. Biology, 2012
jhou8@illinois.edu
UIUC Medical Scholars Program
MCB Graduate Fellow
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Class of 2011
Alex Cioffi
Saint Louis University
B.S. Chemistry, 2011
Summa Cum Laude
acioffi2@uiuc.edu
MCB Graduate Fellow |
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Tony Grillo
University of Michigan
B.S. Chemistry, 2011
B.S. Biochemistry, 2011
with Highest Honors
grillo2@illinois.edu
St. Elmo Brady Graduate Fellow
Lester and Kathleen Coleman Fellowship
NSF Graduate Fellow
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| Hannah Haley
Macalester College
B.A. Chemistry, 2011
hhaley2@illinois.edu
Roger Adams Fellowship |
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Adam Hill
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
B.S. (Honors) Chemistry, 2011
ahill10@illinois.edu
Therald-Moeller Fellowship |
Jahnabi Roy
University of Delhi
B.Sc. (Honors) Chemistry, 2009
M.Sc. Chemistry, 2011
jroy5@illinois.edu
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Class of 2010
Greg Morehouse
Northeastern University
B.S. Chemistry, 2009
M.S. Chemistry, 2009
Summa Cum Laude
morehou2@illinois.edu
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Class of 2009
Erin Davis
Smith College
B.A. History, 2007
davis110@illinois.edu
2008 Fulbright Scholar
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Matt Endo
Seattle University
B.S. Chemistry, 2008
Magna Cum Laude
endo1@illinois.edu
St. Elmo Brady Graduate Fellow
John and Margaret Witt Fellowship |
Junqi Li
National University of Singapore
B.Sc. (Honors), 2007
M.Sc., 2009
junqili1@illinois.edu
Walter Brown Graduate Fellowship
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Graduate Fellowship
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Class of 2008
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Seiko Fujii
Smith College
B.A. Chemistry, 2008
with Highest Honors
fujii1@illinois.edu
UIUC Department of Chemistry Graduate Fellowship
R.C. Fuson Travel Award
Proctor and Gamble Fellow
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Stephen Davis
Purdue University
B.S. Chemistry, 2008
davissa@illinois.edu
Eli Lilly Synthetic Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship
UIUC Department of Chemistry Graduate Fellowship |
Class of 2007
Class of 2006
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Pulin Wang
Emmanuel College
B.S. Chemistry 2006
pwang22@uiuc.edu
Voorhees Award for Best
Graduate Research Proposal
Sister Janet Eisner Merit Scholarship.
Excellent TA Award of Emmanuel College in 2006 |
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Post-doctoral Fellows
Justin Struble
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2009
University of Pennsylvania
Jeff Bode Group
strublej@illinois.edu |
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Nagarjuna Palyam
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2010
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Marek Majewski Group
Sathya Sai University, India
M.Sc. Chemistry, 2001
B.Sc. Chemistry (Honours), 1999
Research Associate, 2002-2005
Aurigene Discovery Technologies
Bangalore, India
palyam@illinois.edu |
Souvik Rakshit
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2010-2013
Columbia University
Dalibor Sames Group
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2010
Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitate Munster
Frank Glorius Group
M.Sc.
Chemistry, 2007
Indian Institute of Technology
souvik@illinois.edu
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Joint Graduate Students
Lingbowei Hu
Fudan University
B.S. Chemistry, 2012
lhu9@illinois.edu
In collaboration with the Rienstra Group |
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Research Scholar
Jim Tucker
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, 2012
Magna Cum Laude
tucker15@illinois.edu
James Scholar
National Merit Scholar
Campus Honors Progam
Mathews Scholar
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Water Polo Team |
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Undergraduates
Zixin (Laura) Chen
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry
Expected 2013
chen224@illinois.edu
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Yixiao Li
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, Economics
Expected 2013
yli96@illinois.edu |
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Visiting / Rotation Students
Former Graduate Students
Eric Gillis
Grinnell College
B.A. Chemistry (Honors), 2005
University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2010
Discovery Chemistry, 2010-Present
Bristol-Myers Squibb
gillis2@uiuc.edu
Bristol-Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowship
Roche Excellence in Chemistry Award
Sigma-Aldrich Graduation Student Innovation Award
Pines Graduate Fellowship |
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Dan Palacios
UC San Diego
B.S. Chemistry, 2005
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2011
dpalaci2@uiuc.edu
NIH Predoctoral Fellowship
Robert M. Scarborough Award in medicinal chemistry
GAAAN Graduate Fellowship
Pines Travel Award, 2008
University of Illinois Graduate College Fellowship 2005-2007
Robert F. Carr Fellowship |
Jenna Klubnick
The College of New Jersey
B.S. Chemistry, 2008
Magna Cum Laude
M.S. Chemistry, 2011
klubnic1@illinois.edu |
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Kaitlyn Gray
Harvey Mudd College
B.S. Chemistry, 2006
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2011
Dow Chemical, 2011-Present
kcgray@uiuc.edu
Roger Adams Fellowship (2006-2007)
John and Margaret Witt Fellowship (2007-2008)
Harold R. Snyder Graduate Fellowship
Novartis Graduate Fellowship |
Ian Dailey
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
B.S. Chemistry, 2006
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2012
3M, 2012-Present
idailey2@uiuc.edu
R.C. Fuson Fellowship
Roger Adams Fellowship
William Albert Noyes Award
Lester and Kathleen Coleman Fellowship
R.C. Fuson Travel Award
Roche Excellence in Chemistry Award
2011 Abbott Scholar Award |
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David Knapp
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.
Double Major: Chemistry and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology 2002
Ph.D. Chemical Biology, 2012
George Washington University Law, 2012-Present
dknapp3@uiuc.edu
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Roger Adams Fellowship
Chemical Biology Interface Training Grant Fellowship |
Tom Anderson
Brigham Young University
B.S. Chemistry, 2005
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2012
tander21@uiuc.edu
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellow
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Brandon Wilcock
University of Utah
B.S. Chemistry 2006
wilcock2@uiuc.edu |
Former Post-doctoral Fellows
Suk Joong Lee
Chungnam National University, Daejon, South Korea
B.A. Chemistry, 1992
Chungnam National University, Daejon, South Korea
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2001
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Beak Group, 2001-2005
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Burke Group, 2005-2010
Trius Therapeutics
Medicinal Chemistry
sjl@uiuc.edu
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Former Undergraduate Group Members
Asa Melhado
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, 2005
amelhado@berkeley.edu
Currently pursuing Ph.D. at U.C. Berkeley with Dean Toste |
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Dave Siebert
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, 2009
dsieber2@uiuc.edu
Currently pursuing M.D. at University of Chicago |
Linda Johnson
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, 2009
ljohnso8@uiuc.edu
Currently employed at National Institutes of Health
Matriculating Fall 2010 at Washington University St. Louis M.D./Ph.D program |
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Gretchen Bromann
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, Spanish Minor, 2010
bromann2@uiuc.edu
Chancellor's Honors Scholar
James Honors Scholar |
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Alan Cherney
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 2010
cherney2@uiuc.edu
Currently pursuing Ph.D. at Caltech |
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Nashrah Maryum
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2011
nmaryu2@uiuc.edu
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Stephanie Chang
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, 2011 chang53@illinois.edu
James Scholar |
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Graham Dick
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry, 2010
Summa Cum Laude
B.S. Engineering Physics, 2010
High Honors
gdick2@uiuc.edu
University Honors - Bronze Tablet
Currently pursuing Ph.D. at Stanford |
Sean O'Hara
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Chemistry
Expected 2013
ohara4@illinois.edu
James Scholar |
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Mathew Clark
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.S. Biochemistry
Expected 2013
mjclark5@illinois.edu |
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