People

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Principal Investigator

Scott K. Silverman


Current Members

Postdoctoral Researchers

Joshua L. Avins

Graduate Students

Spurti U. Akki (joint)
Benjamin M. Brandsen
Jagadeeswaran Chandrasekar
Chih-Chi (Jimmy) Chu
Victor Dokukin
Shannon M. Walsh
Ying Xiao

Undergraduate Students

Samantha L. Buhr
Marissa A. Castner
Mara M. Dubnow
Anthony R. Hesser
Nora A. Ibrahim
Amanda E. Mulcrone
Darren J. Parker
Alexandra L. Rudolph
Jaydeep Singh
Tania E. Velez



Alumni
     
Postdoctoral Researchers    
Dana A. Baum Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Madhavaiah Chandra
Amber F. Charlebois Associate Professor of Chemistry & Geology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
Rachel A. Hellmann (Whitaker) Assistant Professor of Biology, Judson College, Marion, Alabama
Claudia Höbartner Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
Shengxi Jin Senior Research Scientist, Albany Molecular Research, Singapore
P. I. Pradeepkumar Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
Yun Xie AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, Office of the Director, NIH
   
Graduate Students  
Rebecca L. [Coppins] Bunn Ph.D. Aug. 2005; previously postdoc at Washington University in St. Louis with Kathleen Hall
David C. McKinney M.S. Dec. 2003; with Evolved Nanomaterial Sciences Inc., Cambridge, MA
Chandrasekhar V. Miduturu Ph.D. Feb. 2006; with Blueprint Medicines Corp, Cambridge, MA; previously postdoc w/Nathanael Gray, HMS & DFCI
Seth M. Parmley M.S. Apr. 2008; instructor at Western Kentucky University, Glasgow Regional Campus; previously w/Amfine Chem. Corp., KY
Elizabeth D. Pratico Ph.D. Aug. 2008; postdoc at Duke University with Bruce Sullenger
Amit Sachdeva Ph.D. Aug. 2011; postdoc at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK with Jason Chin
Mary Smalley Scanlan Ph.D. Dec. 2006; Associate Group Leader, PPD, Wisconsin; previously postdoc at University of Oregon with J. Andrew Berglund
Yangming Wang Ph.D. Jan. 2006; Professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking U., China; previously postdoc at UCSF w/Robert Blelloch
Adrienne (On Yi) Wong Ph.D. Nov. 2011; postdoc at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA with Michael Goldberg
Elena Zelin Ph.D. Aug. 2008; postdoc at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Brian Freeman
   
Visiting Graduate Students  
Elena Pazos Chantrero June-October 2010; graduate student at University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
   
Laboratory Staff  
Tracey K. Prior  
Sarah C. Kwon  
Elizabeth J. [Duvall] Schmidt Environmental Health and Safety Professional, Austin, TX
   
Undergraduate Students  
John M. Aguilar B.S. May 2012; medical student
Yoonhee Ahn  
Marissa J. Alcantara B.S. Dec. 2005
Emily C. Allen B.S. May 2011; research staff at Stanford University
Hillary D. Campbell  
Sarah C. Carter B.S. May 2006
Kristin L. Garlanger B.S. May 2006
Joseph P. Gerdt B.S. May 2008; grad student (chemistry) at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kelly A. Hoadley B.S. May 2004; grad student (biochemistry) at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Andrew J. Hoover B.S. May 2009; grad student (chemistry) at Harvard University
Darshil T. Jhaveri B.S. May 2008
Diana M. Kost B.S. May 2008; medical student at Northwestern University
Rebecca [Lahti] Matz B.S. May 2007; grad student (chemistry) at University of Michigan
Christine S. Lee B.S. May 2010; medical student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
Jonathan J. Liu  
Timothy P. Mui B.S. May 2008; grad student (chemistry) at California Institute of Technology
Meha P. Patel B.S. May 2007; R&D staff at GeneDx, Gaithersburg, MD; also in M.S. (biotechnology) program at Johns Hopkins University
Kimberly J. [Peterson] Kaufman B.S. May 2004; Ph.D. (chemistry) Jan. 2010 at University of Wisconsin-Madison; postdoc at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Whitney E. Purtha B.S. Dec. 2004; grad student (immunology) at Washington University in St. Louis
Shilpa S. Ramesh B.S. May 2010
Imran Rashid B.S. May 2004; grad student (computer science) at University of Washington, Seattle
Benjamin L. Ricca B.S. May 2004; Ph.D. (biochemistry & molecular biology) Aug. 2010 at University of Chicago; postdoc at UC Berkeley
Daniel R. Semlow B.S. May 2005; grad student (MGCB) at University of Chicago
Brian C. Smith B.S. May 2003; Ph.D. (chemistry) Aug. 2008 at University of Wisconsin-Madison; postdoc at Scripps
Rebecca J. Wehrmann B.S. May 2012; with Teach for America, Milwaukee, WI
Amanda C. [Wolf] Santoro B.S. May 2003; with Hospira, Chicago
Brian T. Young B.S. May 2002; grad student (environmental health) at Case Western Reserve University