Former Members
Post Docs
Dr. Chih-Tsung Chang
current position: Nanosyn (Research Scientist)
Dr. Xu Cheng
current position: Nanjing University (Associate Professor)
Dr. Fenghai Guo
current position: Winston-Salem State University (Assistant Professor)
Dr. Michael Varela
current position: Signature Science (Research Associate)
Dr. John Woodard
current position: GSK (Research Associate)
Dr. Huijing Wang
current position: West China School of Pharmacy (Research Associate)
Undergraduate Students
Seth Vigneron
Alberto Castenedo
Ana Isabella Rector
Marioes Matthe
Meghan Baker: Chemistry B.S. 2016
Adrian Berriocha: Chemistry B.S. 2014
Melinda Chan: Chemistry B.S. 2019
Karin Claussen: Chemistry B.S. 2013
Laura Danysh: Biochemistry B.S. 2010
Michelle Han: Chemistry B.S. 2014
Gina Higby: Biochemistry B.S. 2011
Ramsey Garner: L. Amer. Studies B.A. 2013
Melissa Jarmal: Chemistry B.S. 2011
Danby Kang: Biochemistry B.S. 2011
Leah Kolar: Biochemistry B.S. 2011
Arkady Komosoukaniants: Biochemistry B.S. 2010
Leah Kressin: Biochemistry B.S. 2011
Emily Lim: Chemistry B.S. 2010
Bryant Lim: Chemistry B.S. 2018
Diana Minevski: Neurobiology Major at Vanderbilt
Saagar Patel: Biochemistry B.S.
Melissa Reaves: Chemistry B.S. 2009
Alex Schuppe: Chemistry B.S. 2013
Travis Shaw: Chemistry B.S. 2010
Nicole Varnado: Chemistry B.S. 2010
Justin Zhang: Biology B.S. 2018
Visiting Professor
Prof. Dongling Liu
2016-2018 (Gansu University)
Dr. Ghassan AbuShaikha
1997 Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Pisa, Italy
1992 BS Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Camerino, Italy
1993 BS Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Italy
Graduate Students
Dr. Mitchell P. Christy
2014-2019 (Ph.D., Spring 2019) UCSD
current position: Post doc - Gerwick Lab - Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Jianxi Zhang
2013-2017 (B.S., Biochemistry, Spring 2017) UCSD
2017-2019 (M.S. Biology, Spring 2019) UCSD
current position: Bristol-Myers Squibb (Associate Scientist)
Dr. Andrew Nelson
2013-2018 (Ph.D., Spring 2018) UCSD
current position: UTMB MD/PhD program
Dave (Jianbo) Huang
2015-2017 (B.S., Biochemistry, Spring 2017) UCSD
2017-2018 (M.S., Biochemistry, Winter 2018) UCSD
current position: Ph.D. - Cornell University
Jeffery Ng
2014-2016 (M.S., Chemistry, Spring 2016) UCSD
current position: Gilead Science, Process Chemistry
Chendi Jiang
2014-2016 (M.S., Chemical Engineering, Spring 2016) UCSD
current position: Cenezyme (Research Scientist)
Dr. Trevor Johnson
2012-2016 (Ph.D., Fall 2016) UCSD
current position: Gilead Sciences (Research Scientist)
Dr. Matthew Chin
2010-2015 (Ph.D., Chemistry, Spring 2015) UT/UCSD
current position: Gilead Sciences (Research Scientist)
Dr. Katherine Zlotkowski
2010-2015 (Ph.D., Chemistry, Spring 2015) UT/UCSD
current position: BioTek Instruments (Field Application Scientist)
Dr. Anders Eliasen
2010-2015 (Ph.D., Chemistry, Spring 2015) UT/UCSD
current position: Indi Molecular, Los Angeles (Research Scientist)
Dr. Andrew Camelio
2009-2014 (Ph.D., Chemistry, Spring 2014) UT
current position: Senior Chemist, Dow Chemical Company
Dr. Changxia Yuan
2008-2013 (Ph.D., Chemistry, Spring 2013) UT
current position: Research Investigator II, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Dr. Abram Axelrod
2007-2012 (Ph.D., Chemistry, Fall 2012) UT
current position: Assistant Professor, Purdue University
Dr. Thomas Barton
2007-2012 (Ph.D., Chemistry, Spring 2012) UT
current position: Associate Scientist, Dow AgroScience
Aurpon Mitra
2008-2011 (M.S. Chemistry, Fall 2011) UT
current position: Eli Lilly (Research Scientist)
Nicole Harzdorf
2007-2009 (M.S., Chemistry, Spring 2009) UT
current position: Ash-Stevens (Project Manager)