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Fellows

The Chemical Biology Laboratory boasts a wide variety of expertise stemming from outstanding fellows from diverse backgrounds who join the Lab for a Postbaccalaureate or Postdoctoral Fellowship. 

 name, group, expertiseacademic credentials
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Anderson

Dr. Caleb Anderson
(Schneider Group)

  • Supramolecular biomaterials
  • Peptide self-assembly
  • Drug Delivery

Ph.D. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA

B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA USA

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Balaratnam

Dr. Sumirtha Balaratnam
(Schneekloth Group)

  • Nucleic Acid Structure/Interaction/Functional Analysis
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Protein Biochemistry
  • Microscopy and Cell Culture

Ph.D. Chemistry
Kent State University, Kent, OH USA

B.S. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Brown_Claire

Claire Brown
(Gildersleeve Group)

  • Immunology
  • Glycobiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cancer Biology
B.A. Biology and Political Science
Brown University, Providence RI
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Chingle

Dr. Ramesh Chingle
(Burke Group)

  • Synthetic Organic/Medicinal/Peptide Chemistry,
  • Chemical Biology/Drug Discovery
  • NMR Spectroscopy

Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebéc, Canada

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry
Goa University, Panaji, Goa, India

B.Sc. Chemistry
Ponda Education Society College of Arts & Science, Ponda, Goa, India

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Crawford

McKenna Crawford
(Meier Group)

  • Cell-based and target engagement assays
  • Post-translational modifications
B.S. Chemistry
Duke University, Durham, NC USA
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Dahal

Dr. Achyut Dahal
(Barchi Group)

  • Peptide Drug Design
  • Antibody-Drug Conjugate
  • Cancer Pharmacology and Immunology

Ph.D.  Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA USA

Bachelor of Pharmacy.
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India

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Davis

Griffin Davis
(Yoo Group)

  • Peptide Synthesis
  • Activity-based Probe Development
B.S. Chemistry
Emory University, Atlanta, GA USA
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Edupuganti

Dr. Shivaji Edupuganti
(Schnermann Group)

  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Chemical Biology
  • Antibody Drug Conjugates

Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

B.Sc. Chemistry
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

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Fullenkamp

Dr. Christopher Fullenkamp
(Schneekloth Group)

  • Organic Synthesis
  • Medicinal Chemistry

Ph.D. Chemistry
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA

B.S. Chemistry,
Ball State University, Muncie, IN USA

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Emily Guo

Emily Guo
(Gildersleeve Group)

  • Glycobiology
  • Antibody Evolution
  • Immunology
B.S. Microbiology and Anthropology
Washington University, St. Louis, MO USA
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Kazim

Dr. Muhammad Kazim
(Yoo Group)

  • Organic Synthesis
  • Medicinal Chemistry

Ph.D. Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA

B.S. Chemistry
Lahore University of Management Sciences. Lahore, Punjab Pakistan

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Kedika

Dr. Samanthreddy Kedika
(Burke Group)

  • Medicinal Chemistry/Peptide Chemistry
  • Chemical Biology
  • Drug Discovery

Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry
University of Houston, Houston, TX USA

M.S. Medicinal Chemistry
NIPER, Kolkata, India

B.S. Pharmacy
Kakatiya University, Warangal, India

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Silva

Dr. Tania Lopez-Silva 
(Schneider Group)

  • Self-Assembling Peptides
  • Peptide-based Biomaterials and Hydrogels
  • Drug Delivery
  • Immune Response

Ph.D. Chemistry
Rice University, Houston, TX USA

B.S. Chemistry
Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Mahajan

Dr. Pankaj Mahajan
(Burke Group)

  • Organic Synthesis
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Chemical Biology

Ph.D. Organic Synthesis
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

M. Sc. Organic Chemistry
North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India

B.Sc. Chemistry
North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India

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Ammar Masood

Ammar Masood
(Schnermann Group)

  • Flow Cytometry Assays
  • Cell Retention and Inhibition Studies

B.S. Biological Sciences: Physiology and Neurobiology 
University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA
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Shams Mehdi

Shams Mehdi
(Schneekloth Group)

  • Computational Biophysics
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Statistical Mechanics

B.S. Physics
University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

M.S. Physics
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX USA

Ph.D. (candidate) Biophysics
University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA

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Richard Mitchell

Dr. Richard Mitchell
(Meier Group)

  • Bioinorganic chemistry
  • Inorganic Synthesis
  • Photochemistry
  • Chemical Biology

B.S. Chemistry
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH USA

Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA

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Nambiar

Dr. Monessha Nambiar
(Schneider Group)

  • Peptide Synthesis
  • Biomaterials

Ph.D. Chemistry
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA

B.Sc. Nanotechnology
Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

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OBrien

Nick O'Brien
(Gildersleeve Group)

  • Cancer immunology
  • Protein engineering
  • Anti-glycan antibodies
B.A. Biochemistry
Columbia University, New York, NY USA
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Parmar

Dr. Shaifaly Parmar
(Schneekloth Group)

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular Biology

Ph.D. Biotechnology
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India

M.Sc. Biotechnology
Banasthali University, Jaipur, India

B.Sc. Biotechnology
Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India

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Patel

Dr. Pavan Patel
(Gildersleeve Group)

  • Protein Biochemistry
  • Cancer Glycobiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Fungal Cell Wall Biosynthesis

Ph.D. Biological Sciences
SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

M.Sc. Biotechnology
University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

B.Sc. Biotechnology
University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Perez

Dr. Minervo Perez-Lopez
(Meier Group)

  • Assay Development
  • Kinase Biology
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Phosphoprotemics

Ph.D. Chemical Biology
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA

B.S. Pre-Professional Health
Benedictine University, Lisle, IL USA

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Prestwood

Peri Prestwood
(Schneekloth Group)

  • Organic Synthesis
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • RNA Chemical Biology
B.S. Biochemistry
University of the South, Sewannee, TN USA
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Chat Rathnamalala

Dr. Chathuranga Rathnamalala
(Schnermann Group)

  • Organic Materials
  • SWIR Dyes
  • Fluorescence Imaging
  • Photoacoustic Imaging

B.S. Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology
University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

M.S. Analytical Chemistry
University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

M.B.A. Business Administration
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

Ph.D in Organic Chemistry
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS USA

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Sarkar

Dr. Srijani Sarkar
(Schneider Group)

  • Peptide Nucleic Acids
  • Nucleic Acids Biochemistry
  • Peptide Hydrogels
  • Medicinal Chemistry

Ph.D. Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

M.Sc. Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), Kanpur, India

B.Sc. Chemistry
Presidency University, Kolkata, India

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Seshadri

Srinath Seshadri
(Schneekloth Group)

  • Nucleic Acid Biochemistry
  • High-throughput drug discovery
B.A. Biochemistry
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH USA
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Shrestha

Dr. Pradeep Shrestha
(Schnermann Group)

  • Drug Delivery
  • Photochemistry
  • Organic Synthesis

Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa USA

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry
Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal

B.Sc. Chemistry
Trichandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

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Sibley

Dr. Christopher Sibley
(Schneekloth Group)

  • Organic Synthesis
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • RNA Biology

Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA USA

B.S. Biochemistry
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA USA

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Stanford

Dr. Kevon Stanford
(Schneider Group)

  • Peptide/Peptoid Synthesis
  • Protein Expression
  • Peptide-based Hydrogels

Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA

M.S. Chemistry
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA

B.S. Chemistry & Biology
Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC USA

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Strain

Caitlin Strain
(Barchi Group)

  • Glycochemistry
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Neuroscience

B.S. Chemistry
B.S. Neuroscience

Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA USA

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Temme

Dr. Sebastian Temme
(Gildersleeve Group)

  • Glycan Microarray Technology
  • Antibody Engineering
  • Glycobiology and Immunology
  • Bioorganic Chemistry

Ph.D. Chemistry
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA USA

B.S. Chemistry
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA

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Thalalla-Gamage

Dr. Supuni Thalalla-Gamage
(Meier Group)

  • Nucleic Acid Biochemistry
  • Epitranscriptomics
  • Molecular Biology

Ph.D. Biochemistry
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI USA

B.Sc. Chemical Biology
University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Thankarajan

Dr. Ebaston Thankarajan Mini Mablet
(Schnermann Group)

  • Organic/Medicinal Chemistry
  • Fluorescence Imaging
  • Drug Delivery
  • Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC)
  • Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)

Ph.D. Chemistry
Ariel University, Ariel, Israel

M.Sc. Chemistry
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India

B.Sc. Chemistry
Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, India

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Connor Wang

Connor Wang
(Schnermann Group)

  • Fluorescence Microscopy
  • Cell Culture
  • Protein Engineering
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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Yang

Dr. Mo Yang
(Schneekloth Group)

  • Small Molecule Microarrays
  • Biomaterials
  • Surface Chemistry

Ph.D. Material Science
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China

B.S. Polymer Materials and Engineering
Jilin University, Jilin Province, PR China