PEOPLE
Alumni
GRADUATE STUDENTS
| Student Name | Degree Conferred | Current Position |
| Glen Labenski 11/2005-5/2006 |
M.S., Chemistry (RIT) | Contractor (Scientist II), Ortho Clinical Diagnostics |
| Mark Morris 2005-2007 |
M.A., Chemistry, SUNY Buffalo | Ph.D., Chemistry, Kent State University | Senior Scientist, Base Pair Biotechnologies, Inc. |
| Olga Aminova 2006-2008 |
M.S., Medicinal Chemistry | Assistant Research Scientist, NYU Langone Health |
| Olivia Barrett 2006-2008 |
M.A., Chemistry | Value Based Care Coordinator, Hematology/Oncology Associates of CNY |
| Jonathan French 2008-2010 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Assistant Teaching Professor, Syracuse University |
| Melissa Lee-Sundlov 2006-2011 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Research Scientist, Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin |
| Lucas Labuda 2007-2010 |
M.A., Chemistry | Chemist, Honeywell |
| Dustin Paul 2007-2009 |
M.A., Chemistry D.O. (LECOM) |
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine |
| Steven Seedhouse 2008-2010 |
M.S., Medicinal Chemistry | Director, Biotechnology Equity Research Research, Raymond James |
| Vamsee Veeramachineni 2009-2010 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Oak Ridge Inst. for Science & Education Postdoctoral Fellow U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Tuan Tran 2007-2013 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Scientist II, BASF Corporation |
| Sai Velagapudi 2007-2014 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Associate Director, Expansion Therapeutics |
| Hafeez Haniff 2014-2020 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Scientist, Skyhawk Therapeutics |
| Matthew Costales 2014-2019 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Scientist 1, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Alicia Angelbello 2015-2020 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Scientist, Expansion Therapeutics |
| Peiyuan Zhang 2017-2021 |
Ph.D., Chemistry | Postdoctoral student with Bradley Pentelute at MIT |
| Blessy Suresh 2017-2022 |
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry | Scientist, Arrakis therapeutics |
| Jessica Bush 2019-2023 |
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry | |
| Yuquan Tong (Hamish) 2019-2024 |
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry | Strand |
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
| Student Name | Degree/Previous Position | Current Position | |
| Jessica Childs-Disney 6/2005-7/2006 |
Assistant Professor, Canisius College, 2006-2010 | Research Assistant Professor, UF Scripps | |
| Alexei Pushechnikov 2/2007-7/2009 |
Early-Stage Discovery and Development, Coordinator of Biological Program at Enamine Ltd., 2009-2012 | Discovery Lead, i2020 Accelerator Torrey Pines Investment | |
| Misha Dukh 12/2009-7/2010 |
Ph.D., Liviz Institute of Chemical Technology (Ukraine) | Scientist, Roswell Park Cancer Institute | |
| Pavel Tsitovich 1/2009-8/2010 |
Ph.D., Bowling Green University | Research Scientist, SUNY Buffalo | |
| Raman Parkesh 2/2010-8/2011 |
Ph.D., Trinity College, Ireland |University of Oxford, UK | Associate Professor, IMTECH | |
| Amit Kumar 1/2010-10/2011 |
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology | |
| Biao Liu 1/2011-8/2011 |
Ph.D., University of Rochester | Principal Computational Scientist, Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| Erik Fostvedt 11/2011-4/2012 |
Ph.D., UC Davis | Field Application Scientist, PerkinElmer Informatics | |
| Liriu Guan 12/2010-2016 |
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University | Scientist, Fudan University | |
| Zhaoming Su 9/2012-5/2014 |
Ph.D., North Carolina State University |
Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital | Sichuan University | |
| Yiling Luo 2/2013-8/2014 |
Ph.D., University of Maryland | Research Scientist, Achelois Oncology, Inc. | |
| Bala Vummidi 7/2013-7/2015 |
Ph.D., Life Sciences, University of Zürich | Innovation Associate, Sixfold Bioscience | |
| Wang-Yong Yang 6/2010-5/2015 |
Ph.D., Florida State | Assistant Professor, Chemistry, The University of Tennessee – Chattanooga | |
| Viachaslau Bernat 6/2014-6/2016 |
Ph.D., Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen- Nürnberg | Principal Scientist, Quantapore, Inc | |
| Yoshio Nakai 01/2015-12/2016 |
Ph.D., Hiroshima University | Research Scientist, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. | |
| Suzanne Rzuczek 6/2010 – 8/2015 |
Ph.D., Rutgers University | Associate Scientific Director, Expansion Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| Rita Fuerst 2016-2017 |
Ph.D. University of Vienna | Scientist, Graz University of Technology | |
| Jonathan Chen 08/2015-09/2019 |
Ph.D., University of Rochester | Staff Scientist, University of Rochester Medical Center | |
| Andrei Ursu 05/2016-07/2020 |
Ph.D., Max Planck
Institute, Dortmund |
Scientist, Ribonaut Therapeutics | |
| Zi-Fu Wang 10/2016-08/2018 |
Ph.D., National Taiwan University | Research Associate, Harvard Medical School | |
| Yue Li 05/2017-09/2019 |
Ph.D., Kyoto University (Japan) |
Scientist, WuXiAppTech | |
| Xiaohui Liu 09/2017-05/2020 |
Ph.D., Tianjin University | Research Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital | |
| Shruti Choudhary 10/2017-12/2021 |
Ph.D., Duquesne University | Senior Research Scientist, Small Molecule Screening Center,UMass Chan Medical School | |
| Simon Vézina-Dawod 01/2018-2021 |
Ph.D., Université Lavel | Scientist, Nurix | |
| Deepak Jadhav 02/2018-07/2019 |
Ph.D., National Chemical Laboratory | Scientist, CALIBR | |
| Haruo Aikawa 03/2018-2021 |
Ph.D., Tohoku University | Scientist, University of Tokyo | |
| Raphael Benhamou 11/2018-2021 |
Ph.D., Tel Aviv University | Assistant Professor, University of Jerusalem | |
| Jared Baisden 06/2020-04/2022 |
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Expansion Therapeutics | |
| Yeongju Lee 12/2020 – 07/2022 |
Ph.D., Pohang University of Science and Technology (South Korea) | Assistant Professor, Pusan National University (South Korea) | |
| Xiyuan Yao 01/2021-2023 |
Ph.D., Wake Forest University | Postdoctoral Associate, University of Chicago | |
| Lucas Ryan 02/2021 – 9/2021 |
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University | Scientist, Ecolab, Research & Development | |
| Ayah Abdeldayem 2022-2023 |
Atomic AI, San Francisco | ||
Soma Roy
9/2023-8/2024Postdoctoral Associate, UF Scripps, 2023-2024TBD, TBD
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
| Student Name | Degree Conferred | Current Position |
| Olivia J. Barrett 2005-2006 |
B.S., Medicinal Chemistry | Value Based Care Coordinator, Hematology/Oncology Associates of CNY |
| Priyanka Sood 9/2005-6/2006 |
B.S., Biotechnology | Senior Lead Data Scientist, Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Meilan Wu 2007-2008 |
B.S., Medicinal Chemistry | Senior Cell Manufacturing Technician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| Xing Chen 2005-2008 |
B.S., Biochemistry | Boston University Ph.D. Program |
| Patrizia Paar Smith 1/2007-2/2007 |
B.S., Chemistry | |
| Timothy Cunningham REU Summer Intern 2007 |
B.S., Mercyhurst College | Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Hanover College |
| Giannina Mixco 9/2008-12/2008 |
B.A., Dance & Exercise
Science |
Psychotherapist, Union Settlement |
| Jesse Sokolow 5/2009-2010 |
B.S., Chemistry | Scientist |
| Erin Crawford Summer Intern 2009 |
B.S., Biology, SUNY Binghamton | |
| Paula Aronson Summer Intern 2011 |
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester | Technical Solutions Engineer, Epic |
| Diego Arenas Summer Intern 2011 |
B.A., Biological Sciences, Cornell University | |
| Isaac Haddy 1/2013-5/2013 |
B.S., Biochemistry & Computational Chemistry, Florida Atlantic University | Student Pharmacist (intern) |
| Audrey Winkelsas Summer Intern 05/2014-08/2015 |
B.S. University of Miami | National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars PhD Program |
| Abby Delawder Summer Intern 05/2015-08/2015 |
Drury University | Chemistry Graduate Student, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Tevin Ali 1/2015-08/2015 |
B.S., Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University | Business Operations Coordinator | Executive Assistant to the CEO, Clarity Media Group |
| Anthony Vargas 9/2015-12/2018 |
A.S., Biotechnology, Palm Beach State College | Publix at the Pharmacy |
| Jacob Larson Summer Intern 5/2016-8/2016 |
B.S., Biochemistry, University of New Mexico | Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry Graduate Student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Brandi McKnight Summer Intern 5/2017-8/2017 |
B.S., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal & Biological Chemistry, University of Toledo | Medicinal Chemistry Graduate Student, University of Minnesota |
| Mary DeFeo Summer Intern 5/2018-8/2018 |
B.S., Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University | Graduate Student, Stanford University |
| Christy La Flamme Summer & Academic Intern 6/2018-9/2019 |
B.S., Physical & Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University (Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College) | Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student, St. Jude Graduate School |
| Jimmy Olsen Summer Intern 06/2019-08/2019 |
B.S., Chemistry, Grove City College | Graduate Student Baylor University |
| Adwoa A Tweneboa Koduah Summer intern 06/2019-08/2019 |
B.S., Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Wake Forest University | Undergraduate Student, Wake Forest University |
| Fernando Ramirez Summer Intern 06/2019-08/2019 |
B.S., Palm Beach State College | |
| Maison Grefe 2019-2021 |
B.A., Concordia College, Biology | Graduate student The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Isabela de Oliveira Caiado 2020-2022 |
Florida Atlantic University | |
| Finn Rose, SURF REU summer intern, 2023 |
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
| Student Name | Degree Conferred | Current Position |
| Elizabeth Phinney 2016-2017 | Graduated from Jupiter High School (FL) | Senior at University of Central Florida, Chemical Engineering Major |
| Alec Simonson, 2017 | Graduated from Florida Atlantic University High School (FL) | Graduate student at Florida Atlantic University |
| James DeLoy, 2018-2019 | Graduated from Atlantic High in Delray Beach (FL) | Undergraduate at UC-Berkeley, Chemistry Major |
| Jacob Eisenberg, 2019-2020 | Graduated Palm Beach Central High School (FL) | |
| Elizabeth Lekah, 2019-Present | Graduated from Spanish River High School (FL) | Undergraduate at Vanderbilt, Biomedical Science Major |
| Fabrizio Cavassa, 2021 – 2022 | N/A | Junior at Palm Beach Gardens High School |
| Ava Grave de Peralta, 2023 | N/A |
TECHNICIANS
| Name | Position | Current Position |
| Phillip Yesley | Lab Assistant I | |
| Ni Li | Research Assistant IV | |
| Zainab Al Shakarchi, 2021-2024 | Research Assistant II | |
| Beatrice Pforr | Research Technician |
COLLABORATORS
| Name | Position |
| Yoshihiro Akahori | |
| Toru Tanaka | |
| Wataru Itano 2022-2024 | Eisai Co – Japan |
VISITING SCHOLAR
| Name | Position |
| Martina Pedrini | Ph.D. Candidate, University of Milan, Italy |
| Tristan Wegner, 2023 | Ph.D. Candidate, University of Munster, Germany |
| Jon Macicior, 2023 | Ph.D. Candidate, University of Madrid, Spain |