Principal investigators
Current group members
Alexandros Aristidou (graduate student, Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Gabriela Núñez (graduate student, Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Dan Bamigbade (undergraduate student)
Devin Domas (undergraduate student)
Meghan Ruiz Schilling (undergraduate student)
Rylee Rosenberg (undergraduate student)
Isaac Hanauska (undergraduate student)
Kate Warmka (undergraduate student)
Harper Wittmers (undergraduate student)
Former group members (& where they went next)
at University of Minnesota
Rochelle Warner (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Iowa State U Vet School)
Robb Welty (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry [informally shared with Heikal]; Washington U Biophysics)
Jacob Stevens (graduate student, Integrated Biosciences; U Minnesota College of Pharmacy)
Megan Currie (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry [informally shared with Heikal]; instructor, UW Eau Claire Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Hannah Leopold (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; instructor, U Minnesota Twin Cities Chemistry)
Jacob Schwarz (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; instructor, U Minnesota Twin Cities Chemistry)
Hong Bok Lee (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; U Iowa Chemistry)
Anh Cong (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry [informally shared with Heikal]; Mayo Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
Robert Miller (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Cornell Chemistry & Chemical Biology)
Cody Aplin (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Cornell Biophysics)
Taryn Kay (MS, Physics; Cornell Biophysics)
Chioma Nwachuku (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; employed at 3M)
Rowan Simonet (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; U Chicago Chemistry)
Malachy Brink (graduate student, Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Sarah Mersch (MS, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Northwestern Chemistry)
Clint McCue (MS, graduate student, Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Manuel Bangsil (undergraduate student; Creighton U Pharmacy)
Jamie Nosbisch (undergraduate student; NC State Biomathematics)
Tong Ding (undergraduate student; U Minnesota Food Science)
Tyler Stevens (undergraduate student; U Minnesota College of Pharmacy)
Tyler Floden (undergraduate student; U Minnesota Medical School)
Sheila (Paintsil) Votiso (undergraduate student; employed at Surmodics)
Kaelt Simpson (undergraduate student; U Oregon Chemistry in the Polymer Science track of the Master’s Industrial Internship Program)
Nathan Korson (undergraduate student; Cornell Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology)
Ryan Leighton (undergraduate student [shared with Heikal]; U Minnesota Twin Cities Chemistry)
Ntsang Anye (undergraduate McNair scholar [shared with Heikal]; applying to pharmacy school)
Alexander Naughton (undergraduate student; employed at Zepto Life Technology)
Jessica Marshik (undergraduate student; UMD Electrical Engineering and employed at Minnesota Power)
Gerald Sakamaki (undergraduate student; U Minnesota Integrated Biosciences)
Claire Baetzold (undergraduate student; Kansas City University School of Medicine)
Krista Slavin (undergraduate student; Physician Assistant School)
Scarlet Hoffman (undergraduate student; employed at Mayo Clinic)
Christin Libal (undergraduate student; U Minnesota College of Pharmacy)
Elsie Johnson (undergraduate student; U Minnesota Medical School)
Emma Kauffman (undergraduate student; Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Rowan Simonet (undergraduate student [shared with Heikal]; UMD Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Margaret Gurumani (undergraduate student, College of St. Scholastica; U Miami Department of Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology)
Kaitlyn Wolf (undergraduate student; employed at Ecolab)
Abaynhe Worku (undergraduate student; U Minnesota College of Pharmacy)
Michael Badger (undergraduate student; employed at Boston Scientific)
Julie Beenken (undergraduate student; U Minnesota Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, & Biophysics)
Emmanuel Tetteh-Jada (undergraduate student; College of St. Scholastica Physician Assistant School)
Samantha Westlund (undergraduate student)
Austin Yang (undergraduate student; U Minnesota College of Pharmacy)
Cody Staydohar (undergraduate student; U Minnesota College of Pharmacy)
Sarah Bergman (undergraduate student; U Minnesota School of Public Health)
K’Nariyah Milligan (undergraduate student, LeMoyne-Owen College)
at Penn State University
Minjoung Kyoung (PhD, Chemistry; postdoc with Axel Brunger & Steve Chu, Stanford School of Medicine & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; currently Associate Professor, U Maryland Baltimore County Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Kanika Vats (PhD, Chemistry; postdoc with Mark Dumont & Danielle Benoit, U Rochester; currently Associate Professor, U Rochester Biomedical Engineering)
Angel Davey (PhD, Chemistry; postdoc with Susan Pierce, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases; currently Health Science Program Manager, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, US Army)
Keith Krise (graduate student; PhD, Chemical Education; currently Associate Professor, Gannon U Chemistry)
Kelly Stewart (undergraduate student; U Toronto Chemistry)
Maria Movefegh (undergraduate student, WISER program; Purdue U PULSe)
Caroline Monroe (undergraduate student, WISER program)
Courtney Gallen (undergraduate student, WISER program)
Elizabeth Harvie (undergraduate student, WISER program)
Ellen Keene (REU undergraduate student from Smith College Physics)
Hannah Lazarus (REU undergraduate student from U Illinois Chicago Bioengineering)
Jason Manuel (REU undergraduate student from Illinois Wesleyan U Physics)