Former Members
Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Mai-Jan Tom
(Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023-2024)
Process Chemist, Merck
Process Chemist, Merck

Dr. Thomas O'Connor
(Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2022)
Patent Law
Patent Law

Dr. Christoph Heinz
(Postdoctoral fellow, 2016-2018)
Bayer, Senior Scientist II
Bayer, Senior Scientist II

Dr. Brian Woods
(Postdoctoral fellow, 2015-2017)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Saint Louis University
Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Saint Louis University

Dr. Marie-Gabrielle Braun
(Postdoctoral fellow, 2012–2013)
Genentech, Medicinal Chemist
Genentech, Medicinal Chemist
Graduate Students

Nari Tao
(Graduate student, 2022-2024)

Shutian Jiang
(Graduate student, 2020-2024)
Sorensen Lab, Princeton University
Sorensen Lab, Princeton University

Dr. Kassandra Sedillo
(Graduate student, 2019-2024)
Discovery Chemist, Merck
Discovery Chemist, Merck

Dr. Shivaani Gandhi
(Graduate student, 2019-2024)
MIT, Postdoctoral Researcher, Wenlandt Lab
MIT, Postdoctoral Researcher, Wenlandt Lab

Dr. Wendy Williams
(Graduate student, 2019-2024)
University of Michigan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Narayan Lab
University of Michigan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Narayan Lab

Dr. Julia Borowski
(Graduate student, 2018-2023)
Cornell University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Coates Lab
Cornell University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Coates Lab

Dr. Izzy Leibler
(Graduate student, 2018-2023)
Harvard University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Liu Lab
Harvard University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Liu Lab

Dr. Samuel Newman-Stonebraker
(Graduate student, 2017-2023)
Yale University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Holland Lab
Yale University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Holland Lab

Dr. Will Sii Hong Lau
(Graduate student, 2017-2022)
Principal Scientist, HTE Medicinal Chemistry at Novartis
Principal Scientist, HTE Medicinal Chemistry at Novartis

Dr. Stephen Ting
(Graduate student, 2017-2022)
Scripps Research, Postdoctoral Researcher, Shenvi Lab
Scripps Research, Postdoctoral Researcher, Shenvi Lab

Dr. Stavros Kariofillis
(Graduate student, 2017-2022)
Columbia University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Rovis Lab
Columbia University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Rovis Lab

Dr. Jesus I. Martinez Alvarado
(Graduate student, 2016-2021)
Cornell University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Lin Lab
Cornell University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Lin Lab

John Park, MA
(Graduate student, 2017-2020)

Dr. Eric Webb
(Graduate student, 2015-2020)
University of Michigan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Scott Lab (PET Chemistry)
University of Michigan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Scott Lab (PET Chemistry)

Junyi Liu, MA
(Graduate student, 2016-2019)

Dr. Gregorio J. Estrada
(Graduate student, 2014-2019)
Merck, Senior Scientist
Merck, Senior Scientist

Dr. Kevin Wu
(Graduate student, 2011–2017)
Scripps Research Institute, Postdoctoral Researcher, Yu Lab
Scripps Research Institute, Postdoctoral Researcher, Yu Lab

Dr. Erin Gray
(Graduate student, 2011–2016)
Washington and Lee University, Assistant Professor
Washington and Lee University, Assistant Professor

Dr. Kevin Arendt
(Graduate student, 2011–2016)
GlaxoSmithKline, Investigator, Discovery Platform Chemistry
GlaxoSmithKline, Investigator, Discovery Platform Chemistry

Dr. Jason Shields
(Graduate student, 2010–2015)
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca

Travis Shaw
(Graduate student, 2010–2011)
Bocarsly/Schwartz Lab, Princeton University
Bocarsly/Schwartz Lab, Princeton University

Allen Sha
(Graduate student, 2009–2011)
L’Oréal, Chemist
L’Oréal, Chemist

Roger Swartz
(Graduate student, 2008-2009)
Undergraduate Students

Neyci Gutiérrez Valencia
(Undergraduate student, 2021)
Princeton University
Princeton University

Amanuella Mengiste
(Undergraduate student, 2016-2018)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Blake Feldman
(Undergraduate student, 2016-2017)
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Sonya Karchemskiy
(Undergraduate student, 2013–2015)

Victoria Chung
(Undergraduate student, 2012–2014)

Dana Schmitt
(Undergraduate student, 2011–2012)

Henry Moss
(Undergraduate student, 2011–2012)

Jae Kim
(Undergraduate student, 2010)
Visiting Students

Gabe Jones-Thomson
(Amgen Scholar, 2024)
Haverford College
Haverford College

Pauline Tenblad
(Visiting Researcher from the Noël Group, 2024)
University of Amsterdam, Noël Group
University of Amsterdam, Noël Group

Niklas Hölter
(Visiting Researcher from the Glorius Group, 2023)
University of Münster, Glorius Group
University of Münster, Glorius Group

Mary Lavin
(C-CAS REU Student, 2023)
Haverford College
Haverford College

Andrea Stegner
(Visiting Masters Student from LMU Munich, 2018)
Currently graduate student at Caltech, Reisman Lab
Currently graduate student at Caltech, Reisman Lab

Orestes Riera
(Undergraduate student, Summer 2017)

Nacho Vergara Panzone
(Undergraduate student from UIUC, Summer 2017)

Ricky Williams
(High school student, 2017)