Team

Graduate Students

  • Jingmei Yu

    Capital University of Medical Sciences, B.S.

    University of Southern California, M.S.

    Research Areas: Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology

  • Chekwube Nwufo

    Research Areas: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

  • Benjamin Babalola

    Mountain Top University, B.S.

    Researc Areas: Medicinal Chemistry, Targeted Protein Degraders

  • Abhinanda Kar

    St. Xavier’s College Kolkata, B.S.

    University of Hyderabad & Indian Institute of Technoloy Bombay, M.S.

    Research Areas: Cancer Biology, Targeted Delivery

Undergraduate Students

  • Clayton Cullers

    Purdue University, Class of 2025

  • Sophia Hackett

    Purdue University, Class of 2025

Post-Doctoral Research Associates

  • Ramya Visvanathan

  • Jianping Lin

    Nankai University, B.S.

    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D.

    Research Areas: Medicinal Chemistry

Research Scientists

  • Jinmin Miao

    Nankai University, B.S.

    Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Ph.D.

    Research Areas: Medicinal Chemistry, Targeted Protein Degraders

  • Yunpeng Bai

    Nankai University, B.S.

    Indiana University School of Medicine, Ph.D.
    Research Areas: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

Alumni

  • Frederick Nguele Meke

    Graduate Student 2017-2023

    PostDoc 2023-2024

    Next step: Research Asst. Prof., IUSM

  • Zihan Qu

    Graduate Student 2019-2024

    Graduated with Ph.D.

  • Yiming Miao

    Graduate Student 2018-2024

    Graduated with Ph.D.

    Next step: Scientist, Amgen

  • Brenson Jassim

    Grasuate Student 2017-2024

    Graduated with Ph.D.

    Next step: PostDoc, Purdue University

  • Jiajun Dong

    Graduate Student 2018-2023

    Graduated with Ph.D.

    Next step: PostDoc, University of Florida Scripps

  • Colin Carlock

    Graduate Student 2018-2023

    (Joined Purdue Grad Program in 2015)

    Graduated with Ph.D.

    Next step: Sr. Scientist, AstraZeneca

  • Chad Walls

    Graduate Student 2005-2012

    Graduated with Ph.D.

    Next step: Research Scientist, Eli Lilly

  • Jinpeng Sun

    Graduate Student 2001-2007

    Graduated with Ph.D.

    Next step: PostDoc, Duke Universiy

  • Antonio Bonifasi

    Graduate Student 2022-2024

    (Joined Purdue Grad Program 2020)

    Next step: Grad. Student, Purdue Univerity

  • Lehao Wu

    Graduate Student 2022-2023

    Next step: Grad. Student, Purdue University

  • Jinyue (Frida) Li

    Graduate Student 2021-2023

    Next step: Grad. Student, Purdue University

  • Paul Joseph Tholath

    Graduate Student 2020-2023

    Graduated with M.S.

    Next step: Research Assistant, Emory University

  • Amarasinghe Mudalige O H Amarasinghe

    Graduate Student 2017-2021

    Graduated with M.S.

    Next step: Grad. Student, University of Manitoba

  • Devesh Aggarwal

    Graduate Student 2018-2021

    Graduated with M.S.

    Next step: Scientist, AstraZeneca

  • Erica Anne Baker

    Graduate Student 2016-2019

    Graduated with M.S.

    Next step: Research Associate, Cytovance Biologics

  • Rochelle Frankson

    Graduate Student 2013-2017

    Graduated with M.S.

    Next step: Tech Coordinator, A.D. Steinhol industries

  • Amanda Campbell

    Graduate Student 2011-2014

    Graduated with M.S.

  • Vikram Gaddam

    PostDoc 2022

  • Aaron Krabill

    PostDoc 2021-2022

    Next step: Scientist, Civetta Therapeutics

  • Wenzhi Ji

    PostDoc 2019

    Next step: PostDoc, Havard University

  • Levi Johnson

    Undergrduate Researcher 2022-2024

    Next step: Undergrad Researcher, Purdue University

  • Bardia Asadi

    PharmD Research Assisant 2022-2024

    Next step: Intern, Merck

  • Bryce Gilbert

    Undergraduate Researcher 2022-2024

    Next step: Grad. Student, U.W-Madison

  • Quyen (Quin) Nguyen

    Undergraduate Researcher 2019-2023

    Next step: Grad. Student, Harvard University

  • Yuan (Maureen) Ma

    Undergraduate Researcher 2021-2023

    Next step: Research Assistant, University of Florida Scripps

  • Allison Murray

    Undergraduate Researcher 2022-2023

    Next step: Grad. Student, UNC

  • Paige Kertes

    Undergraduate Researcher 2021-2023

    Next step: IU Medical School

  • Hailey Gallant

    Undergraduate Researcher 2021-2023

  • Laurren Orr

    Undergraduate Researcher 2019-2021

    Next step: Grad. Student, UCB