Current Trainees

Ananya Basu

Ananya Basu

Chemistry

Preceptors: Xiaoyu Zhang and Curt Horvath

Miguel Campos

Miguel Campos

Chemistry

Preceptors: Karl Scheidt and Xiaoyu Zhang

Daniel de Castro Assumpcao

Daniel de Castro Assumpcao

Chemical Engineering

Preceptors: Danielle Tullman-Ercek and Neal Devaraj

Yara Jabbour Al Maalouf

Yara Jabbour Al Maalouf

Chemical Engineering

Preceptors: Keith Tyo and Gabe Rocklin

Ana Leal

Ana Leal

Chemistry

Preceptors: Chad Mirkin and Bin Zhang

Assa Magassa

Assa Magassa

Chemistry

Preceptors: Xiaoyu Zhang and Gabe Rocklin

Jun dos Remedios

Jun dos Remedios

Chemistry

Preceptors: Richard Silverman and Richard Morimoto

Amy Tang

Amy Tang

DGP

Preceptors: Deyu Fang and Xiaoyu Zhang

Alondra Sanchez

Alondra Sanchez

Chemistry

Preceptors: Xiaoyu Zhang and Deyu Fang

Past Trainees

Alexandra “Xandra” Barajas

Alexandra “Xandra” Barajas

Chemistry

Preceptors: Milan Mrksich and Evan Scott

Ben Brenner

Ben Brenner

Biomedical Engineering

Preceptors:  Hao Zhang and Thomas O’Halloran

Jasper Dittmar

Jasper Dittmar

BME

Preceptors: Chad Mirkin and Bin Zhang

Zijun Gao

Zijun Gao

Chemistry

Preceptors: Sam Stupp and Monica Olvera de la Cruz

Raveena Gupta

Raveena Gupta

Chemistry

Preceptors: Neil Kelleher and Erik Andersen

Dalton Huey

Dalton Huey

Biological Sciences

Preceptors: Al George and Julius Lucks

Alex Lee

Alex Lee

Biological Sciences

Preceptors:  Daniel Foltz and Neil Kelleher

Minrui Luo

Minrui Luo

Chemistry

Preceptors: Thomas Meade and Evan Scott

Cydney Martell

Cydney Martell

Biological Sciences

Preceptors:  Gabriel Rocklin and Michael Jewett

Meghan Masotti

Meghan Masotti

IBiS

Preceptors: Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy and Neil Kelleher

Marija Milisavlijevic

Marija Milisavlijevic

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Preceptors:  Keith Tyo and Alfonso Mondragon

Anthony Pulvino

Anthony Pulvino

IBiS

Preceptors: Katherine Amato and Issam Ben-Sahra

Tori Seto

Tori Seto

Chemistry

Preceptors:  Milan Mrksich and Alexander Stegh

Bethel Shekour

Bethel Shekour

Chemistry

Preceptors:  Milan Mrksich and Karl Scheidt

Frank Tucci

Frank Tucci

Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program

Preceptors:  Amy Rosenzweig and Yuan He

Graduates

Amanda Bayer, PhD

Amanda Bayer, PhD

Baxter International, Inc.

Awarded: NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) from NIGMS

Preceptors: Thomas O’Halloran and Teresa Woodruff

Rick Betori, PhD

Rick Betori, PhD

Corteva Agriscience

Preceptors: Karl Scheidt and Stephen Kron

Michael Caldwell, PhD

Michael Caldwell, PhD

Northwestern Proteomics

Preceptors: Thomas Meade and Teresa Woodruff

Emma Coughlin, PhD

Emma Coughlin, PhD

Minutia, Inc.

Preceptors: Teri Odom and Thomas Meade

Israel DaSilva, PhD

Israel DaSilva, PhD

Chemistry

Preceptors:  Regan Thomson and Neil Kelleher

Allison Devitt, PhD

Allison Devitt, PhD

Chemistry

Preceptors:  Rick Silverman and Peter Penzes

Allessandra DiCorato, PhD

Allessandra DiCorato, PhD

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Preceptors: Derk Joester and Thomas O’Halloran

Vasin Dumrongprechachan, PhD

Vasin Dumrongprechachan, PhD

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Preceptors: Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy and Neil Kelleher

Timothy Feliciano, MD, PhD

Timothy Feliciano, MD, PhD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Preceptors: Shad Thaxton

Jennifer Ferrer, PhD

Jennifer Ferrer, PhD

Tempus Labs, Inc.

Awarded: NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) from NIGMS

Preceptors: Chad Mirkin and Jason Wertheim

Molly Frey, PhD

Molly Frey, PhD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Preceptors: Evan Scott and Thomas Meade

Bon Ikwuagwu, PhD

Bon Ikwuagwu, PhD

Preceptors: Danielle Tullman-Ercek and Thomas Meade

Ashley Ives, PhD

Ashley Ives, PhD

Chemistry

Preceptors: Neil L Kelleher and Reza Vafabakhsh

Elizabeth Johnson

Elizabeth Johnson

Chemistry

Preceptors: Richard Silverman and William Klein

Megan Kaster, PhD

Megan Kaster, PhD

Chemistry

Preceptors: Thomas J Meade and Joshua N Leonard

Stefan Kathman, PhD

Stefan Kathman, PhD

Vividion Therapeutics, Inc.

Awarded: ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry Predoctoral Fellowship

Preceptors: Alexander Statsyuk and Amy Rosenzweig

Ada Kwong, PhD

Ada Kwong, PhD

Totus Medicines

Preceptors: Karl A Scheidt and Hidayatullah G Munshi

Eric Lee, PhD

Eric Lee, PhD

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Preceptors: Karl Scheidt and Neil Kelleher

Ryan McClure, PhD

Ryan McClure, PhD

AbbVie, Inc.

Preceptors: Regan Thomson and Neil Kelleher 

Galen Miley, PhD

Galen Miley, PhD

AmbAgon Therapeutics

Preceptors: Richard Silverman and Neil Kelleher

Simona Morochnik, PhD

Simona Morochnik, PhD

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Preceptors: Guillermo Ameer and Igal Szleifer

Elamar Hakim Moully, PhD

Elamar Hakim Moully, PhD

University of Chicago

Preceptors: Milan Mrksich and Chad Mirkin

Rebecca Rasmussen, PhD

Rebecca Rasmussen, PhD

IBiS

Preceptors: Thomas V O’Halloran and Julius Lucks

Luis Schachner, PhD

Luis Schachner, PhD

Genentech

Awarded: Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Preceptors: Neil Kelleher and Yuan He

Henrique dos Santos Seckler, PhD

Henrique dos Santos Seckler, PhD

Alliance Pharma, Inc.

Preceptors: Neil Kelleher, John Wilkins and Shad Thaxton

Kosuke Seki, PhD

Kosuke Seki, PhD

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Preceptors:  Mike Jewett and Milan Mrksich

Timothy Toby, PhD

Timothy Toby, PhD

Naring Health, Inc

Awarded: ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Graduate Fellowship

Preceptors: Neil Kelleher and Jonathan Licht 

Shuya Wang, PhD

Shuya Wang, PhD

Genentech

Preceptors: Chad Mirkin and Bin Zhang

Gokay Yamankurt, PhD

Gokay Yamankurt, PhD

Emerald Cloud Lab

Preceptors: Chad Mirkin and Richard Carthew