People

Current Group Members


Dr. Shiyue Fang, Professor


Mr. Fnu Rohith Awasthy, Ph.D. Student

Ms. Fakhira Razzaq, Ph.D. Student

Mr. Manoj Perera, Ph.D. Student

Mr. Alexander Apostle, Ph.D. Student

Ms. Komal Chillar, Ph.D. Student

Mr. Yipeng (Criss) Yin, Ph.D. Student


Mr. Parker Harstad, Course-based MS Student, 01/2024, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Manoj Perera


Ms. Claire Noble, Undergraduate Researcher, 10/2023

Mr. Joden Robinson, Undergraduate Researcher, 09/2023, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Fnu Rohith Awasthy

Mr. Daniel Middleton, Undergraduate Researcher, 09/2023, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Alexander Apostle

Mr. William Green, Undergraduate Researcher, 09/2023, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Manoj Perera

Group Alumni


Dr. Adikari Mudiyanselage Dhananjani Nisansala Eriyagama, Ph.D. April 2022 (MSD Pharma/Merck & Co, US)

Dr. Bhaskar Halami, Ph.D. July 2019 (Sirnaomics Inc., Maryland)

Dr. Shahien (Shawn) Shahsavari, Ph.D. June 2019 (Molecular Assemblies, CA)

Dr. Ashok Khanal, Ph.D. May 2018 (University of the Incarnate Word, TX)

Dr. Durga Pokharel, Ph.D. 2014 (PerkinElmer, US)

Dr. Suntara (Boat) Fueangfung, Ph.D. 2014 (Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi, Thailand)

Dr. Xi Lin (Sissi), Ph.D. 2013 (Cargene, Singapore)

Dr. Xiang Zhang, Ph.D. 2011 (National Institutes of Health, US)

Dr. Muralidhara Thimmaiah, Ph.D. 2008 (Washington State University, US)


Mr. Henry Lanquaye, Course-based MS Student, 01/2023-01/2024, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Alexander Apostle

Ms. Oluwanifesimi (Nifesimi) Afolabi, Course-based MS Student, 01/2023-08/2023, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Alexander Apostle

Mr. Logan Mikesell, M.S. 2021


Dr. Jinsen Chen, Postdoc Researcher, 2015-2016 (Hitgen Inc.)

Dr. Durga Pokharel, Postdoc Researcher, 2015-2015 (PerkinElmer)

Dr. Mingcui Zhang, Post Doctoral Researcher, 2011-2013 (Anhui Normal University)

Dr. Bin Cao, Post Doctoral Researcher, 2012-2014

Dr. Wenpeng Mai, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2008-2009


Mr. Allen Cureton, Undergraduate Researcher, 01/2022-2023, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Alexander Apostle

Ms. Martina Jahfetson, Undergraduate Researcher, Finlandia University, 2022 summer, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Yipeng Yin

Mr. Lucas Prehoda, Undergraduate Student, 05/2021-05/2022 , Mentor: Ph.D. Student Ms. Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama

Mr. Bryan Horning, Undergraduate Researcher, 11/2021-2022, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Ms. Komal Chillar

Ms. Madeline Johnson, Undergraduate Student, 02/2021-2022, Mentor: Ph.D. student Ms. Komal Chiller

Ms. Abby Schwartz, Undergraduate Student, 10/2019-05/2022, Mentor: Ph.D. student Ms. Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama

Mr. David Hutchings, Undergraduate Researcher, 09/2021-02/2022, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Ms. Komal Chillar

Ms. Olivera Powder, Undergraduate Researcher, 05/2021-01/2022, Mentor: Ph.D. students Mr. Alexander Apostle and Mr. Yipeng Yin

Ms. Cassandra Troy, Undergraduate Researcher, Finlandia University, 2021 summer, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Yipeng Yin

Mr. Liam Haggerty, Undergraduate Student, 09/2018-2021, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Bhaskar Halami

Mr. Brett Otto, Undergraduate Student, 05/2019-12/2020, B.S. December 2020, Mentor: Ph.D. students Mr. Bhaskar Halami and Ms. Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama

Mr. Owen Deming, Undergraduate Student, 01/2019-2020, Mentor: Ph.D. students Mr. Bhaskar Halami and Ms. Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama

Mr. Mark Franchi, Undergraduate Student, 05/2019-2020, Mentor: Ph.D. students Mr. Bhaskar Halami and Ms. Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama

Mr. Satyen Dhamankar, Undergraduate Student, 10/2017-2019, B.S. May 2020, Mentor: Ph.D. Students Ms. Adikari Mudiyanselage Dhananjani Nisansala Eriyagama, Mr. Bhaskar Halami and Mr. Ashok Khanal

Mr. Colton Monroe, Undergraduate Student, 09/2018-2019, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Justin Mitchell, Undergraduate Student, 03/2018-2019, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Lucas Prehoda, Undergraduate Student, 01/2017-2019, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Bhaskar Halami

Mr. Zachary Smith, Undergraduate Student, 03/2017-2019, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Bhaskar Halami

Ms. Savannah Joslin, Undergraduate Student, 10/2017-05/2019, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Chase McNamara, Undergraduate Student, 01/2017-05/2018, B.S. May 2018, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Zachary Nelson, Undergraduate Student, 08/2016-05/2018, B.S. May 2018, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Bhaskar Halami

Mr. James Goodings, Undergraduate Student, 01/2016-05/2018, B.S. May 2018, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Travis Wigstrom, Undergraduate Student, 05/2015-05/2018, B.S. May 2018, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Ms. Emily Bromley, Undergraduate Student, 01/2017-2017, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Mark Sylvester, Undergraduate Student, 01/2017-2017, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Christopher Sedenquist, Undergraduate Student, 08/2016-2017, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Alexander Gauronskas, Undergraduate Student, 10/2015-2017, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Shahien Shahsavari

Mr. Patrick Kidwell, Undergraduate Student, 12/2015-05/2017, B.S. May 2017, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Ashok Khanal

Mr. Nicholas Carlson, Undergraduate Student, Mentor: Postdoc Dr. Jinsen Chen

Ms. Lucia Li, Undergraduate Student

Ms. Anna-Catharina Wilhelm, Undergraduate Student, B.S. December 2016

Ms. Ashley Schuman, Undergraduate Student, B.S. 2016, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Ashok Khanal

Mr. Sean LeRolland-Wagner, B.S. 2015

Mr. Nathanael Green, B.S. 2014

Mr. John Hausman, B.S. 2013

Mr. Chris Thomas. B.S. 2013

Mr. Matt Strong, Undergraduate student, Finlandia University, 2013 summer

Ms. Chinyelu Umeokolo, Undergraduate student, Wayne County Community College, 2013 summer

Ms. Kaitlin Codere-Lanouette, Undergraduate student, Finlandia University, 2012 summer

Mr. Travis Olds, B.S. 2012

Mr. Matthew Schultz, B.S. 2011

Mr. Brock Jackman, B.S. 2010

Ms. Brigitte Koerner, B.S. 2010

Ms. Kyrie Pappas, B.S. 2010

Mr. Tyler Soenen, B.S. 2009

Ms. Wei Tang, B.S. 2008

Mr. Garrett Gibbons, B.S. 2008