Current Group Members
Dr. Shiyue Fang, Professor
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Ms. Samyuktha Thirukkovaluri, Ph.D. Student
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 students (none at this time)
Mr. Nick Peterson, Undergraduate Researcher, 04/2024, Mentor: Ph.D. students Mr. Reed Arneson (Dr. Yinan Yuan lab) and Mr. Alexander Apostle
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
Group Alumni
Dr. Yipeng (Criss) Yin, Ph.D. August 2024 (GenScript, US)
Dr. Komal Chillar, Ph.D. March 2024 (Prime Medicine, US)
Dr. Adikari Mudiyanselage Dhananjani Nisansala Eriyagama, Ph.D. April 2022 (MSD Pharma/Merck & Co, US)
Dr. Bhaskar Halami, Ph.D. July 2019 (Alloy Therapeutics, MA)
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 (Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Initiative -NATi, Singapore)
Dr. Xiang Zhang, Ph.D. 2011 (National Institutes of Health, US)
Dr. Muralidhara Thimmaiah, Ph.D. 2008 (Washington State University, US)
Mr. Parker Harstad, Course-based MS Student, 01/2024-05/2024, Mentor: Ph.D. Student Mr. Manoj Perera
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. William Green, Undergraduate Researcher, 09/2023-2023, Mentor: Ph.D. student Mr. Manoj Perera
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. 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