Current Trainees

Miguel Campos

Miguel Campos

Chemistry

Preceptors: Karl Scheidt and Xiaoyu Zhang

Mauricio Ceballos

Mauricio Ceballos

Materials Science and Engineering

Preceptors: Karl Scheidt and Xiaoyu Zhang

Assa Magassa

Assa Magassa

Chemistry

Preceptors: Xiaoyu Zhang and Gabe Rocklin

Noah Marx

Noah Marx

Biological Sciences

Preceptors: Deyu Fang and Xiaoyu Zhang

Mia Pascall

Mia Pascall

Chemistry

Preceptors: Chad Mirkin and Milan Mrksich

Robert "Bobby" Reichert

Robert "Bobby" Reichert

Biomedical Engineering

Preceptors: Lisa Volpatti and Tom Meade

Jun dos Remedios

Jun dos Remedios

Chemistry

Preceptors: Richard Silverman and Richard Morimoto

Alondra Sanchez

Alondra Sanchez

Chemistry

Preceptors: Xiaoyu Zhang and Deyu Fang

Grace Watkins

Grace Watkins

Chemistry

Preceptors: Milan Mrksich and Neil Kelleher

Past Trainees

Alexandra “Xandra” Barajas

Alexandra “Xandra” Barajas

Chemistry

Preceptors: Milan Mrksich and Evan Scott

Ananya Basu

Ananya Basu

Chemistry

Preceptors: Xiaoyu Zhang and Curt Horvath

Ben Brenner

Ben Brenner

Biomedical Engineering

Preceptors:  Hao Zhang and Thomas O’Halloran

Daniel de Castro Assumpcao

Daniel de Castro Assumpcao

Chemical Engineering

Preceptors: Danielle Tullman-Ercek and Neal Devaraj

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

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

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

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

Amy Tang

Amy Tang

DGP

Preceptors: Deyu Fang and Xiaoyu Zhang

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

Process Engineer, Intel

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

Vicinitas Therapeutics

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

Jasper Dittmar, PhD

Jasper Dittmar, PhD

Research Scientist, Flashpoint Therapeutics

Preceptors: Chad Mirkin and Bin Zhang

Vasin Dumrongprechachan, PhD

Vasin Dumrongprechachan, PhD

Senior Data Scientist, Highmark Health

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, MD, PhD

Molly Frey, MD, PhD

Medical Scientist, Cour Pharmaceuticals

Preceptors: Evan Scott and Thomas Meade

Bon Ikwuagwu, PhD

Bon Ikwuagwu, PhD

Senior Scientist - Process Development, Rocket Pharma

Preceptors: Danielle Tullman-Ercek and Thomas Meade

Ashley Ives, PhD

Ashley Ives, PhD

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Preceptors: Neil L Kelleher and Reza Vafabakhsh

Elizabeth Johnson

Elizabeth Johnson

Bioanalytical Scientist, Acumen Pharmaceuticals

Preceptors: Richard Silverman and William Klein

Megan Kaster, PhD

Megan Kaster, PhD

Postdoc, Univ. of Pennsylvania

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

Platform Leader, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network

Preceptors: Regan Thomson and Neil Kelleher 

Galen Miley, PhD

Galen Miley, PhD

AmbAgon Therapeutics

Preceptors: Richard Silverman and Neil Kelleher

Marija Milisavlijevic

Marija Milisavlijevic

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Preceptors:  Keith Tyo and Alfonso Mondragon

Simona Morochnik, MD, PhD

Simona Morochnik, MD, PhD

Radiologist, UCSF

Preceptors: Guillermo Ameer and Igal Szleifer

Elamar Hakim Moully, PhD

Elamar Hakim Moully, PhD

Technology Senior Manager of Business Systems, Denver Public Schools

Preceptors: Milan Mrksich and Chad Mirkin

Rebecca Rasmussen, PhD

Rebecca Rasmussen, PhD

Postdoc

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

Scientist, Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.

Preceptors: Neil Kelleher, John Wilkins and Shad Thaxton

Kosuke Seki, PhD

Kosuke Seki, PhD

Postdoc, UCSF

Preceptors:  Mike Jewett and Milan Mrksich

Timothy Toby, PhD

Timothy Toby, PhD

Group Leader, Drug Product Analytics, Vaxcyte

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

Automation Engineer, 10X Genomics

Preceptors: Chad Mirkin and Richard Carthew