Graduate Student Alumni

Zhenhao Chen
Ph.D.in Chemistry

Shafer M. Soars
Ph.D.in Chemistry

Joshua Kamps
Ph.D.in Chemistry

Zhenyi Hu
Ph.D.in Chemistry

Patrick Nordeen(2015-2018)
M.S.in Chemistry
Sponsored by the Departmental Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Rachel A. Weintraub(2015-2018)

Adam Csakai(2012-2017)
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Thesis:Design and Synthesis of Immune Signaling Modulators
Current position: Post-Doc Associate, Northwestern

Ryo Tamura(2012-2017)
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Thesis:1. Study on the Effector Domain of MARCKS Protein as a Cell Penetrating Peptide. 2. Development of the Photoactivatable Prodrugs of Doxazolidine
Current position: Post-Doc Associate, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Noah Kastelowitz(2012-2016)
Ph.D. in Biochemistry (M.D.-Ph.D. program)
Thesis:Effects of Membrane Shape and Lipid Composition in Extracellular Vesicle and Platelet Biology
Sponsored by the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (F30CA180249)
Current position: M.D.-Ph.D. Student, University of Colorado Anchutz Medical Campus

Tina (Smith) Boville(2012-2016)
Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Thesis:Characterization of Chemical Probes for Therapeutic Intervention of Innate Immune Signaling
Current position: Post-Doc Associate, Caltech

Victoria Li(2014-2016)
M.S. in Applied Mathematics (IQ Biology program)
Sponsored by NSF IGERT

Aaron D. Flynn(2014-2016)
Sponsored by the Signaling & Cellular Regulation Scholarship
Current position: University of California, Davis

J. Isaac Godfroy(2009-2016)
Ph.D. in Chemical & Biological Engineering
Thesis:Probing the Role of Transmembrane Interactions in Toll-Like Receptor Signaling
Sponsored by the Molecular Biophysics Scholarship
Current position: Cell Culture Development Scientist, NIH/NIAID

Ormacinda R. White(2013-2016)
M.S. in Chemistry
Current position: Engineering Technician, Central Washington University

Shuting Zhang(2009-2015)
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Thesis:Discovery, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Pathways
Sponsored by the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC)
Current position: Associate Professor, Henan Normal University

Leslie A. Morton(2008-2013)
Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Thesis:Identifying Peptide Sensors for Highly Curved Membranes & Lipid Components
Sponsored by the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (F31CA165349), Signaling & Cellular Regulation Scholarship, and NSF
Current position: MBA Student, UNC at Chaple Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School

Tina X. Zhao(2007-2011)
M.S. in Biochemistry
Sponsored by UROP/HHMI

Peter F. Slivka(2007-2010)
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Thesis:A Constrained Peptide that Targets the TLR4/MD2 Interaction
Sponsored by the Molecular Biophysics Scholarship/Sharrah Fellowship
Current position: Sr. Scientist, Foundational Immunology at AbbVie

Joshua A. Stahl(2008-2010)
M.S. in Biochemistry
Thesis:Small Molecule Pertubation of the TLR4/MD-2 Interaction
Current position:Chief Scientific Officer and GM, ArcherDX

Douglas E. Bevan(2009-2010)
M.S. in Chemistry
Thesis:Selection, Preparation, and Evaluation of Inhibitors of TLR4
Current position:Project Management Intern, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)