Alumni

Former Postdocs

Luke Erber

Group Member: 

August 2019 to July 2023

Now: 

PI in the Medicinal Chemistry Department at the Univeristy of Kansas                

Jeff Costello

Group Member: 

August 2021 to July 2023

Now: 

                

Jennifer Kimbrough

Group Member: 

July 2019 to September 2021

Now: 

Pfizer- Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry

Anil Pandey

Group Member: 

January 2018 to November 2020

Now: 

Scientist 2 at UCB Biosciences                   

Siva Talluri

Group Member: 

September 2015 to January 2018

Now: 

Albany Molecular Research Inc.

Laura Hawk

Group Member: 

September 2014 to June 2017

Now: 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry - Grand Valley State University

Neeraj Mishra

Group Member: 

June 2014 to 2017


Now: 

Associate Professor at GITAM Deemed University, India

Former Graduate Students

Jiaqian Li

Group Member: 

November 2017 to July 2023

Now: 

Scientist at Transcera

Noelle Olson

Group Member: 

November 2017 to July 2022

Now: 

Research Bioanalytical Chemist at 3M

Prakriti Kalra

Group Member: 

November 2017 to June 2022

Now: 

Research And Development Scientist at ImmunitoAI

Group Member: 

November 2018 to June 2023 

Now: 

Scientist at Bio-Techne

Huda Zahid

Group Member: 

November 2017 to June 2022

Now: 

Research Scientist in Platform Biology at Arvinas

Kayla Vinh

Group Member: 

December 2019 to January 2022

Huarui Cui

Group Member: 

November 2016 to August 2021

Now: 

Scientist at Foghorn Therapeutics

Anand Divakaran

Group Member: 

November 2015 to August 2021

Now: 

Postdoctoral Researcher - UC Berkley - Nomura Lab

Amani Lee

Group Member: 

November 2015 to August 2020

Now: 

Research Fellow at Mayo Clinic Rochester

Jorden Johnson

Group Member: 

November 2015 to August 2020

Now: 

Patent Agent at Mueting Raasch Group

Peter Ycas

Group Member: 

November 2014 to November 2019

Now: 

Senior Scientist at Pfizer

Steven Kirberger

Group Member: 

November 2013 to December 2018

Now: 

Associate Scientist at WuXi AppTec

Gabriella (Brie) Perell

Group Member: 

November 2012 to May 2017

Now: 

Cell and Gene Therapy Product Manager at Bio-Techne

Clifford Gee

Group Member: 

November 2012 to May 2017

Now: 

Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry · Creighton University

Andrew Urick

Group Member: 

November 2012 to May 2017

Now: 

Senior Scientist - Abbvie

Keith Arntson

Group Member: 

November 2013 to May 2015

Now: 

Associate Chemist - SurModics

Former Undergraduates

Trina Zanon

undergraduate student

Trina worked with Nora on the design and synthesis of triazole-based BET inhibitors that will be used to treat inflammatory diseases like alcoholic hepatitis.

Major: Health and Well-Being Sciences; Spanish Minor

Zippy-Joy Mageria

Group Member: 

June 2021 to December 2022

Now: 

QC Chemist at Padagis LLC

Zachariah Hoell

Group Member: 

October 2019 to May 2022

Now: 

Medical School

Ayla Bounds

Group Member: 

September 2021 to May 2022

Yibo Chang

Group Member: 

January 2021 to December 2021

Now: 

Ph.D. Student at Boston


Logan McGraw

Group Member: 

September 2018 to May 2021

Now: 

CalTech- Ph.D. Student

Kinaan Taha

Group Member: 

January 2020 to May 2021

Danika Partridge

Group Member: 

September 2018 to May 2020

Now: 

UCLA - Ph.D. Student - Alexandrova Lab

Samantha Kroc

Group Member: 

January 2019 to May 2020

Mikael Ellingson

Group Member: 

November 2018

Sofia (Sofi) Maltseva

Group Member: 

June 2017 to May 2018

Rachel Staebell

Group Member: 

June 2017 to May 2018

Andrew Koval

Group Member: 

June 2016 to May 2017

Nicole Wagner

Group Member: 

June 2016 to August 2016

Edward (Ed) Koleski

Group Member: 

June 2014 to May 2016

Now: 

UC Berkeley - Chemistry Ph.D. program

Emily Sherman

Group Member: 

June 2015 to August 2015

Now: 

Chemical Biology Ph.D. Program, Garner Group, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Melissa Cassel

Group Member: 

June 2014 to May 2015

Now: 

Chemical Engineer at Exxon

Makenna Habegger

Group Member: 

September 2014 to May 2015

Now: 

Research Associate - BioTechne

Alex Ayoub

Group Member: 

June 2014 to May 2015

Now: 

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor- Chemical Biology Ph.D. program

Joseph (Joe) Manulik

Group Member: 

June 2014 to May 2015

Now: 

Chemistry Ph.D. program, Blackwell Group, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Charu Jain

Group Member: 

Summer 2014

Daniel (Dan) Ditch

Group Member: 

June 2013 to May 2014

Now: 

Dental School - University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Mehrdad Hairani

Group Member: 

June 2013 to May 2014

Now: 

Dental School - University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Srishti Batra

Group Member: 

Summer 2013

Drew Maurine

Group Member: 

June 2012 to May 2013

Now: 

Senior Regulatory Specialist - Thermo Fisher Scientific