Group Members
5th Year Graduate Students
4th Year Graduate Students
graduate student
B.S. in Chemistry, Ithaca College, 2020
Research Keywords: Selective BET bromodomain Inhibitors
graduate student
M.S. Biochemical Science, National Taiwan University, 2019
B.S. Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 2017
Research Keywords: Bromodomains, Small Molecule Synthesis
graduate student
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Central Missouri, 2020
M.S. in Chemistry, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 2022
Research Keywords: Bromodomain inhibitors, PROTACs
graduate student
B.S. Chemistry, Minor in Mathematics, University of Guam, 2020
Research Keywords: 3D-fragment synthesis, 19F MRI, bromodomains
3rd Year Graduate Students
graduate student
B.S. in Chemistry, Minor in Biology, Truman State University 2021
Research Keywords: Inhibitors of methyl lysine binding proteins, FBDD, and heterobifunctional molecules
graduate student
M.S. Pharmacology, 2022
B.S. Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2017
Research Keywords: Epigenetic Regulators, Bromodomains
graduate student
B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry, University of Jos, Nigeria, 2017
Research Keywords: Covalent inhibitors, bromodomains, and synthetic transcription factors
graduate student
M.S. in Chemistry, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 2023
B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Truman State University, 2021
Research Keywords: Protein-protein interactions, photocrosslinking, genetic code expansion
2nd Year Graduate Students
graduate student
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wake Forest University, 2022
Research Keywords: Inhibitors of methyl lysine binding proteins
graduate student
B.S. Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2022
Research Keywords: BET bromodomain-nucleic acid interactions
graduate student
B.S. Chemistry, University of the Philippines - Diliman, 2022
Research Keywords: KIX, peptide macrocycles
1st Year Graduate Students
graduate student
B.A. Chemistry, Grinnell College, 2021
Research Keywords: Bromodomains, PROTACS, male contraception
graduate student
B.S Chemistry, Emory University, 2023
Research Keywords: PROTACs, bromodomains, PrOF NMR
Postdoctoral Associates
postdoctoral associate
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, INDIA, 2016
M.Phil. Chemistry, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, INDIA, 2011
M.S. Chemistry, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, INDIA, 2010
B.S. Hons. Chemistry, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, INDIA, 2008
Research Keywords: Bromodomain Inhibitors, Small molecule synthesis & Medicinal chemistry
Undergraduate Students
Erika Roderick
undergraduate student
Erika is working with Cole in developing BRD4-selective inhibitors using a photocatalytic approach to reduce toxicity in preclinical data to treat alcoholic hepatitis.
Major: Human Physiology, B.A.; Psychology Minor
Dani Dahlseid
undergraduate student
Dani is working with Kerstin on the design of a histone peptide probe with photocrosslinkable properties to capture transient protein-protein interactions.
Major: Chemistry and Biology, Society, and Environment
Baraa Al-Jasim
undergraduate student
Baraa is working with Brandon on the synthesis of 1,4-acylthiazepanes as selective bromodomain inhibitors for the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis.
Major: Chemistry and Japanese (AMES)
Tomas Sepulveda
undergraduate student
Tomas is working with Nora on the synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles as selective BRD4 inhibitors to treat alcoholic hepatitis.
Major: Neuroscience, Pharmacology Minor
Eunice Tong
undergraduate student
Eunice is working with Sai on synthesizing Novel BRD4 D1 selective inhibitors for alcoholic hepatitis.
Major: Chemistry, Integrative Neuroscience Minor