Alumni
Postdocs
Dr. Matthew Hostetler
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Purdue University
Postdoctoral Researcher
2018 - 2020
Current Position: Scientist, Process Chemistry at Evonik
Dr. Crissi Martinez-Brokaw
Ph.D. in Chemistry
NC State University
Postdoctoral Researcher
2020-2021
Current Position: Research Scientist-Medicinal Chemistry at Lilly
Dr. Cesar Aguilar
Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Biotechnology Institute, UNAM
Postdoctoral Researcher
2021-2023
Current Position: Research Assistant in Prof. Cuauhtémoc Licona at Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnológico de Monterrey
PhD Students
Ramya Modi
B.S. in Biological Engineering and Biochemistry
Purdue University
Ph.D. in PULSE
Molecular Signaling and Cancer Biology Training Group
May 2019 - August 2023
Current Position: Scientist 1 at Insamo
Amir Alwali
B.S. in Physics and Biochemistry
Susquehanna University
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Biochemistry focus
November 2018 - December 2023
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Sijin Li at Cornell
Samantha Nelson
B.S. in Chemistry
Minor in Mathematics
McPherson College
Ph.D. in MCMP
December 2019 - August 2024
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Eli Lilly
Lauren Wilbanks
B.S. in Anthropology
M.S. in Microbiology
University of Florida
Graduate Student in PULSe
May 2020 - December 2024
Current Position: Coming soon!
Zachary Budimir
B.S. in Chemistry
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Graduate Student in Chemistry
November 2020 - May 2025
Current Position: Coming soon!
Haylie Hennigan
B.S. in Biochemistry
Minor in Spanish
Rowan University
Graduate Student in Chemistry
September 2021 - July 2025
Masters Students
Brianne Nunez
B.S. in Chemistry
Minor in Biology
Old Dominion University
M.S. in Chemistry
November 2019 - July 2021
Current Position: Research and development associate II position at Biogen
Bobby Tenuto
B.S. in Chemistry
Minor in Economics
Rowan University
M.S. in Chemistry
Organic focus
November 2019 - December 2021
Current Position: Synthetic organic chemist II at Mussel Polymers
Hani Lakkis
B.S. in Chemistry
University of California, Los Angeles
M.S. in Chemistry
Organic focus
July 2021 - December 2022
Current Position: Medicinal chemist at at Eli Lilly
Alyssa Eggly
B.S. in Biochemistry
Rowan University
M.S. in Chemistry
November 2021 - August 2023
Current Position: Associate Chemist at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
Claudia Evans
B.S. in Chemistry
Minor in One Health
Berry College
M.S. in Chemistry
November 2022 - December 2024
Current Position: OSHA
Undergraduate Students
Chloe Smith
B.S. in Biology, Purdue University, May 2021
Current Position: PA school at Butler University
Autumn Frerk
B.S. in Chemistry, Purdue University, May 2019
Current Position: Microbiologist at Beauty Quest Group
Jessica Gantt
B.S. in Chemistry, Purdue University, May 2020
Current Position: Lab Manager at Analytik Jena
Ian Woolsey
B.S. in Chemistry, Purdue University, May 2022
Current Position: Graduate student in Wang Group in chemical engineering at UC Berkeley
Braden Baker
B.S. in Health Sciences, Purdue University, May 2022
Current Position: Medical school at IU School of Medicine
Grace Buechel
B.S. in Psychology, Purdue University, May 2022
Current Position: Medical student at Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin
Sarah Thormann
Undergraduate in BME
Purdue University
August 2020 - Summer 2022
Current Position: Graduate student in Pharmaceutical Sciences-DPMP at UNC-Chapel Hill
Audrey Birch
Undergraduate in Biomedical Health Sciences
Purdue University
January 2022 - December 2022
Current Position: Graduate student in the Masters of Healthcare Administration at Purdue University
Diane Santos
Undergraduate in Chemistry
Purdue University
August 2020 - December 2022
Aditi Lohar
Undergraduate in Biology
Purdue University
January 2022 - December 2023
Nikhil Sadavarte
Undergraduate in Chemistry
Purdue University
August 2021 - December 2022
Maddie Mair
Undergraduate in Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
Purdue University
September 2022 - May 2023
Jessica Adams
Undergraduate in Chemistry
Purdue University
August 2022 - May 2023
Daniela Ruiz Mendoza
Undergraduate in Biotechnology Engineering
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Visiting Scholar at Purdue
August 2023 - December 2023
Gracie Sanders
Undergraduate in Microbiology
Purdue University
January 2022 - May 2024
Current Position: Graduate student in Chemistry at University of Sydney
Chris Neumann
Undergraduate in Biochemistry
Purdue University
August 2022 - May 2024
Current Position: Rotation program at Vantage Specialty Chemicals
Noor Owayni
Undergraduate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Purdue University
January 2023 - May 2024
Current Position: Student in the Purdue PharmD program
Caroline Zu
Undergraduate in Chemistry
Purdue University
January 2022 - May 2025
Current Position: Graduate student at University of Michigan
Drew Nelson
Undergraduate in Biomedical Health Sciences
Purdue University
August 2023 - May 2025
Current Position: Medical School at Marian University
