Matt Hostetler
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Purdue University
Postdoctoral Associate
2018 - present
Members
Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Parkinson
Assistant Professor
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2015-2018, NIH Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. William Metcalf, Microbiology, UIUC
2010-2015, Ph.D. with Prof. Paul Hergenrother, Chemistry, UIUC
2006-2010, B.S., Chemistry, Rhodes College
2007-2010, Research with Dr. Philip Potter (St. Jude Children's Hospital)
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email: eparkins@purdue.edu
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Postdoctoral Researchers
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Graduate Students
Class of 2018
Amir Alwali
B.S. in Physics and Biochemistry
Susquehanna University
Graduate Student in Chemistry
Biochemistry focus
November 2018 - present
Class of 2019
Samantha Nelson
B.S. in Chemistry
Minor in Mathematics
McPherson College
Graduate Student in MCMP
December 2019 - present
Lauren Wilbanks
B.S. in Anthropology
M.S. in Microbiology
University of Florida
Graduate Student in PULSe
May 2020 - present
Class of 2020
Zachary Budimir
B.S. in Chemistry
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Graduate Student in Chemistry
November 2020 - present
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Haylie Hennigan
B.S. in Biochemistry
Minor in Spanish
Rowan University
Graduate Student in Chemistry
September 2021 - present
Class of 2021
Namuunaa Otgontseren,
B.S. in Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate Student in Chemistry
November 2021 - present
Noah Moriarty
B.S. in Biochemistry
Minor in Mathematics
Valparaiso University
Graduate Student in Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
November 2021 - present
Class of 2022
Claudia Evans
B.S. in Chemistry
Minor in One Health
Berry College
Graduate Student in Chemistry
November 2022 - present
Carson Roberts
B.S. in Biochemistry
Minors in Biology and Mathematics
Florida State University
Graduate Student in Chemistry
November 2022 - present
Class of 2023
Coming soon!
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Email Betsy if you are interested in the lab.
Also, attend group meetings on Thursdays at 5:30 pm in BRWN 4102
Undergraduate Students
Noor Owayni
Undergraduate in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Purdue University
January 2023 - present
Drew Nelson
Undergraduate in Biomedical Health Sciences
Purdue University
August 2023 - present
Visiting Scholars
Daniela Ruiz Mendoza
Undergraduate in Biotechnology Engineering
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
August 2023 - present