Members
Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Parkinson
Assistant Professor
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)
email: eparkins@purdue.edu
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Crissi Martinez-Brokaw
B.S. in Chemistry
UNC - Charlotte
Ph.D. in Chemistry
NC State University
Postdoctoral Researcher
July 2020 - present
Graduate Students
Class of 2018
Amir Alwali
B.S. in Physics and Biochemistry
Susquehanna University
Graduate Student in Chemistry
Biochemistry focus
November 2018 - present
Ramya Modi
B.S. in Biological Engineering and Biochemistry
Purdue University
Graduate Student in PULSE
Molecular Signaling and Cancer Biology Training Group
May 2019 - present
Class of 2019
Brianne Nunez
B.S. in Chemistry
Minor in Biology
Old Dominion University
Graduate Student in Chemistry
Organic focus
November 2019 - present
Bobby Tenuto
B.S. in Chemistry
Minor in Economics
Rowan University
Graduate Student in Chemistry
Organic focus
November 2019 - present
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
2019 - present
Undergraduate Students
Class of 2020
Zachary Budimir
B.S. in Chemistry
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Graduate Student in Chemistry
2020 - present