Graduate Students
Saketh Gudipati
saketh.gudipati@uconn.edu
(University of Hyderabad, M.S., Chemistry)
Project: Enzyme-mediated assembly of RNA aptamers at nanoparticle surfaces through the synthesis of novel enzymatic substrates
Alyssa Hartmann
alyssa.hartmann@uconn.edu
(Texas Tech University, B. S. Chemistry)
Project: DNA-nanoparticle in vitro selections for enhanced targeting to cell surface receptors
David Loe
david.loe@uconn.edu
(St. Olaf College, B. A. Chemistry)
Project: In vitro selection of stimuli responsive RNA aptamers
Josh Santiana
joshua.santiana@uconn.edu
(University of New Haven, B. S. Chemistry & Forensic Science)
Project: Enzyme-guided assembly of peptides at nanoparticle surfaces
mark.tolentino@uconn.edu
(University of the Philippines – Diliman, BS Chemistry)
Ina De La Fuente
ina.delafuente@uconn.edu
University of the Philippines – Diliman
Shraddha Sawant – Co-Advised with Dr. Alex Gorka
(University of Mumbai)
Undergraduates
Emily Saccuzzo
UCONN Sophomore, Chemistry Major
Project: RNA aptamer based targeting of small molecule drugs using polymeric nanoparticles
Nicole Gomez
UCONN Sophomore, Chemistry Major
Halle Barber
UCONN Freshman, Chemistry Major
Kris Channa
UCONN Freshman, Molecular and Cell Biology Major, Bioinformatics Minor, Pre-Medical Student
High School Student Researchers
Tushar Sondhi – Senior, Glastonbury High School –Advanced Research Mentorship (ARM) program.
Group Alumni
Dr. Joseph Awino – Postdoctoral Associate, currently a Chemistry Lecturer at Iowa State University.
Dr. Binglin Sui – Postdoctoral Associate, currently postdoc at Xu Lab, South Carolina College of Pharmacy.
Carolyn Brown –College of the Holy Cross Senior, Summer 2016 NSF-REU student, now a scientist at Sarepta Therapeutics.
Dominic Cairns-Gibson – Undergraduate Researcher – Exchange Program, Currently in the Medicinal and Biological Chemistry Master’s Program, The University of Edinburgh.
Jamie Cheung – Senior, Glastonbury High School –Advanced Research Mentorship (ARM) program.
Kelly Kruysman – Quinnipiac University, Summer 2017 NSF-REU student.
Maiena Kheyabani – Windham High School, ACS SEED High School Scholar.
Zaret Rodriguez – Windham High School, ACS SEED High School Scholar.