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\u00a0Dr. Jessica L. Rouge<\/a><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Associates<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Graduate Students<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Divya Singla<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry from K.R. Mangalam University, India M.Sc. Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India<\/p>\n

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Rachelle Canete<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.S. Chemistry, University of San Carlos<\/p>\n

M.S. Applied Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University<\/p>\n

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Patrick Corrigan<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.S. Chemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University of Connecticut<\/p>\n

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Solace Attah<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Cape Coast, Ghana<\/p>\n

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Isabel Penales<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.S. Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,<\/p>\n

Chemistry Cadet, U.S. Military Academy at West Point<\/p>\n

<\/a>Undergraduates<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Devon Mansfield<\/strong><\/p>\n

UConn Chemistry Major, ’27<\/p>\n

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Varada Konappanavar<\/strong><\/p>\n

UConn Chemistry Major, ’27<\/p>\n

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Margaret Sullivan<\/strong><\/p>\n

UConn Chemistry Major, ’29<\/p>\n

High School Student Researchers<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Isaac Tarutin, <\/strong>Glastonbury High School, Advanced Research Mentorship Program (2024-present)<\/p>\n

Reilly Cotter<\/strong>, Glastonbury High School, Advanced Research Mentorship Program (2024-present)<\/p>\n

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Dr. Rouge with Reilly (left) and Isaac (right).<\/p>\n

Group Alumni<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Graduate Students<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Dr. Jenna Cannata (Martin),<\/strong> Graduate Student, 2025, Facility Scientist, UConn Advanced Light Microscopy Facility, Storrs, CT.<\/p>\n

Dr. Joseph Gorecki<\/strong>, Co advised Graduate Student (co-advised with Prof. Yao Lin), 2024<\/p>\n

Dr. Ina de la Fuente<\/strong>, Graduate Student, PhD 2023, Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Vachet Lab, UMass Amherst<\/p>\n

Dr. Shraddha Sawant<\/strong>, Graduate Student, PhD 2022, Currently: Scientist, Laronde, Cambridge, MA.<\/p>\n

Dr. Mark Tolentino<\/strong>, Graduate Student, PhD 2021, Currently: Scientist, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n

Dr. Joshua Santiana<\/strong>, Graduate Student, PhD 2021, Currently: Senior Scientist, IsoPlexis, Branford, CT.<\/p>\n

Dr. Saketh Gudipati<\/strong>, Graduate Student, PhD 2021 Currently: Research Scientist, Quantum Si, Guilford, CT.<\/p>\n

David Loe<\/strong>, Graduate Student, MS, 2021, Research Associate, Greenlight Biosciences, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n

Dr. Alyssa Hartmann<\/strong>, Graduate Student, PhD 2020, Postdoctoral Associate at the National Cancer Institute, Frederick MD, now a Technical Advisor at Paul Hastings LLP, NY, NY.<\/p>\n

Post Docs<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Dr. Suman Pal –<\/strong> Postdoctoral Associate (2022-2025), currently Postdoctoral Associate at University of Houston.<\/p>\n

Dr. Md Arifuzzaman<\/strong> – Postdoctoral Associate (2019-2020), currently Postdoctoral Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/p>\n

Dr. Binglin Sui<\/strong> – Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2017), currently Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, University of North Dakota<\/a><\/strong>, Grand Forks, ND.<\/p>\n

Undergraduates<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Lisa Liang<\/strong>, UConn Undergraduate Chemistry Major (2025), University Scholar, PhD student at Northwestern University.<\/p>\n

Patrick Corrigan<\/strong>, UConn Undergraduate Chemistry Major, PhD student at UConn, Rouge lab.<\/p>\n

Halle Barber<\/strong>, UConn Undergraduate Chemistry Major (2020), currently PhD student at McGill University.<\/p>\n

Alex Fisher<\/strong> – UConn Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Major (2020), currently working at Medtronic<\/p>\n

Nicole Gomez –<\/strong> UConn Undergraduate Chemistry Major (2018). Currently Postgraduate Research Associate, Testani Lab, Yale School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

Emily Saccuzzo<\/strong> – UConn Undergraduate Chemistry Major (2018). Currently PhD student at Georgia Institute of Technology, Lieberman Group.<\/p>\n

Kris Channa –<\/strong>UConn undergraduate, Molecular and Cell Biology Major, Bioinformatics Minor, Pre-Medical Student<\/p>\n

Visiting Students (NSF REU\/International Programs)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Dominic Cairns-Gibson –\u00a0<\/strong>Undergraduate Researcher (2016-2017) – UConn-Edinburgh Exchange Program (’17), Currently PhD candidate at The University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

Caitlin Rowan<\/strong> – Undergraduate Researcher (2021-2022) – UConn – Edinburgh Exchange Program.<\/p>\n

Brooke Tate<\/strong> – University of North Georgia, Summer 2019 NSF-REU student,<\/p>\n

Carolyn Brown –<\/strong>College of the Holy Cross Senior, Summer 2016 NSF-REU student, now a scientist at\u00a0Sarepta Therapeutics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Kelly Kruysman<\/strong> –\u00a0Quinnipiac University, Summer 2017 NSF-REU student.<\/p>\n

High School Students<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

Cassie George<\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0Senior, 2018-2019, Glastonbury High School –Advanced Research Mentorship<\/a> (<\/span>ARM) program, currently undergraduates at UConn.<\/p>\n

Dina Allam<\/strong> – Senior, 2018-2019, Glastonbury High School –Advanced Research Mentorship<\/a> (A<\/span>RM) program.<\/p>\n

Tushar Sondhi<\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0Senior, 2017-2018, Glastonbury High School, –Advanced Research Mentorship<\/a> <\/span>(ARM) program. Currently Undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n

Jamie Cheung<\/strong> – Senior, 2016-2017, Glastonbury High School –Advanced Research Mentorship<\/a> (ARM) progr<\/span>am, currently undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Maiena Kheyabani<\/strong> – Windham High School, ACS SEED High School Scholar.<\/p>\n

Zaret Rodriguez<\/strong> – Windham High School, ACS SEED High School Scholar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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