Graduate Members-old page

Please send corrections/updates to lfung@uic.edu. (2023)

Robel Demissie (PhD 2020)
Senior Research Specialist, Biophysics Core, Research Resources Center, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois; demis2@uic.edu

Pauline Kabre (PhD 2018)
Scientist, Research Associate III, Genomic Medicine Bioanalytics, Sanofi, Massachusetts

Anna Kim (Anna Kim Jones) (PhD 2017)

Micheal Tuntland (PhD 2015)
Research Scientist, Dow AgroSciences
Crop Protection Discovery Biology Department
mltuntland@dow.com

Nina Wolf (PhD 2014)
Protein Engineer in Biologics Discovery, Abbott, Abbott Park, Illinois

Marta Witek (PhD 2013)
Research Scientist, BioTechnology Discovery Research, Eli Lilly and Company
marta.witek@lilly.com

Akin Sevinc (PhD 2011)
General Manager, AKSE Tedarik, CEO at Izmir Genetik, Turkey

Yuanli Song (PhD 2010)
Associate Director, CMC in Genetic Medicine Unit, Sanofi, Greater Boston

Chloe Antoniou (PhD 2009)
Associate Program Director, Graduate-Entry MD Program; Assistant Professor
The University of Nicosia Medical School, Center for Primary Care and Population Health
21 Ilia Papakyriakou, Engomi, P.O.Box 24005, CY-1700, Nicosia, Cyprus
(+357 22 471992, direct; +357 22 471990, general; fax +357 22 471947) antoniou.c@unic.ac.cy

Jean Jianxia Kang (PhD 2009)

Qufei Francis Li (PhD 2008)
Suzhou Fuse Biosciences Limited, China; Buffalo Grove

Vinh Q. Lam (PhD 2006)
Associate Director of Marketing, Exosome Research, Lentivirus Production, and Genome Engineering, Newark, California

Sharada Buddha (PhD 2006)
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Saint Xavier University, Chicago
buddha@sxu.edu

Claudia Amelia Sumandea (2004)
Assistant Director Regulatory Affairs US Advertising and Promotion, Eli Lilly and Company, San Francisco Bay Area

Nina Pipalia (PhD 2003)
Research Scientist, Biochemistry, Joan and Sanford I. Weil Medical College, Cornell University
nhp2001@med.cornell.edu

Bing-Hao Luo (PhD 2001)
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University
luo@lsu.edu

Shahila Mehboob Christie (PhD 2001)
Vice-President, Growth Strategy & Operations at Portal Innovations, LLC, Naperville, Illinois; Women in Bio

Senthil Ranganathan (PhD 2001)
Vice President, Technical Operations, Athersys, Inc.

Tracy Mitchell (PhD 2000)
Professor, Department of Chemistry, City Colleges of Chicago, Wilbur Wright College
tmitchell@ccc.edu

Lisa Cherry (PhD 1998)
Regulatory Affairs Manager at Pfizer, McPherson, Kansas

Denise Lusatani (PhD 1998)

Sharron Jenkins (PhD 1997)
Professor of Chemistry (Biophysical), Georgia Gwinnett College

Merita Dias (M. Nirmali Wickramaratne) (PhD 1997)
Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Professor in Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry,
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Ratnapura
nirmaliw@med.sab.ac.lk

Rita Hatfield (PhD 1996)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago
ritahat@uic.edu

Nasser Qtaishat (PhD 1996)
Research Assistant Professor, Photoreceptor Research Laboratory, Eye Center, UIC
nassqtai@uic.edu

Qinghai Pan (MS 1994)

Benito Kalaw (PhD 1994)
Professor
Department of Physical Sciences, Wilbur Wright College, City College of Chicago
bkalaw@ccc.edu

Yirong Xu (PhD 1993)

Cynthia LaBrake (PhD 1992)
Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
labrake@mail.utexas.edu

Yin Zhang (PhD 1992)

Opinya Ekabo (MS 1986)

Narayana (Nachu) Narasimhan (PhD 1986)
Senior Vice President, Drug Metabolism & Preclinical Safety at Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Merck, New Jersey

William Meena (MS 1983)
Faculty, Sciences, Rock Valley College, Rockford, Illinois
W.Meena@RockValleyCollege.edu

Postdoctoral Associates:

Nancy Topouzian