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; rdemis2@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)
Biochemist at Corteva Agriscience
Indianapolis
Nina Wolf (PhD 2014)
Protein Engineer in Biologics Discovery, Abbott, Abbott Park, Illinois
Marta Witek (PhD 2013)
Sr. Advisor, BioTechnology Discovery Research
Eli Lilly and Company
LTC-N, Indianapolis IN 46221 U.S.A.
+1 317.276.3512 (office)
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, Massachusetts
Chloe Antoniou (PhD 2009)dem
Associate Professor in Biochemistry; Associate Program Director, Graduate-Entry MD Program
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)
Senior Scientist at the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co in New Jersey
nhp2001@gmail.com
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
shahila@gmail.com
Senthil Ranganathan (PhD 2001)
Vice President, Technical Operations, Athersys, Inc.
sranganathan@athersys.com
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
Nick Menhart
Felix Akojie
Professor, Biology, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
felix.akojie@kctcs.edu
Paul Sima
Helen Lu