Name
Area
Advisor
Cohort
Degree
Where are they now
Chelsea Anorma
Chemistry
Jefferson Chan
2015
PhD 2020
Visiting Assistant Professor at Pomona College
Max Baymiller
Biochemistry
Susan Martinis
2016
PhD 2022
IRACDA Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Prof. Stephanie Moon’s Laboratory at the University of Michigan
Alexis Black-Pyroksz
Chemistry
Zaida Luthey-Schulten
2005
PhD 2010
Bioinformatics Program Coordinator (Faculty) at Michigan State University
Andrew Blake
Biochemistry
Martin Burke
2018
PhD 2022
Postdoctoral Associate, Professor Amy Rosenzweig, Northwestern University
Matthew Boudreau
Chemistry
Paul Hergenrother
2017
PhD 2022
NCI K00 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Prof. William Kaelin’s Laboratory at Dana-Farber Cancer Center/Harvard Medical School
Benjamin Brandsen
Chemistry
Scott Silverman
2012
PhD 2015
Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Creighton University
Michael Brothers
Chemistry
Chad Rienstra & Brenda Wilson
2009
PhD 2013
Technical Program Manager, Chemistry and Devices, UES/Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Steven Caliari
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Brendan Harley
2010
PhD 2013
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
Lindsay Chatkewitz
Chemistry
Paul Hergenrother
2018
PhD 2022
Senior Scientist at Arrakis Therapeutics
Martin Garcia Chavez
Chemistry
Paul Hergenrother
2017
PhD 2021
Senior Scientist I, Centralized Medicinal Chemistry at AbbVie
Jonathan Chekan
Biochemistry
Satish Nair
2012
PhD 2016
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Jiming Chen
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Diwakar Shukla
2018
PhD 2022
Computational Chemist at BAKX Therapeutics
Quin Christensen
Microbiology
John Cronan
2006
PhD 2011
Regulatory Scientist for Advanced Therapeutics
Benjamin Circello
Microbiology
William Metcalf
2005
PhD 2010
Senior Scientist, Microbiology Global Capability Organization, Procter & Gamble
Ryan Cobb
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Huimin Zhao
2009
PhD 2014
Senior Metabolic Engineer at Dow AgroSciences
Michelle Colombo
Chemistry
Jonathan Sweedler & Mei Shen
2015
MS 2016
Physical Science Technical Assistant at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ariana Bravo Cruz
Microbiology
Joanna Shisler
2010
PhD 2017
Project Manager and Clinical Pharmacology, Associate at Nuventra Pharma Sciences
Katelyn Dahlke
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Charles Sing
2015
PhD 2019
Assistant Faculty Associate, UW Madison
Matthew DeSieno
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Huimin Zhao
2007
PhD 2011
Manager – External Manufacturing at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Paola Estrada
Biochemistry
Satish Nair
2015
PhD 2019
Postdoc position at Princeton University in the lab of Mohamed S Abou Donia
Kristin Finch
Chemistry
Paul Hergenrother
2006
PhD 2011
Assistant Dean, Science Diversity & Inclusion, Pennsylvania State University
Jessica Frisz
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Mary Kraft
2007
PhD 2012
Project Manager at Zoetis
Chantal Garcia De Gonzalo
Chemistry
Wilfred van der Donk
2012
PhD 2015
Scientist III Analytics, Amyris, CA
William Grier
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Brendan Harley
2013
PhD 2017
Senior Process Engineer at Omega Therapeutics
Valeria Sanabria Guillen
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Benita Katzenellenbogen
2017
PhD 2020
Consultant at Boston Consulting Group
Jillian Gunther
Chemistry
John Katzenellenbogen
2005
PhD 2009
Assistant Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ian Gut
Microbiology
Steven Blanke and Wilfred van der Donk
2006
PhD 2011
Principal Investigator, Battelle National Defense Institute, National Biodefense Analysis and Counter Measures Center
Lauren Hagler
Chemistry
Steven Zimmerman
2016
PhD 2020
Postdoc in Prof Daniel Herschlag lab at Stanford University
Elizabeth Haywood
Microbiology
Brenda Wilson
2014
PhD 2019
Instructional Professor of Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University
Kenton Hetrick
Chemistry
Wilfred van der Donk
2014
PhD 2018
Postdoctoral Associate, Professor Ron Raines, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yelena Ilin
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Mary Kraft
2013
PhD 2016
Process Engineer III, Sanofi Genzyme
Aliki Kolliopoulos
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
2019
PhD 2023
Postdoctoral Associate, Professor Antonios Mikos, Rice University
Mara Livezey
Biochemistry
David Shapiro
2015
PhD 2018
Instructor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Detroit Mercy
Itamar Livnat
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Jonathan Sweedler
2011
PhD 2016
MD Student, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Madeline Lopez
Microbiology
William Metcalf
2012
PhD 2017
Postdoctoral Associate, Professor Sean Elliott lab, Boston University
Nicholas Marshall
Chemistry
Yi Lu
2008
PhD 2011
Senior Director at Invenra | Early Development | bioprocess | Structure design | Antibody discovery
Julia Martin
Microbiology
James Imlay
2007
PhD 2013
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Idaho State University, Pocatello
Martin McLaughlin
Chemistry
Wilfred van der Donk
2016
PhD 2021
Postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University
Justin Miller
Chemistry
Mary Schuler
2018
PhD 2022
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana
Raymond Morales
Biochemistry
Isaac Cann
2006
PhD 2012
Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist, Physician, Nicklaus Children’s Health System
Matthew Olsen
Chemistry
Thomas Rauchfuss
2007
PhD 2011
Lithium Applications Development Project Leader at DuPont
Alexander Parent
Chemistry
John Katzenellenbogen
2006
PhD 2011
Medical Director, Oncology TAU, at Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Quinn Peterson
Chemistry
Paul Hergenrother
2007
PhD 2011
Assistant Professor of Physiology at Mayo Clinic
Caroline Porter
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Nathan Price
2009
PhD 2013
Senior Computational Scientist I at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Lisa Powers
Biochemistry
Wilfred van der Donk
2005
PhD 2009
Principal Investigator & Technical Supervisor, DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences
John Rakus
Biochemistry
John Gerlt
2005
PhD 2009
Assistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Monroe
Crystal Randall
Microbiology
Joanna Shisler
2009
PhD 2013
Curriculum and assessment leader, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Christopher Reinhardt
Chemistry
Jefferson Chan
2016
PhD 2020
Postdoctoral Associate in Benjamin Cravatt’s lab at Scripps
Amit Sachdeva
Chemistry
Scott Silverman
2008
PhD 2011
Associate Professor in Bio-Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia (United Kingdom).
Irisbel Guzman Sanchez
Biochemistry
Matrin Gruebele
2010
PhD 2015
VISN 1 High Reliability Organization Lead at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Chris Schwalen
Chemistry
Doug Mitchell
2012
PhD 2017
Principal Scientist at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)
Lindsey Shea
Chemistry
Wilfred van der Donk
2008
MS 2010
Physician, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Cartney Smith
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Hyunjoon Kong
2012
PhD 2015
Principal Scientist, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
Kara Smith
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Daniel Pack
2006
PhD 2011
Sr. Manager Engineering at Amgen
Matthew Starr
Biochemistry
Rutilio Fratti
2018
PhD 2018
Biochemist, Instructor, Western Governors University
Riley Svec
Chemistry
Paul Hergenrother
2016
PhD 2020
Scientist at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Paul Thomas
Chemistry
Paul Hergenrother
2016
PhD 2020
Associate Director, National Resource for Translational and Developmental Proteomics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Kyle Trenshaw
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Charles Schroeder
2011
PhD 2014
Assistant Director for STEM Education, University of Rochester
Effie Zhou
Chemistry
Jefferson Chan
2016
PhD 2020
Scientific Analyst at Morrison and Foerster in Palo Alto, CA