Alumni

Former Graduate Students

  1. Dr. Santiago Israel Suarez (Ph.D., 2022), Dissertation Title: “Insights into the Chemical Biology of Reactive Sulfur Species Provided by New Investigative Tools.” Current Position: Law Student at Wake Forest University School of Law.
  2. Dr. Rynne Ambrose Hankins (Ph.D., 2022), Dissertation Title: “Chemical Tools for Delivery and Detection of Reactive Selenium and Sulfur Species: Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation.” Current Position: Senior Scientist I at Cambrex.
  3. Dr. Qiwei Hu (Ph.D., 2023), Dissertation Title: “Advancements in Stimulus-Responsive, H2S-Donating Motifs: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Applications.” Current Position: Bioanalytical Scientist at Medpace.
  4. Dr. Changlei Zhu (Ph.D., 2023), Dissertation Title: “Advancements in Chalcogen Chemistry: The Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Self-Reporting, H2S Donors and a New Synthetic Method for Accessing 3-Selenylquinolines.” Current Position: Postdoc at St. Jude Research (Dao Lab).

Former Undergraduate Students

Dr. Carly Gordon (2017–2018), Current Position: Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University

Ian Winek (2017–2018), Current Position: Technical Operations Engineer at Pfizer

Dr. Nolan Green (2017–2020), Current Position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Swarthmore College

Madison Kalk (2018–2020), Current Position: Graduate Student at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Megan Harty (2019–2020), Current Position: Pediatrician, Boston, MA

Max Nurko (2019–2021)

Allison Murmello (2020–2021), Current Position: Analytical and Systems Research Chemist at Arkema

Brady Kunz (2021), Current Position: Medical Student at the University of Minnesota

Molly Carter (2021–2022), Current Position: Graduate Student at North Carolina State University

Benae Clardy (NSF Undergraduate Research Fellow, Summer 2022), Current Position: Postbaccalaureate at Duke University

Mary Chen (2021–2022): Graduate Student at Wake Forest University School of Business

Jalaa Qays-Grier (NSF Undergraduate Research Fellow, Summer 2024)

Maddie Cohen (2023–2025)

Dani Simon (2022–2025)

Ka’laysia Fulp (NSF Undergraduate Research Fellow, Summer 2025)

Gaelen Criswell (2023–2025)