Postdocs

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ShaimaaAboukhatwa, Shaimaa

shaimaa@uic.edu
MoorePhD, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tanta University, Egypt;

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BarbaraAdaikpoh, Barbara Iyare

biada@uic.edu

Eustáquio

PhD, University of Mississippi; MSc, University College London; PharmD, University of Benin B2F

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AlejandroAlejandro Navarreto, Xiomarie
xaleja2@uic.edu
FreitagPhD, Microbiology, University of Illinois Chicago; BS, Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus (UPRH)
QingBao, Qing

qingbao@uic.edu
Zhao PhD, Zhejiang University; BS, Southeast University
ShwetaBhagat, Shweta

sbhagat@uic.edu
UICentrePhD, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS NAGAR, Mohali, 2021; MS (Pharm), Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS NAGAR, Mohali, 2012

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Bradley, Sean

spbradle@uic.edu
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Buzzard, Garrett W.

gbuzzard@uic.edu
VillegasPhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Clemson University, 2023; BA, Biological Science-Genetics and Molecular Biology Chemistry-Biochemistry, Northwestern University, 2013.LinkedIn
Chandrasekharan, Giridhar

gchandra@uic.edu
Freitag
KrishnaGone, Krishna

gvk@uic.edu
UICentrePhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, 2018; MS, Pharmaceutical Sciences, S R College of Pharmacy, 2012
ShanHe, Shan

shanh@uic.edu
ZhaoPhD, The University of Hong Kong; BS, Sichuan University.
BillieHeard, Stephanie (Billie)

sheard@uic.edu
EustáquioPhD, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, 2023
TriziIbarra, Beatriz (Trizi)

bibarra@uic.edu
GaoPhD, Biological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University; MS, Biology, Northern Illinois University; BS, Biology, Benedictine University.

My research expertise lies within molecular genetics and developmental biology. My current focus as a postdoc is on cardiac development and disease in vivo. My goal is to improve our understanding of cardiac disease etiology and provide avenues toward the development of novel therapies.
IRACDA
Iqbal, Faisal

faisali@uic.edu
Barbolina
ElizabethKaweesa, Elizabeth

ekaweesa@uic.edu
BurdettePhD, Chemistry, University of Florida; MS, Chemistry, Oregon State University; BS, Biochemistry, St. Edward's University.

My research interests include screening natural products for anti-cancer activity and investigating their mechanism of action.
 
ShahebrajKhan, Shahebraj

srkhan21@uic.edu
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DaraKiani, Dara

dkiani2@uic.edu
FederlePhD, Microbiology and Immunology, UIC College of Medicine; BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine.

My research focuses on how Streptococcal species use quorum sensing to evade immune system activation.
IRACDA
KevinKunz, Kevin A.

kkunz@uic.edu
Carlier
BingqingLiu, Bingqing

bingqing@uic.edu
Moore
KeithLong, Keith

klong25@uic.edu
MoorePhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2022; PharmD, University of Pittsburgh, 2017
SebastianMarquez, Sebastian

smarqu21@uic.edu
MoorePhD, Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, 2023LinkedIn
SruthiMohan, Sruthi

smohan29@uic.edu
Carlier
BrunoPaulo, Bruno Sacchetto

bsp@uic.edu
EustáquioPhD, University of Campinas (UNICAMP); MSc, University of Campinas (UNICAMP); BS, Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar)
DanielaRebollar Ramos, Daniela

drr@uic.edu
PauliPhD, Chemical Sciences-Pharmacognosy, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City; MSc, Chemical Sciences-Pharmacognosy, UNAM; BS, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UNAM.

My research interests are focused on the isolation of natural products using diverse chromatographic methods and the characterization of those compounds with spectroscopic techniques. Recently, I have developed analytical methods by quantitative NMR for natural products used as dietary supplements.
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Rodriguez Esquivel, Miriam

miririam@uic.edu
Sant
DiandraTaylor, Diandra Myriame Vaval

dvaval2@uic.edu
BurdettePhD, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago; BS, Chemistry w/Biochemistry option, Chicago State University.

My research interest focuses on how imaging mass spectrometry can be used to unravel the small molecule communication that occurs during the metastatic process of high grade serous ovarian cancer.
IRACDA
ŁukaszTomorowicz, Łukasz

ltomorow@uic.edu
UICentre
DmitriiTravin, Dmitrii

dtravin@uic.edu
MankinPhD in Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Moscow, Russia); MSc in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia)

My research focuses on novel antimicrobial compounds targeting prokaryotic translation machinery. I am seeking to understand the details of their interaction with the ribosome and the molecular mechanisms rendering bacteria resistant to the action of these antibiotics.
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DuongTrinh, Ngoc Duong

duongtr@uic.edu
GaoPhD, RCSI, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Uroog, Laraib

luroog@uic.edu
Sant
MurugeshVenkatesh, Murugesh

murugesh@uic.edu
MoorePhD, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, AcSIR, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 2019
ChengleiWang, Chenglei

chenglei@uic.edu
Pauli PhD, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Medicinal Chemistry, 2018 - 2023; BS, Shandong University, China, Pharmacy, 2014 - 2018
My research focuses on the discovery of biomodifiers for restorative dentistry, including the separation, identification and chemical analysis of bioactive compounds.
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A'LesterWiggins-Allen, A'Lester

alestera@uic.edu
Moore PhD, Chemistry, University of California Santa Cruz, 2022; MS, Materials Engineering, San Jose State University; BS, Chemistry, Stanford University

My research focuses on developing new antibiotics to counteract a growing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. By modifying key amino acid residues in the pharmacophore region of Apidaecin, we hope to increase its antimicrobial activity.
IRACDA
EndongZhang, Endong

ndzhang@uic.edu
ZhaoPhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences; BS, Jilin University
Zuo, Dongxu

dongxu12@uic.edu
Moore