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ShaimaaAboukhatwa, Shaimaa

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

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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)
Banerjee, Aneek

aneekb@uic.edu		Mankin PhD, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 2025
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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GarrettBuzzard, 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
GiriChandrasekharan, Giridhar

gchandra@uic.edu		Freitag
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
 Jesikiewicz, Luke

ljesik@uic.edu		VillegasPhD, Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh 
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. 		K99
ShahebrajKhan, Shahebraj

srkhan21@uic.edu		ITRPhD, Biological Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityResearchGate
Kondo, Naozumi

nkondo@uic.edu		FranzblauPhD, Life Science, Kitasato University
KevinKunz, Kevin A.

kkunz@uic.edu		CarlierPhD, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
AnLu, An

luan1994@uic.edu		ZhaoPhD, Pharmaceutics, Peking University 
CoryMatsumoto, Cory
cmatsu5@uic.edu		GaoPhD, Medicinal Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, 2024 
Rathnaweera, Thilini

thilinir@uic.edu		LeePhD, Analytical Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2025 
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		SantPhD, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 2020
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.
Uroog, Laraib

luroog@uic.edu		Sant PhD, Jamia Millia Islamia University
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. 		 
Zuo, Dongxu

dongxu12@uic.edu		Moore