Postdocs
Postdocs
| NAME | RESEARCH GROUP | BACKGROUND / RESEARCH INTERESTS | LINKS  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aboukhatwa, Shaimaa shaimaa@uic.edu | Moore | PhD, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tanta University, Egypt; | |
 | Alejandro Navarreto, Xiomarie xaleja2@uic.edu | Freitag | PhD, Microbiology, University of Illinois Chicago; BS, Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus (UPRH) | |
 | Bao, Qing qingbao@uic.edu | Zhao | PhD, Zhejiang University; BS, Southeast University | |
 | Bhagat, Shweta sbhagat@uic.edu | UICentre | PhD, 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 | |
 | Bradley, Sean spbradle@uic.edu | Gaisina | ||
 | Buzzard, Garrett W. gbuzzard@uic.edu | Villegas | PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Clemson University, 2023; BA, Biological Science-Genetics and Molecular Biology Chemistry-Biochemistry, Northwestern University, 2013. | |
 | Chandrasekharan, Giridhar gchandra@uic.edu | Freitag | ||
 | He, Shan shanh@uic.edu | Zhao | PhD, The University of Hong Kong; BS, Sichuan University. | |
-sm.jpg) | Heard, Stephanie (Billie) sheard@uic.edu | Eustáquio | PhD, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, 2023 | |
 | Ibarra, Beatriz (Trizi) bibarra@uic.edu | Gao | PhD, 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 |
![[clear]](https://psci.fwh.is/photos/clr.png) | Jesikiewicz, Luke ljesik@uic.edu | Villegas | ||
 | Kaweesa, Elizabeth ekaweesa@uic.edu | Burdette | PhD, 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 |
 | Khan, Shahebraj srkhan21@uic.edu | ITR | ResearchGate | |
 | Kiani, Dara dkiani2@uic.edu | Federle | PhD, 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 |
 | Koinas, Dimosthenis dkoina2@uic.edu | UICentre | PhD, Medicinal Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, 2024 | |
| Kondo, Naozumi nkondo@uic.edu | Franzblau | ||
 | Kunz, Kevin A. kkunz@uic.edu | Carlier | ||
 | Long, Keith klong25@uic.edu | Moore | PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2022; PharmD, University of Pittsburgh, 2017 | |
| Lopez, Alberto ael@uic.edu | Freitag | ||
 | Lu, An luan1994@uic.edu | Zhao | ||
 | Matsumoto, Cory cmatsu5@uic.edu | Gao | PhD, Medicinal Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, 2024 | |
 | Paulo, Bruno Sacchetto bsp@uic.edu | Eustáquio | PhD, University of Campinas (UNICAMP); MSc, University of Campinas (UNICAMP); BS, Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar) | |
 | Rebollar Ramos, Daniela drr@uic.edu | Pauli | PhD, 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. | LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| Rodriguez Esquivel, Miriam miririam@uic.edu | Sant | ||
 | Taylor, Diandra Myriame Vaval dvaval2@uic.edu | Burdette | PhD, 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 |
 | Trinh, Ngoc Duong duongtr@uic.edu | Gao | PhD, RCSI, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
| Uroog, Laraib luroog@uic.edu | Sant | ||
 | Wang, 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. | ORCID |
 | Wiggins-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 |
| Zuo, Dongxu dongxu12@uic.edu | Moore |