Postdocs
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| NAME | RESEARCH GROUP | BACKGROUND / RESEARCH INTERESTS | LINKS  |
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 | Aboukhatwa, Shaimaa shaimaa@uic.edu | Moore | PhD, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Tanta University, Egypt; | |
 | Adaikpoh, Barbara Iyare biada@uic.edu | PhD, University of Mississippi; MSc, University College London; PharmD, University of Benin | B2F Google Scholar |
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 | Alejandro Navarreto, Xiomarie xaleja2@uic.edu | Freitag | PhD, Microbiology, University of Illinois Chicago; BS, Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus (UPRH) | |
 | Alexander, Kelsey L. kelseya@uic.edu | Eustáquio | PhD, Chemistry, University of California, San Diego; BS, Chemistry/Biology, Point Loma Nazarene University. My research focuses on natural product discovery from cyanobacteria which produce a diverse array of bioactive compounds. I am interested in characterizing new compounds for their therapeutic potential. | IRACDA |
 | Bao, Qing qingbao@uic.edu | Zhao | PhD, Zhejiang University; BS, Southeast University | |
 | Bazioli, Jaqueline Moraes jmorae2@uic.edu | PhD, University of Campinas | ||
 | 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 | |
 | 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. | |
 | Craddock, Christopher cajc@uic.edu | Mankin | PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago; BS, Biology/Interdisciplinary Studies, Northeastern Illinois University. | IRACDA |
 | Gone, Krishna gvk@uic.edu | UICentre | PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, 2018; MS, Pharmaceutical Sciences, S R College of Pharmacy, 2012 | |
 | 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 | |
 | Huang, Weiping weipingh@uic.edu | Mankin | PhD, Molecular Biology, Chinese Academy of Science; BS, Plant Biogeography, Chinese Academy of Science. My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of action of proline rich antimicrobial peptides that inhibit bacterial translation. | Google Scholar |
 | 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 |
 | Jing, Shuxi shuxij@uic.edu | Pauli | PhD, Pharmaceutical Science, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China, 2010.9–2015.7; BS, Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, 2006.9-2010.7 | Google Scholar ORCID |
 | 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. | IRACDA |
 | 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 |
 | Kunz, Kevin A. kkunz@uic.edu | Carlier | ||
 | Liu, Bingqing bingqing@uic.edu | Moore | ||
 | Long, Keith klong25@uic.edu | Moore | PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2022; PharmD, University of Pittsburgh, 2017 | |
 | Marquez, Sebastian smarqu21@uic.edu | Moore | PhD, Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, 2023 | |
 | Mohan, Sruthi smohan29@uic.edu | Carlier | ||
| Mpofu, Enock empofu2@uic.edu | ITR | ||
 | 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 |
| Rodiguez 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 |
 | Tomorowicz, Łukasz ltomorow@uic.edu | UICentre | ||
 | Travin, Dmitrii dtravin@uic.edu | Mankin | PhD 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. | Google Scholar ResearchGate |
 | 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 | ||
 | Venkatesh, Murugesh murugesh@uic.edu | Moore | PhD, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, AcSIR, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 2019 | |
 | 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 |
 | Zhang, Endong ndzhang@uic.edu | Zhao | PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences; BS, Jilin University |