Elly Keum
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
August 2021 – February 2023
B.S. in Biochemistry,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Research Technician,
Tufts Medical School


Hunter Carrell
Graduate Student, Chemical Biology
UCSF
Kailey Komnick
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
Martell lab,
University of Wisconsin
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2019 – June 2021
B.S. in Chemistry, and Molecular & Cellular Biology
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


Alex Bahnick
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
Becker Lab,
Duke University
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
August 2018-May 2019
B.S. in Integrative Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Amanda Cowfer
Graduate Student, Chemistry, Pentelute lab,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
August 2016-July 2018
B.S. in Chemistry, and
Molecular & Cellular Biology
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Olivia Pattelli
Graduate Student, Chemical Biology
Anna Mapp’s lab
University of Michigan
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
August 2014-May 2016
B.S. in Molecular Biology,
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Adam Sowers
Graduate Student, Chemistry,
Prof. Marcey Waters’ lab
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
October 2014-May 2016
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Uros Kuzmanovic
PhD program, Biomedical Engineering,
Boston University
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2011-May 2013
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Jessica White
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2012-May 2013
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Emma Point
Current: Office of Radiation Safety,
University of Chicago
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2014-May 2015
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Maaz Ahmed
Current Position: Associate Director of Innovation, AbbVie
PhD from Shannon Stahl’s lab,
University of Wisconsin, 2016
Postdoc with Ralph Weissleder,
Harvard Medical School
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
February 2010-May 2012
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Matt Frost
Research Scientist, Weiman Products
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
May 2012-May 2013
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Steve Schmid
Graduate Student, Jennifer Schomaker’s lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
September 2010-August 2011
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Hani Kuttab
Current: Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine,
University of Wisconsin
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
February 2010-July 2012
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Arabella Lazar
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
October 2009-July 2011
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Rob DiFazio
Current: Co-Founder, Parallel Bio
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2009-July 2011
B.S in Chemistry, and
Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Megan Cismesia
Current: Process chemistry,
Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, IN
NSF Graduate Fellow, Teshik Yoon’s lab,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD 2015
Postdoctoral Fellow, Melanie Sanford’s lab,
University of Michigan
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
August 2008-May 2010
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Chris Novotny
Current: Merck, San Francisco
PhD from Kevan Shokat’s lab, UCSF, 2016
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
November 2007-May 2010
B.S. in Biochemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Jason Olejniczak
Investigator, Calibr, PhD, Dept Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCSD, 2016
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2009-May 2010
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Tran “Laurie” Nguyen
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
August 2008-May 2010
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Mirtha Ariza
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
November 2007-May 2009
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Clint Holiday
Founder, B3 HealthCare, Springfield, IL
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
December 2006-May 2009
B.S. in Biochemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Michael Niziolek
Current: Senior Research Associate, Illumina
Previous: Graduate student, UCSD
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2008-May 2009
B.S. in Biochemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Emily Billings
Current: Senior Analyst, Gryphon Scientific
PhD, Microbiology, University of Virginia, 2016
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
June 2008-May 2009
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Ellen Dwyer
Genetic Counselor, Hope Children’s Hospital
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
June 2006-May 2008
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Ryan Totten
Current: Senior Scientist, Stepan Company
Previous: Graduate Student, Northwestern University
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2006-May 2008
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Brittney Allen
Clinical Pharmacist, Surgery Mayo Clinic
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
June 2004-May 2006
B.S. in Chemistry, and
Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Kara Ramsey
Research Scientist, Novartis
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
June 2006-July 2008
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Peter Phan
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria
MD, University of Illinois, Chicago
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
April 2005-December 2006
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Katy Stoica
Teacher, Walter Payton College Prep School
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
August 2004-May 2006
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
Margaret Wong
Current Position: Site Head and General Manager, Curia
Former: Project Manager, LakePharma
PhD, Laura Kiessling’s Lab,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
May 2003-April 2005
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Valerie (Fako) Miller
Current Position: Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, UIC
Former: Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH/NCI
PhD, Pharmacology, Indiana University, 2014
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
June 2005-December 2006
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
M.S. in Chemistry,
University of Wisconsin
Joshua Byers
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine, UCSF
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
Fall 2001-Fall 2003
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana


Grace Chen
Medical Student, University of Illinois, Chicago
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
January 2004-April 2005
B.S. in Chemistry,
University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana