Janhavi Borkar
B.S.-M.S. Biology
Indian Institute of Science Education
and Research, Pune
Joined Nair Lab in Fall 2021
Department of Biochemistry
jborkar2 (at) illinois.edu

Peter Zeng
B.S. Biochemistry
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Joined Nair Lab in Fall 2023
Department of Biochemistry
pzeng5 (at) illinois.edu

Bidisha Chakraborty
B.S. Zoology Honors
University of North Bengal, India
M.S. Life Sciences
Presidency University, Kolkata, India
Joined Nair Lab in Fall 2023
Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology
bidisha4 (at) illinois.edu

Frank Pellegrini
UW-Milwaukee B.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology (2020)
Joined Nair Lab in Fall 2024
Department of Biochemistry
frankp3 (at) illinois.edu

Andrea Dayal
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.S. Biochemistry (2023)
Joined Nair Lab in Fall 2024
Department of Biochemistry
ahdayal2 (at) illinois.edu

Rex Zhou
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute B.S. Chemistry
Joined Nair Lab in Spring 2025
Department of Chemistry
rexzhou2 (at) illinois.edu

Haiwei Yan
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry
Peking Union Medical College
Joined Nair Lab in Dec. 2023
haiweiy (at) illinois.edu

Jamie Im
Chemistry major
Joined Nair Lab in 2024
Expected Graduation: May 2026
jim21 (at) illinois.edu

Vasilije Djuranovic
Biochemistry major
Joined Nair Lab in 2024
Expected Graduation: May 2028
vd23 (at) illinois.edu

Luke Bury
Chemical Engineering major
Joined Nair Lab in 2025
Expected Graduation: May 2028
lbury2 (at) illinois.edu