Our Group
Meet our dedicated team of researchers advancing cell biology through innovative science and collaborative research
Principal Investigator
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Yuefan (Fiona) Song
Postdoctoral Researcher
Glycan Characterization
Glycomaterials Development
B.S. Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2003
Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China, 2011
Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China, 2011
PhD Students
Saurabh Rastogi
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Sustainable Biomanufacturing
Biosynthesis
B.Tech. Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, 2019
Aditi Dey Tithi
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Protein Engineering
Metabolic Engineering
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Sahiti Tamirisakandala
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Protein Engineering
Sustainable Engineering
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University, 2022
Md Tariful Islam
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biomolecular Engineering
Machine Learning
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh, 2021
William Lawler
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Novel Genome Editing Tools
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Steve Eshiemogie
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Electrocatalysis
Metabolic Engineering
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Benin, 2021
Robert Carr Jr.
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Genetic Engineering
Sustainable Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2022
Undergraduate Students
Alumni
Dr. Alex Connor
PhD, 2023
Associate at McKinsey & Company
Dr. Manish Rai
Postdoc, 2023
Post doctoral research associate at MIT
Dr. Alex Perl
PhD, 2022
Scientist at Centrillion Technology Inc
Dr. Adeola Awofiranye
PhD, 2022
Organism Engineer at Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.
Dr. Clifford Steven Morrison
PhD, 2020
Post doc at University of California, Riverside
Dr. Karolina Kalbarczyk
PhD, 2018
Thesis: "Engineering Recombinant Microbial Communities for Cellulose Degradation and Utilization."
Wenqin He
Graduate Research Assistant, 2017
Senior Process Scientist at Regeneron
Dr. Wenqin He
PhD, 2017
Thesis: "Metabolic Engineering and Applied Enzymology for the Preparation of Nutraceutical / Pharmaceutical Chondroitin Sulfate."
Dr. Jake Englaender
PhD, 2016
Postdoctoral associate, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Dr. J. Andrew Jones
PhD, 2016
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Hamilton College
Dr. Brady Cress
PhD, 2016
Postdoctoral associate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Namita Bhan
PhD, 2014
Postdoctoral associate, Northwestern University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Peng Xu
PhD, 2013
Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Dr. Ryan Lim
PhD, 2011
Senior Researcher at Manus Biosciences
Dr. Zachary Fowler
PhD, 2010
Research Scientist at Praxair
Dr. Joseph Chemler
PhD, 2009
Research Scientist at Pfizer
Dr. Yajun Yan
PhD, 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Georgia
Dr. Effendi Leonard
PhD, 2007
Senior Research Scientist at Provivi
Ömer Duhan Toparlak
MS, 2015
PhD Student, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Lynn Wong
MS, 2011
Manus Biochemicals, Cambridge, MA
Sankaranarayanan Venkiteswaran
MS, 2011
Thesis: "Antimicrobial and antifungal properties of non-natural catechins."
Sriram Ramamoorthi
MS, 2011
PhD Candidate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Karan Prakash Shah
MS, 2009
Thesis: "Use of antisense RNA for controlling gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae."
Ramanan Sekar
MS, 2009
PhD student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering
Amruta Bedekar
MS, 2008
Genomatica
Ashish Pravinbhai Chitalia
MS, 2008
Cunnigham Manufacturer’s Representative Inc., Houston, TX
Hsiying Gloria Chu
MS, 2007
Procter and Gamble, NJ
Phan Nee Saw
MS, 2007
Research Scientist, MEWAH Group, Singapore
Adam Krol
MS, 2006
Patent Attorney, Biospark Intellectual Property Law
Christopher Renzi
MS, 2005
Research Scientist, Fermentation Process Development, AMRI (formerly Albany Molecular Research).