Alumni
Nile S. Abularrage
Ph.D. 2023
Boston Consulting Group
New York, NY
nile@mit.edu
Kristen A. Andersen
Ph.D. 2015
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Sun Prairie, WI
krandersen@gmail.com
Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
aronoff@unm.edu
Joseph B. Binder
Ph.D. 2009
Dow Chemical
Collegeville, PA
jbbinder@dow.com
Benjamin R. Caes
Ph.D. 2012
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Madison, WI
benjamin.r.caes@gmail.com
Tzu-Yuan (Cindy) Chao
Ph.D. 2010
Eurofins Discovery
New Taipei City, Taiwan
tcchao9@gmail.com
Sayani Chattopadhyay
Ph.D. 2012
Seaco Technologies
Houston, TX
schattopadhyay@seacotech.com
Keith M. Cheah
Ph.D. 2023
BigHat Biosciences
Cambridge, MA
keithcheah96@gmail.com
Associate Professor
University of Durham
peter.chivers@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
achoud@broadinstitute.org
Wen Chyan
Ph.D. 2018
McKinsey & Company
New York, NY
wenchyan1@gmail.com
Stephen B. delCardayré
Ph.D. 1994
Zero Acre Farms
San Mateo, CA
delc94002@gmail.com
Kimberly A. Dickson
Ph.D. 2006
Associate Professor (tenured)
Lawrence University
kimberly.dickson@lawrence.edu
Jesús M. Dones
Ph.D. 2021
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Lawrenceville Township, NJ
jesus.dones@bms.com
Associate Professor (tenured)
Vassar College
ereberhardt@vassar.edu
Chelcie H. Eller
Ph.D. 2014
Abcam
Eugene, OR
chelcie.eller@abcam.com
Gregory A. Ellis
Ph.D. 2011
Research Biologist
United States Naval Research Laboratory
gaellis12@gmail.com
Aubrey J. Ellison
Ph.D. 2017
Pharmaceutical Product Development
Middleton, WI
aubrey.j.ellison@gmail.com
Stephen M. Fuchs
Ph.D. 2006
Ginkgo Bioworks
Boston, MA
stephenmfuchs@gmail.com
Emily R. Garnett
Ph.D. 2018
Brian J. Graham
Ph.D. 2021
Marcia C. Haigis (née Hebert)
Ph.D. 2002
Professor (tenured)
Harvard Medical School
marcia_haigis@hms.harvard.edu
Joshua J. Higgin
Ph.D. 2004
Higgin Law PLLC
Research Triangle Park, NC
Trish T. Hoang
Ph.D. 2016
Promega
Fitchburg, WI
trish.hoang@promega.com
Cara L. Bradford (née Jenkins)
Ph.D. 2004
Administrative Program Specialist
University of Wisconsin–Madison
clbradfo@wisc.edu
Professor (tenured)
Butler University
rjjohns1@butler.edu
Sean B. Johnston
Ph.D. 2015
Google
Denver, CO
seanjohnston@google.com
Associate Professor
IISER, Bhopal
jeet@iiserb.ac.in
Bradley R. Kelemen
Ph.D. 1995
DuPont
Palo Alto, CA
brad.kelemen@dupont.com
Elizabeth A. Mulligan (née Kersteen)
Ph.D. 2000
Elephas
Middleton, WI
Henry R. Kilgore
Ph.D. 2020
Postdoctorate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
hkilgore@mit.edu
Jin-Soo Kim
Ph.D. 1994
Professor (tenured)
Seoul National University
jskim01@snu.ac.kr
Tony A. Klink
Ph.D. 2000
Corpus Christi Catholic Parish
Sturgeon Bay, WI
accounting@ccparish.net
Martha C. A. Laboissière
Ph.D. 1995
McKinsey & Company
San Francisco, CA
martha_laboissiere@mckinsey.com
Group Leader
Janelia Farm Research Campus (HHMI)
lavisl@janelia.hhmi.org
J. Eugene Lee
Ph.D. 2006
Ministry of Science and ICT
Sejong City, South Korea
j.eugenelee@gmail.com
Peter A. Leland
Ph.D. 2000
Genovac Antibody Discovery
Fargo, ND
Michael N. Levine
Ph.D. 2011, M.D. 2013
Surgeon
San Diego, CA
mnlevine@ucsd.edu
Program Director
Harvard Medical School
jelomax@gmail.com
John C. Lukesh, III
Ph.D. 2014
Associate Professor (tenured)
Wake Forest University
lukeshjc@wfu.edu
June M. Brownlee (née Messmore)
Ph.D. 1999
Science Teacher
Brookfield Academy
Kalie A. Mix
Ph.D. 2017
Sanofi Genzyme
Framingham, MA
kalie.mix18@gmail.com
Assistant Professor
University of Texas, Austin
rnewberry@utexas.edu
Professor (tenured)
University of Rochester
nilsson@chem.rochester.edu
Lindsey O. Calabretta (née Orgren)
Ph.D. 2022
Sanegene Bio
Belmont, MA
calabretta.lindsey@gmail.com
Michael J. Palte
Ph.D. 2012, M.D. 2014
Agios
Cambridge, MA
mpalte@gmail.com
Associate Professor (tenured)
Purdue University
park6@purdue.edu
Associate Professor
Seoul National University
biopark@snu.ac.kr
David J. Quirk
Ph.D. 1996
Valerie T. Ressler
Ph.D. 2019
Promega
Fitchburg, WI
val.ressler@promega.com
Thomas J. Rutkoski
Ph.D. 2008
Centyrex Venture
Spring House, PA
trutkosk@its.jnj.com
Matthew D. Shoulders
Ph.D. 2009
Professor (tenured)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
mshoulde@mit.edu
Bryan D. Smith
Ph.D. 2006
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals
Lawrence, KS
bsmith@deciphera.com
Thomas P. Smith
Ph.D. 2017
Postal.io
San Luis Obispo, CA
Matthew B. Soellner
Ph.D. 2005
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
soellner@umich.edu
Nadia K. Sundlass
Ph.D. 2011, M.D. 2013
Dermatologist
Wexford, PA
nadia.sundlass@gmail.com
Annie Tam
Ph.D. 2007
Bristol-Myers Squibb
New Brunswick, NJ
annie.tam@bms.com
Barbra M. Fisher (née Templer)
Ph.D. 1998
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Portland, OR
barbrafisher@hotmail.com
James E. Thompson
Ph.D. 1995
Photys Therapeutics
West Newton, MA
jedthompson99@gmail.com
Rebecca F. Hough (née Turcotte)
Ph.D. 2008, M.D. 2010
Assistant Professor
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
rft2106@columbia.edu
James D. Vasta
Ph.D. 2015
Promega
Fitchburg, WI
jdvasta@gmail.com
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Palo Alto, CA
rwatkins@wsgr.com
Ian W. Windsor
Ph.D. 2019
Pfizer
Groton, CT
ian.windsor@pfizer.com
Paula K. Wittmayer
Ph.D. 1996
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Ridgefield, CT
paula.wittmayer@boehringer-ingelheim.com
Kenneth J. Woycechowsky
Ph.D. 2002
Associate Teaching Professor
Arizona State University
kenneth.woycechowsky@asu.edu
Postdoctorates & Scientists
Matthew J. Allen
2004–2007
Professor (tenured)
Wayne State University
mallen@chem.wayne.edu
Ulrich Arnold
1999–2004, 2006
Scientist and Administrator
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
ulrich.arnold@biochemtech.uni-halle.de
Rasomoy Biswas
2011–2014
Aenova
Sisseln, Switzerland
rasomoy.biswas@gmail.com
Margie T. Borra-Garske (née Borra)
2005–2008
Codexis
Redwood City, CA
margie.borra-garske@codexis.com
Lynn E. Lipski (née Bretscher)
1997–1999
Olympic Yarn & Fiber
Montesano, WA
contact@olympicyarnandfiber.com
Sunil Chandran
2001–2004
Amyris
Emeryville, CA
chandran@amyris.com
Ho-Hsuan Chou
2009–2013
Associate Professor
National Cheng Kung University
hohsuan@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Mark A. Danielson
1998–2002
Scientist
Mayo Clinic
danielson.mark@mayo.edu
Kevin K. Desai
2011–2016
Encodia
San Diego, CA
kdesai@encodia.com
Lucas W. Erickson
2017–2020
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
lucas.erickson@gilead.com
Brian Gold
2015–2019
Assistant Professor
New Mexico State University
bgold@nmsu.edu
Daniel Gottlieb
2006–2008
LANXESS
Köln, Germany
daniel.gottlieb@lanxess.com
Thimmaiah Govindaraju
2005–2006
Professor (tenured)
JNCASR
tgraju@jncasr.ac.in
Jeung-Hoi Ha
1990–1993
Scientist
SUNY Upstate Medical University
haj@upstate.edu
Kenton J. Hetrick
2018–2021
Beam Therapeutics
Cambridge, MA
hetrick@post.harvard.edu
Jonathan A. Hodges
2000–2004
Affinergy
Durham, NC
jahodges@nc.rr.com
Steven K. Holmgren
1995–1997
Adjunct Professor
Montana State University
holmgren@chemistry.montana.edu
Robert J. Hondal
1998–2002
Associate Professor (tenured)
University of Vermont College of Medicine
robert.hondal@uvm.edu
Jia-Cherng (Jason) Horng
2004–2006
Professor (tenured)
National Tsing Hua University
jchorng@mx.nthu.edu.tw
Katrina H. Jensen
2010–2011
Associate Professor (tenured)
Black Hills State University
katrina.jensen@bhsu.edu
Joomyung (Vicky) Jun
2019–2024
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
jmjun@illinois.edu
Byung-Moon Kim
1996–1999
KAIST
Daejeon, South Korea
bmkim63@yahoo.com
Frank W. Kotch
2003–2007
Pfizer
Chesterfield, MO
frank.w.kotch@pfizer.com
Tatiana G. Kutateladze
1994–1995
Professor (tenured)
University of Colorado School of Medicine
tatiana.kutateladze@cuanschutz.edu
Brian J. Levandowski
2019–2022
Langdon J. Martin
2008–2012
Professor (tenured)
Warren Wilson College
lmartin@warren-wilson.edu
Nicholas A. McGrath
2010–2013
Brian G. Miller
2001–2005
Professor (tenured)
Florida State University
miller@chem.fsu.edu
Eddie L. Myers
2006–2009
Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
NUI Galway
eddie.myers@nuigalway.ie
Aniekan Okon
2018–2023
Novo Nordisk
Lexington, MA
qokn@novonordisk.com
Moushumi Paul
2005–2006
Scientific Review Officer
NICHD (National Institutes of Health)
moushumi.paul@gmail.com
Marc Ribó
1995
Professor (tenured)
Universitat de Girona
marc.ribo@udg.es
Jessica Sayers
2018–2020
Achilles Therapeutics
London, UK
jessicasayers08@gmail.com
L. Wayne Schultz
1995–1999
Dianthus Therapeutics
Waltham, MA
lwayneschultz@gmail.com
I. Caglar Tanrikulu
2010–2020
Factor Bioscience
Cambridge, MA
caglar.tanrikulu@factorbio.com
Rodrigo E. Teixeira
2015–2017
Roche
Santa Clara, CA
kikoteixeira@gmail.com
Thomas R. Van Oosbree
2011–2012
Semba Biosciences
Madison, WI
Brett VanVeller
2011–2014
Associate Professor (tenured)
Iowa State University
bvv@iastate.edu
Graduate Students – M.S.
Richele L. Abel
M.S. 2001
Christine N. Bradford
M.S. 2014
Stephen J. Mannino
M.S. 1999
Robert G. Presler, Jr.
M.S. 2013
Seth R. Barrows
M.S. 1999
Lauren N. Carroll
M.S. 2010
Nicole McElfresh
M.S. 2008
Kaylee A. Underkofler
M.S. 2014
Eric S. Benedict
M.S. 2004
Matthew P. Hinderaker
M.S. 2002
Jessica D. Pope
M.S. 2000
Jon F. Wilkins
M.S. 1998
Visiting Scientists
Thomas Baumann
2006
Germany
Linus B. Boll
2021–2022
Switzerland
Mariëlle Delville
2008–2009
The Netherlands
Emilie M. L. Gräfin von Einsiedel
2022–2023
Switzerland
Alice Ghidini
2014
Sweden
Brenno Masina
2022
Switzerland
Raphael P. Rölli
2020
Switzerland
Christine I. Schilling
2005
Germany
Undergraduate Hall-Of-Fame
Marissa L. Abbott
Miguel A. Aguilar Ramos
Donald J. Bauhs, Jr.
Amanda L. Beltrame
Jacqueline J. Blank
George N. Caucutt
Chin Leng Cheng
Katherine T. Chew
Amy K. F. Davis
Dana N. Fuchs
Bernard D. Fula
Juneko E. Grilley
Patrick W. Hein
Kimberli J. Kamer
Vanessa M. Kung
Jiwon (Michelle) Lee
Shawn R. Lin
Bryan D. Marks
Jennifer L. McKenzie
David M. Niergarten
Samuel J. Orke
Alexander A. Peterson
Joel M. Prince
Khan Hong Pua
Kristine E. Turkow
(née Staniszewski)
Rozamond Y. Sweeney
Vienna M. Thomas
Marion P. Toscano
Michael J. Waddell
Kelly K. Wallin
Kevin A. Walters
Melissa M. Yatzeck
Erich M. Yokel
