Alumni

Postdoctoral

  • Dr. Rie Kawai, 2002-2003; current position patent law
  • Dr. Jayathilake Herath, 2004-2006; current position Loyola University
  • Dr. Moninderpal Kaur, 2011-2012; current position Helix
  • Dr. Jun Jiang, 2012-2016; current position DNA Software
  • Dr. Danielle Dremann, 2022-2023; adjunct faculty

Graduate Students

  • Felicia Bogdan, Ph.D. 1999; current position Abbott Laboratories
  • Orlando Gumbs, Ph.D. 1999; current position Abbott Laboratories
  • Patrick Grohar, Ph.D. 2001; MD; current position University of Michigan
  • May Meroueh Khanna, Ph.D. 2001; current position University of Florida
  • Beatriz Llano Sotelo, Ph.D. 2001; current position Hologic
  • Jui-yu Wu, Ph.D. 2002; current position Taipei Medical University
  • Pjeter Berishaj, M.A. 2002; current position LA-CO Industries
  • Leonard Lamsen, M.S. 2003; MD
  • Amy Hall, M.A. 2003
  • Jean-Paul Desaulniers, Ph.D. 2005; current position University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • Minako Sumita, Ph.D. 2006; current position Southern Illinois University
  • Jason Kieltyka , Ph.D. 2006; current position Abbott Laboratories
  • Gwendolyn McCoy, M.A. 2006
  • Srividya Pattabiraman, M.S. 2006
  • Tiffany Gaines, M.A. 2007; current position Cobb County School District
  • Tony Wang, M.S. 2007; current position Versum Materials
  • Mei Li, Ph.D. 2007; current position University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Yu-Cheng Chang, Ph.D. 2007; current position Interplast
  • Pei-Wen Chao, Ph.D. 2008; current position Baylor School of Medicine
  • Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena, Ph.D. 2008; current position Kent State University
  • Wantanee Sittiwong, M.S. 2008; current position Thammasat University
  • Chamila Rupasinghe, Ph.D. 2008; current position Progressive Diagnostics
  • Dinuka Abeydeera, Ph.D. 2009; current position WuXi AppTec
  • Tek Lamichhane, Ph.D. 2009; current position FDA
  • Santosh Mahto, Ph.D. 2009; current position EAG Laboratories
  • Yuqin Shang, M.S. 2009; Ph.D. Oakland University; current position ASU Biodesign Institute
  • Anne-Cécile Duc, Ph.D. 2009; current position Université de Nîmes
  • Geethi Pamunuwa, M.A. 2010; current position Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
  • Keshab Rijal, Ph.D. 2010; current position Amgen
  • Papa Nii Asare-Okai, Ph.D. 2010; current position University of Delaware
  • Moninderpal Kaur, Ph.D. 2010; current position Helix
  • Yogo Sakakibara, Ph.D. 2012; current position KAN Research Institute
  • Eric Patrick, Ph.D. 2013 (Rueda lab)
  • Daya Nidhi Kharel, M.S. 2014
  • Xun Bao, Ph.D. 2015; current position Karmanos Cancer Institute
  • Sakina Hill, Ph.D. 2015
  • Gayani Dedduwa Mudaligae, Ph.D. 2015; current position Hologic
  • Danielle Dremann, Ph.D. 2015; current position Wayne State University
  • Hyosuk Seo, Ph.D. 2017; current position RayzeBio
  • Nisansala Sarangi Muthunayake, Ph.D. 2018; current position Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
  • Supuni Thalalla Gamage, Ph.D. 2019; current position National Institutes of Health, NCI
  • Prabuddha Waduge, Ph.D. 2019; current position Eagle Analytical
  • Bett Kimutai, Ph.D. 2019; current position Helix
  • Rabiul Islam, Ph.D. 2021; current position NJ Bio Inc.
  • Evan Jones, Ph.D. 2023; current position Medpace
  • Cymone Ross, M.A. 2023; current position Graduate Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Alan Mlotkowski, Ph.D. 2023; current position Werfen

Undergraduates

  • Michelle Steinhilb, 1994-1996 (Ph.D., University of Michigan)
  • Khaled Zreik, 1994
  • May Meroueh, 1995 (Ph.D., Wayne State University)
  • Karen Bloomfield, 1995
  • Rita Gupta, 1996-1998
  • Ronald Samuels, 1997
  • Hema Patel, 1997
  • Robert Taila (Honors), 1997-1999 (M.D., Wayne State University)
  • Diana Watkins, 1997-1998
  • Ayesha Mahmood, 1997-1998
  • Rosemary Davis, 1997
  • Leonard Lamsen (MARC), 1998-1999 (M.S., M.D., Wayne State University)
  • Brian Galloway, 1998-1999
  • Baraa Kharsa, 1998-2001
  • Minal Shah, 1998
  • Mwamvita Nzaro, 1999
  • Robert Georgescu, 1999
  • Angela Thomas, 1999-2001
  • Michael Grech , 1999-2002
  • Maysaa Merhi (Honors), 2000-2001
  • Sarah Richardson, 2000-2001
  • Da’Juana Dixon, 2000-2001
  • Uzoma Azuh (Honors), 2001-2004
  • Kamelia Albujoq, 2002-2003
  • Sarmad Hindo, 2002
  • Nithin Thummala, 2002-2005 (M.D., Wayne State University)
  • Azmath Mohammed, 2002-2005
  • Edna Lamsen, 2003-2006 (M.S., University of California Davis)
  • Vjollca Qafalijaj, 2003-2005
  • Scott Mulawa, 2003-2005
  • Hiro Rahbar, 2005-2007
  • Ehinor Patrick Arhebamen, 2005-2007 (Ph.D., Wayne State University)
  • Nichelle Sims, 2005
  • Ayad Alkhatib , 2006-2007 (M.D., Wayne State University)
  • Janjenali Villaflor, 2006
  • Albert Gjeluci, 2006-2008
  • Mary Weber, 2007-2008
  • Roza Hassan, 2007-2008
  • Stephanie Bierlein (Honors), 2007-2009 (M.D., Wayne State University)
  • Mary Abrahamian, 2008-2010
  • Christopher Lajeunesse (Honors), 2008-2010 (M.D., Wayne State University)
  • Khalil Chahine, 2008-2010
  • Ali Pirzada, 2013
  • Harpreet Benipal, 2009
  • Mirjana Dimovska (Honors), 2009-2010 (M.D., Wayne State University)
  • Fatima Salame, 2009-2010
  • Adhnan Mohamed (Honors), 2010-2011
  • Fayez Salame, 2010-2012
  • Marvin Kajy (Honors), 2010-2013 (M.D., Wayne State University)
  • Malak Abbas, 2010-2013
  • Faddy Matti, 2011-2012
  • Andrzej Kapiciak, 2011-2012
  • Zeinab Moubadder, 2011-2013
  • Jacob Dargis, 2012-2014
  • Brianne Hefner (Honors), 2012-2013 (Ph.D., Wayne State University)
  • Laura Hajjar, 2012-2014
  • Aya Dabaja, 2013
  • Malak Abbas, 2010-2013
  • Kareem Atwa, 2012-2014
  • Rana Aoun, 2013-2014
  • Shapnil Bhuiyan (Honors), 2012-2014
  • Alain Bretous (IMSD), 2012-2014
  • Tayson Lin (Honors), 2013 (Hudson lab)
  • Anna Marlatt (biomedical physics), 2014
  • Diana Savich, 2015
  • Ahmad El-Moussa (Honors), 2013-2015
  • Harjot Mann (Honors), 2013-2016
  • Nathaniel Hardin, 2013-2016 (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2019)
  • Susan White (Honors) 2014-2016 (M.A., Wayne State University)
  • Mariam Raheem (Honors), 2015-2016
  • Andrew Roberts (Honors), 2016-2017
  • Laimar Garmo, 2016-2017 (Graduate Student, Wayne State University)
  • Klea Haxhiu (Honors), 2015-2018
  • Amer Abu-kwaik (Honors), 2015-2018
  • Alexsandra Cvetkovska, 2017-2018
  • Brigid Jacob (Honors), 2015-2018
  • Nicholas Houston, 2017-2018
  • Marwa Abdel-Maguid, 2016-2018
  • Mackenzie Olbrys (Honors), 2017-2019
  • Paul Marshall, 2017-2019 (Graduate Student, UMass Amherst)
  • Titiana Gorges, 2017-2019
  • Hassan Ramadan, 2017-2019
  • Mateuz Silenski (Honors), 2017-2019
  • José Cordiel, 2017
  • Ahmad Sous, 2018-2019
  • Jordan Emanuel, 2018-2020
  • Jason Withorn, 2019-2020 (Graduate Student, Stony Brook University)
  • David Solar (Honors), 2020-2021
  • Joseph Simbeni (Honors), 2021-2022
  • Veronica Green, 2021-2022
  • Stephanie Kloka (Honors), 2022-2023
  • Jessa Zelazny (Honors), 2022-2023
  • Eseosa Arhebamen, 2022-2023
  • Gaven Paige, 2022-2023
  • Sherrell Haney, 2018-2023
  • Darrin Bath, 2022-2023 (Graduate Student, Northeastern University)

Visiting scientists/students

  • Margareta Martensson, Lund University, 1998 and 2000 (Ph.D., Lund University)
  • Judie Davis, Oakland University, 2005
  • Johannes Ghatnekar, Lund University, Sweden, 2005-2006
  • Alecia McCall, Xavier University, 2005-2006
  • Desmond Parker, Lincoln High School, 2006
  • Brian Williams, University Prep High School, 2006-2009 (B.S., University of Michigan)
  • Danielle Herner, University of Toledo, 2009 (Ph.D., Wayne State University)
  • Abra Barnett, Henry Ford Community College, 2009
  • Hanna Hedman, Lund University, Sweden, 2010 (Ph.D., Lund University)
  • Elisabeth Kane, Durham University, UK, 2011-2012
  • Patrick Thomas, Liggett High School, 2012
  • Eleni Pitses, Liggett High School, 2013 (Undergraduate, MIT)
  • Swaroop Bongu, Novi High School, 2012-2014
  • Rafael Andrade Sampaio, Federal University of Ceara¡, Brazil, 2014 (Graduate Student, Wayne State)
  • Marcel Jones, University of Detroit Mercy (REBUILDetroit), 2017-2020
  • Tazben Al-Bari, Cass Technical High School (Biomedical Career Advancement Program), 2020
  • Tayyiba Hussain, Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine, 2020
  • Nicholas Nunez, University of Detroit Mercy (REBUILDetroit), 2018-2021
  • Ahmad ElEdlebi, BCAP program (High School), 2021
  • Laila Sareini, University of Detroit Mercy (REBUILDetroit), 2018-2021
  • Joseph Kaczor, University of Chicago, 2021
  • Ken Dada, University of Detroit Mercy (REBUILDetroit), 2018-2021
  • Elena Simon, Colby College, 2024

Technicians

  • Holly SantaLucia, 2011-2012; current position DNA Software