Principal Investigator

Prof. Mary Kay Pflum |
B.A., Carleton College, 1992 Ph.D., Yale University, 1999 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 1999-2001 Joined the faculty, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 2001 |
Research interest(s)/area of expertise Protein post-translational modification, histone deacetylase proteins, chemical genetics, medicinal chemistry |
pflum@wayne.edu |
Faculty Fellow

Erome Hankore, Ph.D. |
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2019 |
Joined 2024 |
erome.hankore@wayne.edu |
Graduate Students

Eric Davis |
B.Sc. in Chemistry and B.A in Psychology. Tiffin University. 2015 |
Joined 2020 |
gm9453@wayne.edu |

Andrew Herppich |
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Oakland University, 2019 |
Joined 2020 |
aaherppich@wayne.edu |

Augustine Chidi Madueke |
M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2021 |
Joined 2021 |
augustinemadueke@wayne.edu |

Rachael Taiwo Tiamiyu |
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 2018 |
Joined 2022 |
rachael.tiamiyu@wayne.edu |

Tolulope Oyewumi |
M.Sc. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, 2022 |
Joined 2022 |
hl3778@wayne.edu |

Valentine Nwanelo |
B.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2017 |
Joined 2022 |
valentinenwanelo@wayne.edu |

Andrea Van Engen-Ver Beek |
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Calvin University, 2023 |
Joined 2023 |
avanengenv@wayne.edu |

Toluwalope Alabi |
B.Sc. Biochemistry, MountainTop University (2021) |
Joined 2024 |
ht4731@wayne.edu |

Jethro Akaito |
BSc Chemistry, Kaduna State University (2018) |
Joined 2025 |
Jethro.akaito@wayne.edu |
Cuuent Undergraduate Students
Angela Belanger
Mehreen Siddiqui
Humaira Shaik
Post-Baccalaureate Students
Sahil Patel
Erika Fells