Graduate Directory

Abayomi Adegboyega

Abayomi Adegboyega

Ph.D. Candidate

765-494-8712

aadegboy@purdue.edu

HOCK 215

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Nafisa Ahmed

Nafisa Ahmed

Ph.D. Candidate

ahmed327@purdue.edu

HANS 323

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Sherik-fa Anang

Sherik-fa Anang

Ph.D. Candidate

sanang@purdue.edu

HOCK 240

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Nicole Anderson

Nicole Anderson

Ph.D. Candidate

ander652@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Sharjeel Anjum

Sharjeel Anjum

Ph.D. Candidate

anjums@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Andres Arias Arellano

Andres Arias Arellano

Ph.D. Candidate

aariasar@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Samuel Baffoe

Samuel Baffoe

Ph.D. Candidate

sbaffoe@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Sulagna Banerjee

Sulagna Banerjee

Ph.D. Candidate

banerj88@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Garima Baral

Garima Baral

Ph.D. Candidate

gbaral@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Advisor: Allen-Petersen

Gillian Barth

Gillian Barth

Ph.D. Candidate

765-494-3327

barthg@purdue.edu

HOCK (LAB) 373

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Advisor: Stauffacher

Patrice Baumhardt

Patrice Baumhardt

Ph.D. Candidate

765-494-8619

pbaumhar@purdue.edu

LILY G-305

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Cheng Bi

Cheng Bi

Ph.D. Candidate

bi19@purdue.edu

FLEX 3101

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Advisor: Suter | Huang

Taylor Bohannon

Taylor Bohannon

Ph.D. Candidate

tbohann@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Christina Boody

Christina Boody

Ph.D. Candidate

cboody@purdue.edu

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Juliana Bronzini

Juliana Bronzini

Ph.D. Candidate

jbronzin@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Bradley Broyles

Bradley Broyles

Ph.D. Candidate

bbroyle@purdue.edu

LILY G-225

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Marlyn Bush

Marlyn Bush

Ph.D. Candidate

bush85@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Traven Cargill

Traven Cargill

Ph.D. Candidate

tcargill@purdue.edu

LILY 3-219

Research Area: Biology Education

Morgan Chaney

Morgan Chaney

Ph.D. Candidate

chaneym@purdue.edu

LILY G-237

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Advisor: Fernandez-Juricic | Lucas

Guangxin Chen

Guangxin Chen

Ph.D. Candidate

chen4422@purdue.edu

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Jih-Ying Chen

Jih-Ying Chen

M.S. Candidate

chen4711@purdue.edu

Mengxi Chen

Mengxi Chen

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-0059

chen3446@purdue.edu

HOCK 339

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Xi Cheng

Xi Cheng

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-0071

cheng434@purdue.edu

LILY-lab 2-105

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Yiyang Cheng

Yiyang Cheng

Ph.D. Candidate

cheng703@purdue.edu

DLR 44OT

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Leang-chung Choh

Leang-chung Choh

Ph.D. Candidate

765-494-3327

lchoh@purdue.edu

HOCK (Lab) 373

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Advisor: Stauffacher

Jaein Choi

Jaein Choi

Ph.D. Candidate

choi857@purdue.edu

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Yun Wen Chu

Yun Wen Chu

M.S. Candidate

chu155@purdue.edu

Chang Ding

Chang Ding

Ph.D. Candidate

ding275@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Yu Dong

Yu Dong

M.S. Candidate

dong433@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Dorothy DRozario

Dorothy DRozario

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-1998

ddrozari@purdue.edu

HOCK 338

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Nourin Ferdausi

Nourin Ferdausi

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-1998

nferdaus@purdue.edu

HOCK 338

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Sara Filippelli

Sara Filippelli

Ph.D. Candidate

sfilippe@purdue.edu

HANS 215

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Melanie Fischer

Melanie Fischer

Ph.D. Candidate

fisch131@purdue.edu

LILY B-401

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Fabiola Galiana-Melendez

Fabiola Galiana-Melendez

Ph.D. Candidate

fgaliana@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Emily Georgopoulos

Emily Georgopoulos

Ph.D. Candidate

765-494-4538

egeorgop@purdue.edu

LILY 3-219

Research Area: Biology Education

Katherine Gonzalez

Katherine Gonzalez

Ph.D. Candidate

kgonzalz@purdue.edu

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Advisor: Bernal

Shane Guenin

Shane Guenin

Ph.D. Candidate

guenins@purdue.edu

LILY G-237

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Christian Guerrero

Christian Guerrero

Ph.D. Candidate

guerre78@purdue.edu

SMTH 174D

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Sanika Gulavani

Sanika Gulavani

Ph.D. Candidate

sgulavan@purdue.edu

HANS 215

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Yuxin Guo

Yuxin Guo

M.S. Candidate

guo658@purdue.edu

Humayra Habib

Humayra Habib

Ph.D. Candidate

habib17@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Ruijie Han

Ruijie Han

M.S. Candidate

han445@purdue.edu

Meredith Hansen

Meredith Hansen

Ph.D. Candidate

hanse139@purdue.edu

HOCK 220

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Samuel Hartzler

Samuel Hartzler

Ph.D. Candidate

shartzle@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Md Nazmul Hasan

Md Nazmul Hasan

Ph.D. Candidate

hasan86@purdue.edu

LILY 1-223

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Brittany Heil

Brittany Heil

M.S. Candidate

farmerb@purdue.edu

Carol Hernandez Gonzalez

Carol Hernandez Gonzalez

M.S. Candidate

herna879@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Lauren Hesting

Lauren Hesting

Ph.D. Candidate

765-494-5292

llhestin@purdue.edu

WTHR 322

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Toko Hisano

Toko Hisano

Ph.D. Candidate

hisano@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Michele Holcombe

Michele Holcombe

M.S. Candidate

765-494-1984

mholcom@purdue.edu

CHAS 2076

Research Area: Biology Education

Mikala Holder

Mikala Holder

Ph.D. Candidate

holder9@purdue.edu

NLSN 3197

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Haoning Huang

Haoning Huang

M.S. Candidate

huan2028@purdue.edu

Emily Hutton

Emily Hutton

Ph.D. Candidate

hutton12@purdue.edu

LILY 3-219

Research Area: Biology Education

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer

M.S. Candidate

iyer101@purdue.edu

HANS B-045

Anika Jain

Anika Jain

Ph.D. Candidate

jain488@purdue.edu

HOCK 217

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Hunain Janjua

Hunain Janjua

M.S. Candidate

hjanjua@purdue.edu

Nimod Janson

Nimod Janson

Ph.D. Candidate

jansonn@purdue.edu

HANS 219

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Uttara Jayashankar

Uttara Jayashankar

Ph.D. Candidate

ujayasha@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Yin Jin

Yin Jin

Ph.D. Candidate

jin368@purdue.edu

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Advisor: Paschou

Kristen Jones

Kristen Jones

Ph.D. Candidate

jone1146@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Advisor: Kuhn

Hayagreev Vadhiraj Sarma Keri

Hayagreev Vadhiraj Sarma Keri

M.S. Candidate

765-494-3963

hkeri@purdue.edu

LILY B-125

Ava Kinser

Ava Kinser

Ph.D. Candidate

kinsera@purdue.edu

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Jerry Joshua Kovey

Jerry Joshua Kovey

Ph.D. Candidate

765-494-8712

jkovey@purdue.edu

HOCK 215

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Pradyut Kumar

Pradyut Kumar

Ph.D. Candidate

kumar790@purdue.edu

LILY G-225

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Varun Kumar

Varun Kumar

M.S. Candidate

kumar603@purdue.edu

Daye Kwon

Daye Kwon

Ph.D. Candidate

kwon285@purdue.edu

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Marisa Laitinen

Marisa Laitinen

Ph.D. Candidate

mdigiuse@purdue.edu

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Hana Larkins

Hana Larkins

Ph.D. Candidate

larkinsh@purdue.edu

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Andy Lee

Andy Lee

Ph.D. Candidate

lee3617@purdue.edu

LILY G-356

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Hyoshin Lee

Hyoshin Lee

Ph.D. Candidate

lee4435@purdue.edu

HOCK 215

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Zhaolun Liang

Zhaolun Liang

Ph.D. Candidate

liang505@purdue.edu

LILY G-206

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Yi Lien

Yi Lien

Ph.D. Candidate

lien3@purdue.edu

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Bozhi Liu

Bozhi Liu

Ph.D. Candidate

liu3337@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Jonathan Lopez

Jonathan Lopez

Ph.D. Candidate

lopez588@purdue.edu

LILY G-356

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Xiang Luo

Xiang Luo

M.S. Candidate

xiang98@purdue.edu

Kurt Lutz

Kurt Lutz

Ph.D. Candidate

lutz46@purdue.edu

LILY G-365

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Allison McCarthy

Allison McCarthy

Ph.D. Candidate

mccar179@purdue.edu

LILY 2-233

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Lauren Meeks

Lauren Meeks

M.S. Candidate

meeks33@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Deborah Mettle

Deborah Mettle

Ph.D. Candidate

dmettle@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Abhineel Muhuri

Abhineel Muhuri

Ph.D. Candidate

amuhuri@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Soumi Mukherjee

Soumi Mukherjee

Ph.D. Candidate

mukher42@purdue.edu

LILY 3-219

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Shreya Mukherji

Shreya Mukherji

Ph.D. Candidate

mukher82@purdue.edu

HOCK 234

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Swati Mundre

Swati Mundre

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-1998

smundre@purdue.edu

HOCK 338

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

James Myers-Hansen

James Myers-Hansen

Ph.D. Candidate

jmyersha@purdue.edu

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Priyanka Naik

Priyanka Naik

Ph.D. Candidate

naik35@purdue.edu

HOCK 341

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Romina Najarro Flores

Romina Najarro Flores

Ph.D. Candidate

rnajarro@purdue.edu

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Allison Nalesnik

Allison Nalesnik

Ph.D. Candidate

analesni@purdue.edu

LILY G-365

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Sanghamitra Nareddula

Sanghamitra Nareddula

Ph.D. Candidate

snareddu@purdue.edu

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Advisor: Chubykin

Michael Oats

Michael Oats

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-6171

moats@purdue.edu

NLSN 3151

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Advisor: Applegate

Basil Obodo

Basil Obodo

Ph.D. Candidate

bobodo@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Abby Olalde-Welling

Abby Olalde-Welling

Ph.D. Candidate

aolaldew@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Mary Olutwatosin

Mary Olutwatosin

Ph.D. Candidate

mkaka@purdue.edu

LILY 1-212

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Mercy Orukpe Moses

Mercy Orukpe Moses

Ph.D. Candidate

morukpem@purdue.edu

HOCK 246

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Ana Maria Ospina Larrea

Ana Maria Ospina Larrea

Ph.D. Candidate

aospinal@purdue.edu

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Kenan Ozcan

Kenan Ozcan

Ph.D. Candidate

ozcank@purdue.edu

HANS B054

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Hailey Pangburn

Hailey Pangburn

Ph.D. Candidate

hpangbur@purdue.edu

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Samrat Paudel

Samrat Paudel

Ph.D. Candidate

paudel3@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Ryan Peters

Ryan Peters

Ph.D. Candidate

peter742@purdue.edu

HOCK 240

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Claire Pfeffer

Claire Pfeffer

Ph.D. Candidate

cpfeffe@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Tyler Pikes

Tyler Pikes

Ph.D. Candidate

pikest@purdue.edu

LILY G-207

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Sandali Piladuwa Gamage

Sandali Piladuwa Gamage

Ph.D. Candidate

spiladuw@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Samira Piltan

Samira Piltan

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-1658

spiltan@purdue.edu

HANS 054B

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Laura Pulido Cifuentes

Laura Pulido Cifuentes

M.S. Candidate

lpulido@purdue.edu

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Omar Qassem

Omar Qassem

Ph.D. Candidate

hassan76@purdue.edu

HOCK 346

Menchus Quan

Menchus Quan

Ph.D. Candidate

mquan@purdue.edu

CRTN (Lab) 2079

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Advisor: Kuang

Raiyan Rashid

Raiyan Rashid

Ph.D. Candidate

rashid18@purdue.edu

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Dhulika Ravinuthala

Dhulika Ravinuthala

Ph.D. Candidate

dravinut@purdue.edu

HOCK 315

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Madilyn Reid

Madilyn Reid

Ph.D. Candidate

mrreid@purdue.edu

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Jenny Alejandra Rodriguez-Osorio

Jenny Alejandra Rodriguez-Osorio

Ph.D. Candidate

rodri660@purdue.edu

HANS 305

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Shams Saad

Shams Saad

Ph.D. Candidate

saads@purdue.edu

LILY 2-233

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Kunming Shao

Kunming Shao

Ph.D. Candidate

shao108@purdue.edu

LILY G-414A

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Linda Shen

Linda Shen

Ph.D. Candidate

shen518@purdue.edu

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Romana Siddique

Romana Siddique

Ph.D. Candidate

siddiq27@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Jihye Son

Jihye Son

Ph.D. Candidate

son36@purdue.edu

HANS B054

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Kevina Sonawala

Kevina Sonawala

Ph.D. Candidate

ksonawal@purdue.edu

LILY G-206

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Carlay Teed

Carlay Teed

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-7573

latour@purdue.edu

LILY (Lab) G-369

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Advisor: Fernandez-Juricic | chubykin

Dien-Yu Tsai

Dien-Yu Tsai

Ph.D. Candidate

tsai222@purdue.edu

LILY G-356

Research Area: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Emilia Tugolukova

Emilia Tugolukova

M.S. Candidate

etugoluk@purdue.edu

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Shreya Ugale

Shreya Ugale

Ph.D. Candidate

sugale@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Ayomide Unuigbokhai

Ayomide Unuigbokhai

Ph.D. Candidate

aunuigbo@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Paola Vega Rodriguez

Paola Vega Rodriguez

Ph.D. Candidate

pvegarod@purdue.edu

LILY 2-238

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Advisor: Suter

Jiaqi Xiao

Jiaqi Xiao

Ph.D. Candidate

xiao292@purdue.edu

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Dan Xie

Dan Xie

M.S. Candidate

xie411@purdue.edu

Xiaoxiao Xie

Xiaoxiao Xie

Ph.D. Candidate

xie526@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Antionette Yasko

Antionette Yasko

Ph.D. Candidate

ayasko@purdue.edu

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Franklin Yeo

Franklin Yeo

Ph.D. Candidate

fyeo@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Omid Zare-Mehrjerdi

Omid Zare-Mehrjerdi

Ph.D. Candidate

ozaremeh@purdue.edu

Research Area: Cell & Molecular Biology

Chuqi Zhang

Chuqi Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate

zhan5381@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Xining Zhang

Xining Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate

zhan5370@purdue.edu

Research Area: Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease

Yuqi Zhang

Yuqi Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-0027

zhan3258@purdue.edu

LILY 1-212

Qingyi Zhong

Qingyi Zhong

Ph.D. Candidate

765-496-0027

zhong156@purdue.edu

LILY 1-212

Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Shunxin Zhou

Shunxin Zhou

M.S. Candidate

zhou1453@purdue.edu

Meredith Ziliak

Meredith Ziliak

Ph.D. Candidate

mcziliak@purdue.edu

MJIS 2050

Research Area: Neuroscience & Physiology

Michael Zimmerman

Michael Zimmerman

M.S. Candidate

zimmer94@purdue.edu