Principal Investigator
John J.G. Tesmer
Walther Distinguished Professor in Cancer Structural Biology
Email: jtesmer@purdue.edu
Ph.D., Purdue University
B.A., Rice University
Staff
Larisa Avramova
Laboratory Manager
Email: lva@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 496-3102
Ph.D., Moscow State University, Russia
B.S., Moscow State University, Russia
Mariya Zhalnina
Research Associate
Email: zhalnina@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 496-3102
M.S., Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
B.S., Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
Post-doctoral Researchers
Sandeep Ravala
Postdoctoral Associate
Email: sravala@purdue.edu
Ph.D., CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India.
B.S., Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Yu-Chen Yen
Postdoctoral Associate
Email: yeny@purdue.edu
ASPET Molecular Pharmacology
Postdoctoral Fellow poster competition award (1st place): 2021
Ph.D., Purdue University
M.S., National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
B.S., National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
Chun-Liang Chen
Postdoctoral Associate
Email: chen924@purdue.edu
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow: 2021-present
Ph.D., Purdue University
M.S., National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
B.S., National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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Graduate Students
Yueyi Chen
Graduate Student
Email: chen3361@purdue.edu
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellow: 2021-present
B.S., University of California San Diego
Hunain Janjua
Graduate Student
Email: hjanjua@purdue.edu
B.S., University of New South Wales, Australia
Undergraduate Students
Natalie Galvan
Undergraduate Student: 2021 - present
Email: galvann@purdue.edu
Aya Elhag
Undergraduate Student: 2021 - present
Email: aelhag@purdue.edu
Ellen Wei
Undergraduate Student: 2021 - present
Email: ezwei@purdue.edu
Alumni
Qiuyan Chen
Postdoctoral Associate: 2017-2022
Currently Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow: 2018-2020
ASPET Molecular Pharmacology
Young Scientist Competition 1st place: 2021
Jennifer Cash
Postdoctoral fellow: 2012 - 2020
Currently Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis
American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow: 2015-2017
ASPET Molecular Pharmacology Division
Young Scientist Award (1st Place): 2016
Renee Bouley
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2016 - 2019
Currently Assistant Professor Dept of Biochemistry, Ohio State University-Marion
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow: 2018-2019 (2 years)
ACS Robert M. Scarborough Graduate Award: 2017
Kelly Manthei
Postdoctoral fellow: 2014-2019
Currently Research Investigator, Life Sciences Institute, UM
Microscopy and Microanalysis Postdoc Scholar Award: 2020
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH/NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow: 2016-2019
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow: 2015-2016
Dhabaleswar Patra
Postdoctoral Fellow: 2017-2019
Currently Postdoctoral Fellow, Stahelin Lab, Purdue University
Jessica Waninger
Graduate student: 2017-2021
Graduated with Ph.D. in 2021
Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program: 2018-2019
Rogel Cancer Center MD/PhD Scholarship: 2019-2020
Isaac Melendez
Graduate Student: 2019-2020
Graduated with M.S. in 2020
Rachel Rowlands
Graduate student: 2017-2020
Graduated with Ph.D. in 2020
Sumit Bandekar
Graduate student: 2015-2019
Graduated with Ph.D. in 2019
Currently Postdoctoral Scholar, Arac Laboratory, University of Chicago
Pharmacological Sciences Training Program Fellow: 2016-2017
NIH Kirschstein-NRSA Predoctoral Fellow: 2017-2019
Kristen L. McGlone PhD Research Award (2nd place): 2019
Claire Cato
Graduate student: 2015-2019
Graduated with Ph.D. in 2019
Currently Lab Manager, The Bridge Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Bernard Maas Fellow: 2014-15
Chemical Biology Interface Training Grant Fellow: 2015-2017
Biological Chemistry Christman Award: 2017
Tyler Beyett
Graduate Student: 2014-2018
Graduated with Ph.D. in 2018
Currently Research Fellow, Eck Lab Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
GAANN Fellow: 2017-2018
GAANN Fellow: 2016-2017
Pharmacological Sciences Training Program Fellow: 2014-2015
Samuel Clark
Undergraduate Student: 2020 - 2021Kyu Been Lee
Ubdergraduate student: 2019-2022Martha Hunter
Undergraduate student: 2021-2022Additional Alumni
Helen Waldschmidt
Graduate student 2013-2017
Graduated with PhD in 2017
Currently Senior Scientist I, AbbVie (Worcester MA)
Osvaldo Cruz-Rodriguez
Graduate student 2014-2017
Graduated with PhD in 2017
Currently Senior Scientist I, AbbVie (Worcester MA)
Veronica Taylor
Graduate student 2010-2016
Graduated with PhD in 2016
Currently Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Strategic Coordination, NIH
Alisa Glukhova
Graduate student 2010-2014
Graduated with PhD in 2014
Currently Laboratory Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Angeline Lyon
Postdoctoral fellow 2009-2014
Currently Associate Professor, Purdue University
Kristoff Homan
Postdoctoral fellow 2010-2014
Currently Senior Scientist II, Abbvie
Valerie Tesmer
Postdoctoral fellow 2003-2013
Currently Postdoctoral Fellow, U of Michigan
Mohammed Aittaleb
Postdoctoral fellow 2006-2011
Currently Senior Research Scientist, Vontz Center U. of Cincinnati
Chih-Chin Huang
Postdoctoral fellow 2006-2010
Currently Self-employed
David Thal
Graduate student 2006-2010
Graduated with PhD in 2010
Currently Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
Aruna (Shankaranarayanan) Ayer
Graduate student 2004-2008
Graduated with PhD in 2008
Currently Director at Roche Diagnostic Solutions
Puja Singh
Graduate student 2003-2007
Graduated with PhD in 2007
Currently Hormel Fellow, University of Minnesota
David Lodowski
Graduate student 2000-2004
Graduated with PhD in 2004
Currently Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University
Romana Kristelly
Graduate student 2000-2004
Graduated with PhD in 2004
Currently Pharmacist, Melbourne AU