Lab Members
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Amy Barrios, PhD
Professor
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E. Dalles Keyes, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Erykah Starr
Graduate Student
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Ben Arellano
Graduate Student
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Antonio Landrau Suazo
Graduate Student
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Associates
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Dr. Megan E. Browning
Ph.D. University of Utah 2020
Postdoc 2021-2024
Assistant Professor, St. Michaels University
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Dr. Julian Tu
Ph.D. University of Utah 2021
Postdoc 2021-2022
Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry, Leash Bio
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Dr. Cheryl L. Mathis
Ph.D. University of Utah 2019
Postdoc 2019-2022
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Pharmacology
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Dr. Suvendu Biswas
Ph.D. University of Florida 2015
Postdoc 2015-2018
Core Scientist, Northwestern University
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Dr. Vanessa Ahmed
Ph.D. University of Waterloo
Postdoc 2010-2013
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Dr. Ryan Mathews
Ph.D. University of Buffalo 2008
Postdoc 2008-2010
Scientist, R-Biopharma AG
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Dr. Divya Krishnamurthy
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 2006
Postdoc 2006-2008, Research Assistant Professor 2008-2010
EHS Leader, Lila Sciences
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Dr. Christopher Dollberg
Ph.D. Ohio State University, 2004
Postdoc 2004-2005
Program Manager, Security Feature Development, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Doctoral Students
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Daniel T. Hansen
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2026
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Nicole J. Reub
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah 2025
Postdoc Oregon Health Sciences University 2025-2026
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemistry, University of Alaska Anchorage
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Hanfei Wang
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2023
Postdoc University of Pennsylvania, 2023-Present
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Brandon S. McCullough
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2020
Postdoc Salk Institute, 2020-Present
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Elena (Shuangyu) Ma
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2019
Associate Director, Viva Biotech
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Megan Thorson Youmans
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2014
Postdoc Boston University 2015-2016
Associate Professor and Co-Char, department of Chemistry, Wilkes College
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Rhushikesh Kulkarni
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2013
Senior Scientist, Pfizer
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Caitlin Hubbard Karver
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2009
Postdoc Northeastern University
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, DePaul University
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Teodora Kaltcheva
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2009
Postdoc City of Hope
Staff Scientist, City of Hope
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Mark Karver
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2009
Postdoc, Massachusetts General Hospital
Director, Peptide synthesis core facility, Northwestern University
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Shamila Gunatilleke (Nadir)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2007
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2007
CEO and Founder LemiLeap
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Sayantan Mitra
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2007
Postdoc, Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research
Director, Protein Sciences, BigHat Sciences
Masters Students
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Stephanie Koenig
M.A. in Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2007
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Oxana Sergienko
M.A. in Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2005
Laboratory Technicians
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Brianna Miles
B.S. Molecular Biology (Mathematics minor) Dixie State University 202
Laboratory Technicial, Barrios lab 2024-2026
M.S. Candidate, University of Calgary