Lab Members

  • Amy Barrios, PhD

    Amy Barrios, PhD

    Professor

  • E. Dalles Keyes, PhD

    E. Dalles Keyes, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Erykah Starr

    Erykah Starr

    Graduate Student

  • Ben Arellano

    Ben Arellano

    Graduate Student

  • Antonio Landrau Suazo

    Graduate Student

Lab Alumni

Postdoctoral Associates

  • Dr. Megan E. Browning

    Ph.D. University of Utah 2020

    Postdoc 2021-2024

    Assistant Professor, St. Michaels University

  • Dr. Julian Tu

    Ph.D. University of Utah 2021

    Postdoc 2021-2022

    Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry, Leash Bio

  • Dr. Cheryl L. Mathis

    Ph.D. University of Utah 2019

    Postdoc 2019-2022

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Pharmacology

  • Dr. Suvendu Biswas

    Ph.D. University of Florida 2015

    Postdoc 2015-2018

    Core Scientist, Northwestern University

  • Dr. Vanessa Ahmed

    Ph.D. University of Waterloo

    Postdoc 2010-2013

  • Dr. Ryan Mathews

    Ph.D. University of Buffalo 2008

    Postdoc 2008-2010

    Scientist, R-Biopharma AG

  • Dr. Divya Krishnamurthy

    Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 2006

    Postdoc 2006-2008, Research Assistant Professor 2008-2010

    EHS Leader, Lila Sciences

  • Dr. Christopher Dollberg

    Ph.D. Ohio State University, 2004

    Postdoc 2004-2005

    Program Manager, Security Feature Development, Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Doctoral Students

  • Daniel T. Hansen

    Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2026

  • 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

  • Hanfei Wang

    Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2023

    Postdoc University of Pennsylvania, 2023-Present

  • Brandon S. McCullough

    Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2020

    Postdoc Salk Institute, 2020-Present

  • Elena (Shuangyu) Ma

    Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2019

    Associate Director, Viva Biotech

  • 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

  • Rhushikesh Kulkarni

    Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 2013

    Senior Scientist, Pfizer

  • Caitlin Hubbard Karver

    Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2009

    Postdoc Northeastern University

    Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, DePaul University

  • Teodora Kaltcheva

    Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2009

    Postdoc City of Hope

    Staff Scientist, City of Hope

  • Mark Karver

    Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2009

    Postdoc, Massachusetts General Hospital

    Director, Peptide synthesis core facility, Northwestern University

  • Shamila Gunatilleke (Nadir)

    Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2007

    Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2007

    CEO and Founder LemiLeap

  • Sayantan Mitra

    Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2007

    Postdoc, Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research

    Director, Protein Sciences, BigHat Sciences

Masters Students

  • Stephanie Koenig

    M.A. in Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2007

  • Oxana Sergienko

    M.A. in Chemistry, University of Southern California, 2005

Laboratory Technicians

  • Brianna Miles

    B.S. Molecular Biology (Mathematics minor) Dixie State University 202

    Laboratory Technicial, Barrios lab 2024-2026

    M.S. Candidate, University of Calgary