Group Members

Maxim Ptacek
Undergraduate
B.S. Expected 2026

Tony Moreno
B.S. University of California, Davis 2018
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2024

Lorena Yu Liao
B.S. University of California, San Diego 2022

Aris Rubio
B.S. University of California, Irvine 2022

Dr. Harekrishna Sahoo
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2018

Ruoxi Wang
B.S. University of California, Berkeley 2018
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2023

Dr. Justin Bae
Ph.D. Hanyang University 2020

Dr. Sujit Mahato
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Youwei Yin
B.S. Xiamen University 2024

Bassel Lawand
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles Expected 2025

Aditya Desai
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles Expected 2025

Dr. Michal Šimek
B.S. Charles University 2012
Ph.D. Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, CR 2022
Current Position: Post-doc, IOCB AS CR

Matthew Xie
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles 2022

Dr. Mohamed Hekal
B.S. Ain shams University 2007
Ph.D. Ain shams University 2014
Current Position: Associate Professor, Ain shams University

Dr. Zhiqi He
B.S. China Agricultural University 2007
Ph.D. Peking University 2016
Current Position: Post-doc, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Kathleen Cheasty
B.S. Radboud University 2020
M.S. Radboud University 2023
Ph.D. Wageningen University Expected 2027

Eric Lin
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles 2023

Giang Nguyen
2022 Undergraduate Researcher

Dr. Qiuyuan Tan
Ph.D. Chongqing University
Current Position: Post-doc, Brandeis University

Tiffany La
B.S.. University of California, Los Angeles 2023
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Expected 2029

Dr. Changmin Xie
B.S. Central China Normal University 2011
Ph.D. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry 2017
Current Position: Post-doc, Brandeis University

Dr. Manisha Swain
B.S. Banaras Hindu University 2007
Ph.D. CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology 2016

Dr. Venkatesh Telugu
Ph.D. CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Current Position: Post-doc, University of Central Florida

Jason Quintana
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles 2017

AJ Hacker
B.S. Cal Poly SLO 2018

Maximilian McCallum
B.S. University of Denver 2019

Emma Bradley
B.S.. University of California, Los Angeles 2023
Current Position: Data Analyst, Rand Technology

Violet Chen
B.S. National Taiwan University 2015
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2021
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Insilico Medicine Taiwan

Jason Wu
B.S.. University of California, Los Angeles 2021
Ph.D. Cornell University Expected 2026

Alex (Shixuan) Cao
2019-2020 Visiting Scholar, Nankai University

Dr. Xian-Rong Song
2019-2020 Visiting professor,
Ph.D. Lanzhou University 2015

Andy Smaligo
B.S. Millersville University 2015
Ph.D University of California, Los Angeles 2020
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Amgen

Bryan Yang
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles 2020
D.D.S. University of California, San Francisco 2024

Hassan Alsetri
2019-2020 Undergraduate Researcher, UCLA

Gusein Sadykhov
2019 Visiting Scholar

Dr. Aslam Shaikh
B.S. Arts Commerce and Science College Satral 2010
Ph.D. CSIR National Chemical Laboratory 2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Dr. Jiannan Zhao
B.S. Sichuan University 2010
Ph.D. Sichuan University 2015
Current Position: Professor, Dalian University of Technology

Yuting Hu
B.S. Nankai University 2018
Ph.D University of California, Santa Barbara 2023
Current Position: Process Chemist, PharmaBlock

Lingchao Cai
Ph.D University of California, Los Angeles 2017
Current Position: Professor, Nanjing Forestry University

Kui Zhang
Ph.D University of California, Los Angeles 2017
Current Position: Professor, Nanjing Forestry University

Craig Lee
B.S. University of California, San Diego 2011
Ph.D University of California, Los Angeles 2017
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Genentech

Nathan Dupper
B.S. Northwest Nazarene University 2011
Ph.D University of California, Los Angeles 2017
Current Position: Scientist II, Circle Pharma

Kelsey Williams
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles 2018
Current Position: Fusion Academy

Guan Wang
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles 2018

Nikkie Singh
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles 2018
MBA The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 2024
Current Position: Therapeutic Area Manager, Genentech

Yi Chiao (Joseph) Fan
B.A. University of California, Davis 2008
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2015
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Hexagon Bio

Brian Blank
B.S. San Francisco State University 2008
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2014
Current Position: Principal Scientest, ORIC Pharmaceuticals

Judy Szeto
B.S. San Francisco State University 2008
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2014
Current Position: Principal Scientest, R2M Pharma

San Khong
B.S. University of California, Los Angeles 2007
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2013

Gregg Barcan
B.A. Rutgers 2006
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2012
Current Position: Associate Director, GSK

Ian Andrews
B.S. University of California, San Diego 2005
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2012
Current Position: Senior Manager, GSK

Gardner Creech
B.S. University of Virginia 2005
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2011
Current Position: Production Manage, Moersleutel Craft Brewery

Yang Su Tran
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2010

Chris Henry
B.S. College of William and Mary 2003
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2009
Current Position: Process Chemist, CMC

Reymundo Antonio Villa
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 2008
Current Position: Associate Director, Mirati Therapeutics