Loyola University Chicago

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Current Graduate Students

PhD Candidates 

 

 Sara Abuhadba
Esipova Research Group

Research Project: "
Development of optical sensors for the detection of neurotransmitters in vivo" 
Tyler Alt
Moran Research Group
Research Project: 

Claire Baxter
Zimmermann Research Group
Research Project: "Thermodynamic Characterization of Antibody Affinity Maturation"

Leslie Castillo
Gates Research Group
Research Project:

Kevin DePope
Ciszek Research Group
Research Project: 
"Surface Reactions of Thin Film TPBi"
 

 Emily Dominique

  Keren Flores Saavedra 
Maxwell Gillum
Killelea Research Group
Research Project: "Reaction mechanisms for CO oxidation on Rh(111)"
Alexis Gonzalez
Wendy Gruhl
Bailey Hanson
Lee Research Group
Research Project: "Metal-NComplexes: N2 Activation and Reactivity Studies”
  Diman Hosseini
Ciszek Research Group
Research Project: 
 
Ivy Huynh

Nicholas Kaley
Liu Research Group
Research Project: "Molecular Evolution and Reverse Engineering of GabR Regulation Domain, from PLP-binding to Catalysis"

Jonathon Kane
Becker Research Group
Research Project:
Emma Kelley
Becker Research Group
Research Project: "Investigating Inhibitors of N-Succinyl-L,L-2,6-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase (DapE) as potential new antibiotics"
Richa Khatiwada
Li Research Group
Research Project:
Luke Landry
Li Research Group
Research Project: 
“Development of a Fluctuating Charge Model for Metal Ion Containing Systems”

Zachary Liveris
Becker Research Group

Research Project: "Inhibitors of the sodium-dependent NADH ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Na+NQR) as potential new antibiotics"

Jordan MacQueen
Billingsley Research Group

Research Project:

 

Xiolmara Martinez
Chiarelli Research Group

Research Project: "Photolysis of Emerging Contaminants Absorbed on Plastic Debris in an Aqueous Environment"

Gabriela Martinez-Ramirez
Ballicora Research Group

Research Project: "Allosteric Regulation Studies of the Bacterial ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase"

Mitchell Meves
Billingsley Research Group
Research Project:

Shalom Nadoff
  Yuanpu Niu
Ballicora Research Group
Research Project: "Structure-function relationship studies of the allosteric regulation in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase"
Monika Rasic
Esipova Research Group

Research Project: 
"Development of Optical Sensors for the Detection of Small Ions in vivo"
Eric Reyes
Cory Schneider
Devery Research Group
Research Project: “Catalyst Design in Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis”
Elizabeth Serna-Sanchez
Ellie Sharp
Zimmermann Research Group
Research Project:
 “Probing Antibody Dynamics through Mammalian Expression and Immune Organoid Development”
 
Kathryn Siver
Mahapatra Research Group
Research Project:

 

  Corine Smith
Moran Research Group
Research Project:
 
 
Madelyn Smith
Li Research Group

Research Project: “Molecular modeling of calcium-binding proteins”
 
Research Project: “Catalytic Analysis of Enzymes within the Riboflavin Biosynthetic Pathway”
 

Grant Steiner

Gates Research Group
Research Project: 
"Induction of Photosystem II Cyclic Electron Flow" 

 

Divya Sunkara
Olsen Research Group
Research Project: 

Alyssa Tovar
Schmeling Research Group
Research Project: 
 
  Abigail Vargas
Liu Research Group
Research Project: 
  
  Erwin Weerawardhana
Lee Research Group
Research Project: "Asymmetric Iron and Cobalt Complexes for Small molecule Activation and Catalysis"
 
  Matthew Williams
Ciszek Research Group
Research Project
 
   

MS Candidates

 

         Brian Aranda
  Shayna Casupang 
Barry Fischer
Marianna Haddad
Fred Hurt
Claire Kennedy
Megan O'Toole
Clevina Pinto
Pranshu Punjani
Emily Radz
Aryana Sayeed
Jean Slavsky
Caroline Weber