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Joint group meeting with Josh Pierce's group (NC State)
Jeffrey Aubé, PhD
Fred Eshelman Distiguished Professor
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Jointly Appointed Professor of Chemistry
Jeffrey Aubé received a BS in chemistry from the University of Miami in 1980. He was a James B. Duke Fellow and C.R. Hauser Fellow at Duke University, where he studied with Steven W. Baldwin and earned a PhD in 1984. Following an NIH postdoctoral fellowship working with Samuel J. Danishefsky at Yale University, he joined the University of Kansas Department of Medicinal Chemistry in 1986. He remained at KU until 2015, when he joined the faculty of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He is jointly appointed to the Department of Chemistry and is a member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer center.
In his spare time, Jeff enjoys cooking and listening to ancient music.
Kelin Li, PhD
PhD Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 1999. Post-doctoral Scholar, 2005-2006, University of Kansas, Advisor: Jon Tunge
Research Associate since 2007
Area of Research: Total Synthesis, Infectious Disease
I play table tennis, badminton, and chess.
Dylan Hardee
BS Biochemistry & Chemistry, East Carolina University 2019
Graduate Research Assistant since 2019
Area of Research: Organic Methodology
My first job was compounding medications for a long-term care/retail pharmacy.
Ashley Trojniak
BS Chemistry, Hope College 2019
Graduate Research Assistant since 2019
Area of Research: Organic Methodology
In addition to my BS, I also have a BA in French. I spent one semester in Nantes, France living with a host family.
Andrew Perkowski, PhD
PhD Chemistry, UNC Chapel Hill 2014, Advisor: Dave Nicewicz. Post-doctoral Scholar, 2017-2019, UNC Chapel Hill, Advisor: Jeffrey Aubé
Research Associate since 2019
Area of Research: Infectious Disease
In my Free time I enjoy rucking, which is basically just carrying heavy things around for a while. Lately, this has taken a back seat to having my first child though.
Jackson Cacioppo
BS/MS Chemistry, Northeastern University 2019
Graduate Research Assistant since 2019
Area of Research: Infectious Disease
I have been to over 10 foreign countries.
Anna Welton-Arndt
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2020
Graduate Research Assistant since 2020
Area of Research: Total Synthesis, Cancer
In my free time, I like to long-distance run and play with my cat. I’m also a huge cheese lover and am on a quest to find the world’s greatest grilled cheese.
Logan Zwerneman
BS Biochemistry, Baylor University 2020
Graduate Research Assistant since 2020
Area of Research: Infectious Disease, Organic Methodology
I've run 7 marathons and 4 ultramarathons.
Ryan Sherrier
BS Chemistry, University of South Florida 2020
Graduate Research Assistant since 2020
Area of Research: Cancer, Organic Methodology, Physical Organic Chemistry
I've been playing tennis for 8 years now.
Kim Taylor
BS Chemistry, Waynesburg University, 2021
Graduate Research Assistant since 2021
Area of Research: Total Synthesis, Neuroscience
My personal library organization system rivals the Dewey Decimal System. I also can’t go more than a day without talking about dogs or ponies… or both!
Cindy Zhang
BS Pharmaceutical Sciences 2021
Graduate Research Assistant since 2021
Area of Research: Infectious Disease, Total Synthesis
My favorite author is Jodi Picoult.
Abbey Wood
BS Chemistry, University of Notre Dame, 2021
Graduate Research Assistant since 2021
Area of Research: Cancer
I have held jobs in two foreign countries. I was a research fellow at a university in Dublin, Ireland and interned with an organization in London, England.
Jon Super
BS Chemistry, University of Kansas 2020
Graduate Research Assistant since 2022
Area of Research: Neuroscience, Organic Methodology
I love origami, and in one Summer alone I folded over 1000 cranes as part of a Senbazuru.
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