Medicinal Chemistry Alumni
Junaid Afridi
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2006
First employment: Dentistry Program, New York University
Mostafa Ahmedlinkedin
Advisor: Kellogg and Safo
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2014
First employment: Scientist, Atomwise
Mona Al Khairi
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2024
First employment: Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University
Mohammed H. AL Mughramlinkedin
Advisor: Safo and Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2022
First employment: Assistant Professor, King Khalid University
Alhumaidi Alabbaslinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2018
First employment: Assistant Professor, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Mohammed AlAwadh
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2024
First employment: Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University
Ahmed Alghamdi
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2024
First employment: Instructor, King Khalid University
Rana Alhashimi
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2022
First employment: Assistant Professor, King Abdul University
Anfal Alhjadani
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2021
First employment: Assistant Professor, King Abdul University
Katie E. Alix
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2009
First employment: Senior Associate Scientist, Pfizer
Genevieve Sirles Alley
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2012
First employment: Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Dina Alramadhani
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2022
First employment: Research Scientist, Thermo Fisher
Osama I. Alwassil
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2015
First employment: College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Malaika Argade
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2018
First employment: NIH
Boice, Ashley
Advisor: Zhang
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2018
First employment: Postdoc, Baylor University
May H. Abdel Aziz
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2013
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah
Hallie Blevins
Advisor: Zhang
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2022
Rio Boothellolinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2014
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, McGuire VA Medical Center
Derek Cashmanlinkedin
Advisor: Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2003
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Louisville
Claudio Catalanolinkedin
Advisor: Guo and Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2021
First employment: Staff Scientist, NanoImaging Services
Deliang Chen
Advisor: Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2004
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch
John Chittumlinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2022
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute
Jeremy Chojnacki
Advisor: Zhang
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2014
First employment: Postdoc, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies
Chenxiao Dalinkedin
Advisor: Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2013
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Bijoy Desailinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2009
First employment: Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois
Tanvi Deshpande
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2013
First employment: Principal Research Scientist, Vertex
Akua Donkor
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2023
First employment: Postdoctoral Associate, VCU
Sasha Fraser
Advisor: Zhang
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2012
First employment: Ph.D. student, Tufts University
Suprija Gaitonde
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2016
First employment: Virginia Commonwealth University
Amit Gandhi
Advisor: Safo
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2009
First employment: Research Scientist and Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Ronak Gandhi
Advisor: Zhang
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2011
First employment: Ph.D. student, UIC Chicago
Jakob Green
Advisor: Zhang
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2021
First employment: Postdoc, VCU School of Medicine
Gunnar Gunnarssonlinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2003
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health
Prithvi Hemanth
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2021
First employment: PPD Laboratory
Noah Herringtonlinkedin
Advisor: Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2022
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, Mt. Sinai Medical College
Samuel Holmeslinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2023
First employment: Postdoc, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Rosalie Hoyle
Advisor: Li
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2024
First employment: FDA Fellow, Avalere
Kavita Iyer
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2017
First employment: Virginia Commonwealth University
Charles Jones
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2024
J. Timothy King
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Pharm.D./Ph.D.
Class of: 2011
First employment: Pharmacist, Roanoke Hospital
Nicole Luzi Kinglinkedin
Advisor: Ellis
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2019
First employment: Process Design Scientist, Fujirebio US
Chandravel Krishnasamy
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2009
First employment: Pharmacist, Rite Aid
Akul Mehtalinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2014
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
Shrenik Mehtalinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2011
First employment: Scientist, Genentech
Daniel Mongeluzi
Advisor: Cen
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2021
First employment: Scientist, Frontage Lab
Shravan Morlalinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2019
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, Scripps
Pallavi Nistala
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2018
First employment: Becton Dickinson (B&D)
Connor O'Haralinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2023
First employment: Senior Research Associate, Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)
Ahmed Obaidullahlinkedin
Advisor: Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2017
First employment: Lecturer, King Saud University
Hardik Parikhlinkedin
Advisor: Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2013
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, VCU Genomics Center
Pooja Ponnusamylinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2013
First employment: R&D Scientist, Alere Toxicology Service
Arjun Raghuramanlinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2008
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Texas A & M University
Mohammed Rahmanlinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2006
First employment: Research Scientist, Lyotropic Technologies
Jeremy Roquin
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2022
First employment: Porta Sophia
John Saathoff
Advisor: Zhang
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2016
First employment: Postdoc, Medicines for All
Aurijit Sarkarlinkedin
Advisor: Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2010
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Dundee
Preetpal Singh Sidhulinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2011
First employment: Research Scientist, Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery
Celsey Stahlman
Advisor: Zhang
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2023
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, Scripps Research
Jay N. Thakkar
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2011
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado
Meghan Thompsonlinkedin
Advisor: Desai
Degree program: Pharm.D./Ph.D.
Class of: 2015
First employment: Assistant Professor, South University
Ashutosh Tripathlinkedin
Advisor: Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2009
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Jaqueline Gross West
Advisor: Ellis
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2022
Jessica N. Worsham
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2008
First employment: Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Shawquia E. Young
Advisor: Dukat
Degree program: M.S.
Class of: 2005
First employment: Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Saheem Zaidilinkedin
Advisor: Y. Zhang and Kellogg
Degree program: Ph.D.
Class of: 2014
First employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Southern California