Principal Investigator
Hendrik Luesch Ph.D.
Research Associate Professors
Qi-Yin Chen Ph.D.
Ranjala Ratnayake Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associates
Sofia Kokkaliari
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of South Florida
B.S. Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
skokkaliari@cop.ufl.edu
Mallesh Kathe
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institue of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
malleshk@cop.ufl.edu
Larissa Costa de Almeida
Ph.D., Science (Pharmacology), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
B.S. Pharmacy (B. Pharm.), University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
costadealmeida.l@ufl.edu
Visiting Scholars
Fatma Al-Awadhi
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Florida
B.S. Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Kuwait University, Kuwait
fatalawadhi@ufl.edu
Graduate Students
Hoan Dan Tam Pham
B.S. Biochemistry, Stetson University
tampham98@ufl.edu
Hens Laurent
B.S. Chemistry, Florida A&M University
hens.laurent@cop.ufl.edu
Emma Ellis
B.S. Biochemistry, Oklahoma Baptist University
Downing.ekate@ufl.edu
Lobna Elsadek
B.S. Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt
lobna.elsadek@ufl.edu
Emily Simon
B.S. Biology, Molecular Concentration with Chemistry Minor, Duquesne University
simonemily@ufl.edu
CNPD3 Staff
Kalina Rosenova Atanasova
Biological Scientist
PhD. Veterinary virology, Ghent University, Belgium
DVM, University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
katanasova@cop.ufl.edu
Alumni
Graduate Students:
- Kanchan Taori, 2006–2008 (M.S., 2008)
- Jason Kwan, 2005–2010 (Ph.D., 2010)
- Kamolrat Metavarayuth, 2010–2012 (M.S., 2012)
- Rui Wang, 2007–2012 (Ph.D., 2012)
- Lilibeth Salvador, 2008–2013 (Ph.D., 2013)
- Rana Montaser, 2008–2013 (Ph.D., 2013)
- Michelle Bousquet, 2010–2015 (Ph.D., 2015)
- Khanh Ha, 2014–2016 (Ph.D., 2016, Chemistry)
- Lorelie Imperial, 2014–2016 (M.S., 2016)
- Fatma Al-Awadhi, 2012–2017 (Ph.D., 2017)
- Weijing Cai, 2012–2017 (Ph.D., 2017)
- Kara Spencer, 2015–2017 (M.S., 2017)
- Danmeng Luo, 2013–2018 (Ph.D., 2018)
- Xiao Liang, 2014–2019 (Ph.D., 2019)
- David Brumley, 2017–2022 (Ph.D., 2022)
International Visiting Students:
- Dheran Ladwa, University of Bath (Pharmacy), UK, 2007
- Ludwig Angermeier, University of Regensburg (Pharmacy), Germany, 2008–2009
- Gudrun Schlegel, University of Regensburg (Pharmacy), Germany, 2009–2010
- Michael Fürst, University of Erlangen (Pharmacy), Germany, 2011–2012
- Raphael Wiedey, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (Pharmacy), Germany, 2013–2014
- Birthe Förster, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Chemical Biology), Germany, 2014
- Anna Sandner, Philipps-University Marburg (Pharmacy, Chemistry), Germany, 2014–2015
- Katharina Lamm, Technical University of Munich (Biochemistry), Germany, 2015
- Simon Dolles, University of Erlangen (Pharmacy), Germany, 2016
- Sabine Kuznia, UF/University of Greifswald (Diplomarbeit, Pharmacy), Germany, 2015–2016 (Diplom Pharmacist, 2016)
- Yusoph C. Manalundong II, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines 2019-2020
- Harmie N. Luyao, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines 2019-2020
Postdoctoral Associates and Assistant Scientists:
- Susan Matthew, Ph.D., 2006–2009
- Yanxia Liu, Ph.D., 2006–2014
- Pamela Havre, Ph.D., 2014–2015
- Dimitris Kallifidas, Ph.D., 2013–2017
- James Matthews, Ph.D., 2015–2018
- Atsushi Kawamura, Ph.D., 2018-2019
Undergraduate Students:
- Kathrina Gonzales, University of Florida (Biology), 2008–2009
- Kristen Lee, University of Florida (Biochemistry), 2009
- Gabriel Jerkins, University of Florida (Chemistry) 2012–2013
- Samantha Riccini, University of Florida (Pre-Pharmacy), 2014
- Duyen Truong, University of Florida (Pre-Pharmacy), 2017–2018
Visiting Scholars:
- Wei Zhang, Ph.D., Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2012–2013
- Mylene Uy, Ph.D., Mindanao State University-Iligan, Iligan City, Philippines, 2014
- Mariangela Soares de Azevedo, Ph.D., Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Brazil, 2014–2015
- Yoshiharu Okuno, Ph.D., Wakayama College, Japan, 2017–2018
- Ahmad Mostafa, Ph.D., Al-Azhar University, Egypt, 2018
- Masteria Putra, Ph.D., Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia, 2018
- Rita de Cássia Ribeiro Gonçalves, Ph.D., , Federal University of Espirito Santo, UFES, Vitoria, Brazil, 2018–2019
- Rodrigo Rezende Kitagawa, Ph.D., Federal University of Espirito Santo, UFES, Vitoria, Brazil, 2018–2019
- Na Liu, Ph.D., University of Jinan, China 2019-2020
Pharm.D. Students:
- Chudi Onyiuke, University of Florida, 2010
- Jennifer Corder, University of Florida, 2014
- Latoy Waite, University of Florida, 2016–2017
- Arsany Makhar, Rutgers University, 2018
High School Students:
- Jessica Lee, Eastside High School (Gainesville), 2013–2014