Principal Investigator
Hendrik Luesch Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professors
Qi-Yin Chen Ph.D.
Ranjala Ratnayake Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate

Sofia Kokkaliari
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of South Florida
B.S. Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Graduate Students

David Brumley
M.S. Chemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
B.S. Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
David.brumley@ufl.edu

Hoan Dan Tam Pham
B.S. Biochemistry, Stetson University
tampham98@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
Undergraduate Students

Varvara Folimonova
Undergraduate
vfolimonova@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)
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