People

Group Leader

Prof. Andre Z. Clayborne

Current Group Members

Bridget Moll (Fall ’20 – Present) – Graduate Student Researcher

A’Laura Hines (Spring ’22 – Present) – Graduate Student Researcher

Christopher Jaskiewicz (Spring ’24 – Present) – Graduate Student Researcher

John Varanelli (Spring ’25 – Present) – Graduate Student Researcher

David Coren (Spring ’25 – Present) – Undergraduate Student Researcher

Past Group Members

John Shea (Ph.D. Summer 2025)

Maha Alotaibi (Ph.D. Spring 2025)

Dr. Beenish Bashir (Summer ’22 – Spring ’24)

Haneen Yosif (B.Sc. Fall 2024) – (After: Virginia Commonwealth University Dental Program)

Gandhar Khandagale (M.Sc. Computer Science Spring 2024) – (After: Neptune Technologies, LLC)

Nia Pollard (PhD Chemistry & Biochemistry Fall 2023) – (After: Postdoctoral Researcher National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Xia Parkes (Spring 2024)

Nicolas Alt (B.Sc. Spring 2024) – (After: John Hopkins University, PhD program)

Eric Arkfeld (M.Sc. Chemistry & Biochemistry Summer 2023) (After: U.C. San Diego, PhD program)

Sophia Osman (Summer 2023)

Derrick Kwon (M.Sc. Fall 2022)

Regina (Nina) Kieninger (M.Sc. Fall 2021)

Annieka Reno, George Mason University (Summer 2020)

Nyasia Davis, Howard University (2019 – 2020)

Jaquesta Adams, Howard University (2017 – 2020; B.Sc. ’20) (After: Graduate School U.C. Berkley)

Adebola Adeagbo, Howard University (2018 – 2020; B.Sc. ’20) (After: Graduate School UT Austin)

Kachief Callender, Howard University (2020; B.Sc. ’20) (After: Graduate School George Mason University)

Asif Mohiuddin, Howard University (2019 – 2020; B.Sc. ’20) (After: Graduate School Howard University)

Oluwatobi Aderotye (2018 – 2019; B.Sc. ’19) (After: Freedom Preparatory Academy Charter Schools)

Zhenhong Chen (2019; B.Sc. ’19) (After: Graduate School John Hopkins University)

Joselyn Sixtos-Aguirre, Winston-Salem State University (BioNano Workshop Researcher 2019)

Anthony Funchess, Winston-Salem State University (BioNano Workshop Participant 2019; B.Sc. ’20 WSSU)

Sydnei Bullock, Howard University (2017-2018; B.Sc. ’18) (After: Graduate School Howard University, Chemistry)

Jayla Morgan, Howard University (2018; B.Sc. ’18) (After: Merieux Nutrisciences, Illinois)

Arriana Boyd, Howard University (2018 -2019)

Javoniel Trowers, Howard University (2018 – 2019; B.Sc. ’20)

Kourtney Wallace, Howard University (2018 – 2019)

Oluwasheun Bello, Howard University (2017-2018; B.Sc. ’18)

Andrew Frojd, 2016 – 2017; (After: United States Navy)

Abrar Alnafisah 2017; (After: Faculty Member at Qassim University)

Kyung-Shin Suh 2017

Dung (Yung) Nguyen, 2017 (After: Graduate School UMKC, Chemistry)

Tielyr Creason, 2017 (After: Graduate School University of Oklahoma, Chemistry)

Lihn My Hoang, 2017

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