Group

Current members

Name

Position

Degree

Research Topic

Contact

Tiara V. Hinton

PhD Candidate

BS in Chemistry, Morgan State Univ., Baltimore, MD

Characterization of the iron-binding and assembly mechanisms of the Iron-Sulfur Cluster Bioassembly Pathway proteins in Drosophila melanogaster.

tvhinton@wayne.edu

Courtney Campbell

PhD Student

BS in Biomedical Sciences and Spanish, Central Michigan Univ., Mt. Pleasant, MI

Characterizing the role of the scaffold protein in the iron-sulfur cluster assembly complex of yeast.

courtneycampbell3@wayne.edu

Ashley Pall

PhD Student

BS in Biological Sciences, Univ. of Michigan – Dearborn, Dearborn, MI

Characterizing the physiological role of iron-sulfur cluster assembly in proteins using relevant cell culture models.

hg8338@wayne.edu

Dominic Mason

Undergraduate IMSD Scholar

BS in Biological Sciences (in progress), Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI.

Characterization of 6-coordinate iron-sulfur cluster molecules in silico.

 

Protein Purification, isolation and characterization

gq3646@wayne.edu

 

Past members

Postdoctoral students

  • Dr. Akshata R. Naik, Postdoctoral Scholar, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Dr. Karl Koebke, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Dr. Krisztina Bencze, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Fort Hayes, KS
  • Dr. Yanan He, Research Scientist, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD
  • Dr. Ana Jankovick, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Dr. Akshoka Kandegedara, Postdoctoral Scholar, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Dr. Madushi Raththagala, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  • Dr. Anusha Sarath, Research Scientist, Apolife Inc., Detroit, MI

Doctoral students

  • Dr. Sharon Batelu, Boston, MA
  • Dr. Dulmini Barupala, Med-Direct Program Coordinator, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Dr. Jeremy D. Cook, Product Assessment Specialist, Thermo Fisher Scientific, San Diego, CA
  • Dr. Stephen Dzul, Resident, Beaumont Hospital, Detroit, MI
  • Dr. Kalyan Kondapalli, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
  • Dr. Brianne Lewis, Postdoctoral Scholar, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Dr. Tao Li, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA
  • Dr. Simona Proteasa, Graduate Student, Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Dr. Swati Rawat, Staff Biologist, Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA
  • Dr. Andria Rodrigues, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA
  • Dr. Poorna Subramanian, Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
  • Dr. Yan Zhang, Scientist II, R & D Systems, Boston, MA

Master's students

  • Sudipa Rijal Ghimire, Senior Associate Scientist, Amgen, Cambridge, MA
  • Shanmugavel Jayabalan, Senior Quality Assurance Professional, Abbott Labs, Lake Forest, IL
  • Yogapriya Murugesan, Associate Scientist III, Biogen, Cambridge, MA
  • Rahul Ravindran Nair, Associate Scientist III, Bioverativ, Boston, MA
  • Anjali Patel, Senior Associate Scientist, Joinn Biologistics, Inc., Richmond, CA
  • Dr. Nicholis Spellman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Lab Directors

  • Lindsey Thompson, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Undergraduate students

  • Zachary Mason, III, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Luke Antonczak, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Patrick Bradley, Medical Student, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Courtney Busch, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
  • William H. Childs, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Anna Crater, Graduate Student, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON Canada
  • Christina Dobeson, Graduate Student, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • Kevin Eccles, Spring Arbor University, Jackson, MI
  • Kelly Ann Ferger, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  • Nicholas Fuller, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  • Jeanean Ghering, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
  • Kevin Grant, Henry Ford Community College, Detroit, MI
  • Allen Haddad, Medical Student, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Kristia Hayes, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Dr. Amy Kent, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
  • Nicole Kok, Spring Arbor University, Jackson, MI
  • Danielle M. Levy, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
  • Chima Nwamba, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Alyssa Provagna, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Jackie Rawat, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
  • Jonathan Rotondo, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  • Alfredo Sanchez-Villarreal, University of Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico
  • Dr. Albert Schroeder, Alma College, Alma, MI
  • Alexandra Schroeder, Univ. of Detroit, Mercy, Detroit, MI
  • Ruth A. Sinnamon, Graduate Student, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
  • Alexandra E. Spirou, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Miranda St. Amour, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Jing Wang, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  • Leah Warren, Wayne State University - Med-Direct Program, Detroit, MI

High school students

  • Luke Antonczak, Stevenson High School, Livonia, MI
  • Katherin Byrd, Cass Technical High School, Detroit, MI
  • Jonathan Dolant, University of Detroit Jesuit High School, Detroit, MI
  • Preeta Gupta, Groves High School, Birmingham, MI
  • LaTasha Lindsey, Cass Technical High School, Detroit, MI