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Current Group Members:

Julia


Julia Tasca

Masters Candidate 2019

BS. Gwynedd-Mercy University, 2017

Project: Plant alkaloids,
Chemical ecology

Brian


Brian Bentley

Villanova Class of 2019

Chemistry Major

Project: QAC Squad

Renee

Renee Kontos

Masters Candidate 2019

BS. St. Josephs's University, 2017

Project: 
QAC Squad

Anthony P


Anthony Poltronetti


Villanova Class of 2018

Biology Major

Project: Amphibians

Javier

Javier Feliciano

Villanova Class of 2019

Chemistry Major

Project: QAC Squad


Hugo

Hugo Sanchez

Villanova Class of 2020

Biochemistry Major

Project: Plant alkaloids









 

Current Projects and Team Members:


Team Chemical Ecology*

Team Amphiphile/QAC Squad**
 Julia, Hugo, Anthony
Renee, Brian, Javier

*The Amphibian Project collaborates with Dr. Louise Rollins-Smith of Vanderbilt University.
**
The Amphiphile Project collaborates with Dr. Bill Wuest of Emory University.

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Group Members

 

Former Group Members (from Villanova)

Melissa Grenier

Villanova Class of 2013
Chemistry Major

Project:  Amphiphiles 

Now:  Finishing Chemistry PhD Program at Penn

Robby Davis

MS, Villanova, 2013.

BS. James Madison University, 2011

PhD. Vanderbilt University

Project:  Amphibian Natural Products

Now:  Treehouse Biotech

Kendall Johnson

Villanova Class of 2014
Biochemistry Major

Project:  Amphibian Natural Products 

Now: Employed at Agios Pharmaceuticals (Boston)

  Jake Black

Villanova Class of 2014
Chemistry Major

Project:  Amphiphiles

Now:  Finishing Yale PhD program in Chemistry

Also Treehouse Biotech 

Beth Burzynski

MS, Villanova, 2014.

BA.  Cornell University, 2007

Project: Amphibian natural products, milkweed alkaloids

Now:  Finishing Cornell PhD program
in Food (+Wine) Science

Next:  Virginia Tech Extention Enologist


Laura Ator

MS, Villanova, 2014.

BS.  Wake Forest University

Projects:  Cyclopropane fragmentation and amphiphiles
(MQ + PMQ)

Now:  At GSK

Dr. Tom Umile

BS.  University of Scranton, 2006
MA.  University of Scranton, 2006
PhD.  Princeton University, 2012

Project: Amphibian natural products

Now:  Continuing Assistant Professor of Chemistry
         at Villanova
Connor
P. Connor Shanahan

Villanova Class of 2014 (December)

Chemistry Major

Project: Amphiphile

Now: Preparing for MedSchool...

Tom Paniak

Villanova Class of 2015

Chemistry Major

Project:  Amphiphiles

Now:  Chemistry PhD Program at Penn

Maureen

Maureen Joyce

Villanova Class of 2016

Chemistry Major

Project:  Amphibians and amphiphiles

Now: Bringham and Womens' Hospital


Anthony Iannetta

Villanova Class of 2016

Chemistry Major

Project:  Amphibian natural producs and amphiphiles

Now: PhD program at the University of North Carolina
(analytical)

Megan

Megan Forman

MS, 2016

BS.  St. Joseph's University, 2014

Project: Amphibian natural products, amphiphiles

Now: Jefferson University, Accelerated nursing program

Celina Santiago

Villanova Class of 2016

Chemistry Major

Project:  Amphibians and amphiphiles

Now: Johns Hopkins MPH program

Steph


Steph Duggan

Villanova Class of 2017

Chemistry Major

Project: Amphiphiles

Now: Chemistry PhD program at UCSD

Myles


Myles Mitchell

Villanova Class of 2017

Chemistry Major

Project: Amphiphiles

Saleh


Saleh Al-Khalifa

MS, 2017

BS.  Emmanuel College, 2015

Project: Amphiphiles

Now:  Chemist at Amgen

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Steph S


Steph Schallenhammer

Masters Candidate 2018

BS. St. Joseph's University, 2016

Project: Amphibians

Now: Chemist at Eurofins

Fun photo

Cool photo

Ryan


Ryan Allen

Villanova Class of 2018

Chemistry Major

Project: Amphiphiles, heterocycles

Now:  PhD Candidate at Emory University
Emily
Emily Doe

Villanova Class of 2018

Biochemistry Major

Project: Amphibians