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Current Members
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| Paramjit S. Arora |
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| Principal Investigator |
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| B.S. Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley |
| Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California at Irvine |
| Postdoctoral Studies, California Institute of Technology |
| Email: arora@nyu.edu |
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The PI was born in New Delhi and raised in the friendly confines of the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles). When not in the lab, he crawls in circles with Adais. |
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| Irina Bergenfeld |
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| Undergraduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, NYU, expected 2008 |
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| Email: icb210@nyu.edu |
Irina once compared organic synthesis to Magic: The Gathering (the collectible card game) during an interview. Now she makes peptides to study the nature of protein-protein interactions....for the win. Irina comes equipped with a backpack that can't be uninstalled. |
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| Danielle Guarracino |
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| Postdoctoral Fellow |
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| B.S. Chemistry, Cornell University |
| Ph.D. Chemistry, Yale University |
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| Email: danielle.guarracino@nyu.edu |
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Danielle is completing a NY cycle that began on Long Island, NY, continued with her undergraduate education at Cornell in Ithaca, NY and now resumes in NY, NY for her postdoctoral endeavors after a stint in New Haven, CT. She knows just enough synthesis, biophysics and biochemistry to not be an expert in any of them, but it seemed to satisfy Yale’s graduate school enough to let her pass her doctoral defense. In her spare time she enjoys reading, creative writing, and enjoying all things British. |
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| Laura
Henchey |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, University of South Florida |
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Laura was born in Japan to half-Canadian parents and grew up in Tampa, FL. Unlike most Floridians, Laura truly loves the New York winters and the sub-zero temperatures. Laura is currently saving the world by disrupting the p53/MDM2 complex with peptidomimetics. |
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| Andrea Jochim |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry and Biochemistry, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
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| Email: ajochim@nyu.edu |
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As the resident computational chemical biologist, Andrea is tackling the grandest challenges in chemical biology....in theory. Andrea loves soup... and the outdoors... snow peas... talking and not talking. She hates words like "wound", "snack", and "hardy". Andrea's ultimate goal in life is to earn respect and honor for blondes everywhere. |
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| Monica Menzenski |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, Fordham University |
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| Email: mzm207@nyu.edu |
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Monica is a native (suburban) New Yorker and has no desire to visit any other state. Her immediate goal in life is to run the NYC Marathon. When not training, Monica scares away sweet and innocent custodians from the lab lounge. When not training or scaring away gentle folk, she develops small molecule ligands for nucleic acids. |
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| Stephen Miller |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, Syracuse University |
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| Email: sem399@nyu.edu |
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Stephen has decided to conquer the Big Apple with his skills in chemistry, especially in the field of mixology. He also plans to mesmerize people with his extensive knowledge of the processes in which various ethanol based products are made. |
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| Anupam Patgiri |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.Sc. Guwahati University, India |
| M.Sc. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India |
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| Email: anupam@nyu.edu |
Anupam was born and brought up in Assam, a beautiful state in Northeast India. His scientific endeavor dragged him from Northeast India to Northeast US where he is now pursuing research for the fulfillment his Ph.D. thesis. He is an avid movie and music buff. His research involves recognition of nucleic acids by small molecules. |
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Petra was born in the Czech Republic and transplanted to NYU as an undergrad. Either owing to her heritage or to the high graduate student salaries at NYU, she has started cultivating a taste in fine champagne. Petra is developing non-peptidic foldamers that adopt helical conformations. |
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| Rebecca Wissner |
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| Undergraduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, NYU, expected 2009 |
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| Email: beckyw@nyu.edu |
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Rebecca is from Ardsley, a suburb of New York City. In the lab, she is learning to synthesize peptides in order to study protein-protein interactions. When she has any free time, she enjoys reading, running, and watching old episodes of Dexter. |
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| Mike Witten |
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| Undergraduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, NYU, expected 2009 |
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| Email: mikesock@nyu.edu |
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Mike hails from suburban Boston, where, lacking anything better to do during the Red Sox off-season, he developed an interest in chemistry. When he isn’t synthesizing peptides, he enjoys watching movies, reading a good book and sleeping. |
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Illustrious Group Alumni
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| Nicholas G. Angelo |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, Pace University |
| M.S. Chemistry, Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Ph.D. Chemistry, NYU 2007 |
| Email: nga207@nyu.edu |
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Nick is re-discovering his long lost love for flame retardants in Westchester County. |
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| Ryan J. Casey |
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| B.S. Chemistry & Biology, NYU, 2004 |
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| Ryan is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Michigan |
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| Ross Chapman |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.Sc. Chemistry, Birmingham University, England |
| Ph.D. Chemistry, NYU 2007 |
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| Email: rnc211@nyu.edu |
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| Ross is now a Research Scientist at Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. He specializes in Surface Care & Germ Protection. Needless to say, he is now germ free! |
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| Gianluca Dimartino |
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| Postdoctoral Fellow 2003-2005 |
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| Laurea, M.S., Universita’ degli Studi di Catania, Italy |
| Ph.D. Chemistry, Birmingham University, United Kingdom |
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| Luca was born and raised in Ragusa, Italy. He received his M.S. in Catania, and then moved to England for his Ph.D. After spending one year at the City College of New York, he moved to NYU. Luca is currently a Research Scientist at Kraft, Inc. |
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| Yuting Huang |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, Nanjing Normal University, P.R. China |
| M.S. Chemistry, NYU 2008 |
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Yuting is currently a Research Scientist at Cubist Pharmaceuticals. |
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| Wei Liao |
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| Undergraduate Student |
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| B.S. Biology & B.E. Chemical Engineering, NYU 2007 |
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Wei is enrolled in the NYU-Stevens Institute of Technology Dual Degree Program in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering. She doesn't have time to sleep except in classes. |
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| Allison Lucier |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.A. Chemistry, Cornell University |
| M.S. Chemistry, NYU 2006 |
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Allison is a native Massachusetts Liberal and is looking forward to ultimately becoming a fossil in a few thousand years. Allison is accepting donations to support her vacations in Hawaii. Observe Allison in her past habitat: crazydancing |
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| Tania Lupoli |
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| Undergraduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, NYU 2005 |
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| Tania is pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry at Haarvaard University. She remains dedicated to making bad jokes that no one else laughs at. |
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| Hiroko Matsuda |
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| Postdoctoral Fellow |
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| M.S. Science, Hirosaki University (Aomori, Japan) |
| Ph.D. Agriculture, Iwate University (Aomori, Japan) |
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| Email: hm722@nyu.edu |
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| Deyun Wang |
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| Graduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, Tianjin University, PRC |
| M.S. Chemistry, Tianjin University, PRC |
| Ph.D. Chemistry, NYU 2007 |
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Deyun is now a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry at the NIH. |
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| Adam Waxman |
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| Undergraduate Student |
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| B.S. Chemistry, NYU, 2007 |
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As the past President of the Draper Society, Adam would like "you to be there or be cyclobutane." Adam is attending Duke Med on a full scholarship. |
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