Graduate Students
David Chen (Joint Chemistry/Biology)
- Email: mengshec@andrew.cmu.edu
- Current Project: Design and development of antimalarial drugs (co-advised with Prof. Rule in Biology)
- B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Vermont
Pallavi Chilka (visiting graduate student)
- Email: pallavi.chilka@iitgn.ac.in
- Current Project: Development of self-avoidance nucleic acids
Isha Dhami
- Email: idhami@andrew.cmu.edu
- Current Project:Design of molecules for targeting RNA structures
- M. S. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
- B. S. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Wei-Che Hsieh
- Email: weicheh@andrew.cmu.edu
- Current Project: In-situ nucleic acid detection and signal amplification
- M.Sc. from Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- B.Sc. from Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dinithi Perera
- Email: jperera@andrew.cmu.edu
- Current Project:Development of millamolecular ligands for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
- B.S. in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Postdocs
Dr. Ramesh Batwal
- Email: rub@andrew.cmu.edu
- Current Project: Development of self-avoidance nucleic acids
- PhD in Organic Chemistry from Savitribai Phule, Pune University, India
- M. Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Savitribai Phule, Pune University, India
- B. S. in Chemistry from Savitribai Phule, Pune University, India
Dr. Shivaji Ashokrao Thadke
- Email: sathadke@andrew.cmu.edu
- Current Project: Molecular design and synthesis, nucleic acid recognition, genetic and infectious diseases
- Ph.D in Carbohydrate Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
- M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from SRTMUN, India
- B.Sc. from Degloor College, India
Undergraduate Students
Raunaq Chamdia
- Sophomore, Chemistry
- Email: ruc@andrew.cmu.edu
- Current Project: Development of molecular circuits for rapid, on-site pathogen detection
Wonhee Han
- Sophomore, Chemistry
- Email: wonheeh@andrew.cmu.edu
- Current Project: Development of molecular circuits for regulating cancer immunotherapy
