Alumni - Lapi Research Group

Celebrating Our Distinguished Alumni

Our alumni have made significant contributions to the field, showcasing excellence and innovation. Join us in honoring their remarkable achievements and ongoing impact.

Past Trainees: Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students

Name	Role / Program	Years	Current Position
Sandeep Jain	Postdoctoral Fellow	2009–2010	Staff Scientist, Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd, India
Ravindra DeSilva	Postdoctoral Fellow	2010–2011	Instructor, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Mai Lin	Postdoctoral Fellow	2010–2012	Staff Scientist, MD Anderson
Albert Chang	Radiation Oncology Resident	2011–2012	Associate Professor, UCLA
Efrem Mebrahtu	Postdoctoral Fellow	2009–2012	Staff Scientist, Novartis
Oluwatayo Ikotun	Postdoctoral Fellow	2009–2013	Assistant Professor, UCLA
Tara Mastren	Chemistry Graduate Student	2011–2014	Associate Professor, University of Utah
Vernal Richards	Postdoctoral Fellow	2012–2015	Staff Scientist, Spectron Rx
Nora Goscinski	Chemistry Graduate Student	2013–2015	High School Chemistry Teacher, Hazelwood West High School
Nilantha Bandara	Postdoctoral Fellow	2012–2014	Staff Scientist, FDA
Brian Wright	Postdoctoral Fellow	2013–2015	Research Associate, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tolulope Aweda	Postdoctoral Fellow	2012–2015	Staff Scientist, Sofie
Jennifer Bartels	Postdoctoral Fellow	2012–2015	Research Associate, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Andrew (Lake) Wooten	Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student	2012–2015	Independent Consultant
Bernadette Marquez	Postdoctoral Fellow	2012–2016	Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Xingyu Nie	Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student	2012–2017	Medical Physicist, University of Kentucky
Lauren Radford	Postdoctoral Fellow	2016–2018	Staff Scientist, Nusano
Stacy Queern	Chemistry Graduate Student	2014–2018	Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Adriana Massicano	Postdoctoral Fellow	2016–2019	Staff Scientist, Telix
Hailey Houson	Postdoctoral Fellow	2018–2020	Staff Scientist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Christopher "Shaun" Loveless	Chemistry Graduate Student	2015–2020	Staff Scientist, Nusano
Ivis Chaple	Biochemistry Graduate Student	2016–2021	Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Jennifer Pyles	Chemistry Graduate Student	2018–2023	Staff Scientist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Maxwell Ducharme	Biochemistry Graduate Student	2017–2023	Senior Radiochemist, Kettering Health
Candace Parker	Chemistry Graduate Student	2017–2023	Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Volkan Tekin	Postdoctoral Fellow	2022–2024	Staff Scientist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Shefali Saini	Chemistry Graduate Student	2020–2024	Staff Scientist, Atkis
James Omweri	Chemistry Graduate Student	2021–2024	Staff Scientist, Spectron Rx
Shelbie Cingoranelli	Chemistry Graduate Student	2019–2024	Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Past Trainees: Undergraduate Researchers

Name	Institution	Field	Years
Gordon Schweitzer	University of Missouri, St. Louis	Biochemistry	2011–2012
Rachel Waller	University of Missouri-Columbia	Biochemistry	2011
Minjun Hur	Washington University	Pre-Med	2011
Caleb Edwards	Washington University	Biology	2011–2013
Amrita Hari-Raj	Washington University	Pre-Med	2012–2013
Chiedza Mupanomunda	Washington University	Biochemistry	2012–2013
Shaun Loveless	Fort Lewis College	Chemistry	2013–2014
Kaavya Cherkuri	Washington University	Chemistry	2013
Ben Lewis	Washington University	Physics	2013–2014
Elizabeth Bollinger	Washington University	Physics	2013–2014
Rebecca Gross	Yeshiva University		2014
Christopher Sun	Washington University	Chemistry	2014
Supum Lee	Washington University	Biochemistry	2014–2015
Christina DeFelice	Rhode Island University	Biochemistry	2014–2015
Laura Wilke	University of Notre Dame	Biochemistry	2014–2015
George Diehl	Vassar College		May–Aug 2017
Julianne Baker	Johns Hopkins University		May–Aug 2017
Brenda Kiritkumar	University of Alabama at Birmingham		Oct 2017–Apr 2018
Alec Cacheris	University of Tennessee Knoxville		May–Aug 2018
Bryant Crenshaw	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2016–2018
Manar Sakalla	University of Alabama at Birmingham		Aug–Dec 2018
Ian Super	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2016–2018
Rachel Ellis	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2018
Retta El Sayed	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2016–2019
Caroline Baker	Duke University		2018–2019
Grace Thaggard	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2018–2019
Jose Blanco	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2018–2020
Rawdah Elbahrawi	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2019–2021
Dhruval Gadhia	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2018–2021
Patrick Gamble	Vanderbilt University		2021
Mary Grace O'Malley	Boston College		2019–2021
Addison Hunt	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2021–2022
Odalyz Montes	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2021–2022
Luke Jaskowski	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2021–2022
Noel Archer	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2022–2023
Logan Burnett	University of Alabama at Birmingham		2023–2024