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Sean F. Brady, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Tri-Institutional Professor
Evnin Professor
Head, Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules
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James Peek
Research Associate
PhD, Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Toronto
BS, Human Biology, University of Toronto
Area of research: Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance
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Jan Burian
Postdoctoral Associate
PhD, Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia
BS, Combined Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria
Area of research: Tools and methods to accelerate mining of soil metagenomes
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David Chuncheng Hsieh
PhD Student
Tri-institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology
BS, Chemistry, National Taiwan University
Area of research: Human microbiome metabolism
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Linzhi Ye
PhD student
Tri-institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology
BS, Chemical biology, Tsinghua University
Area of research: Human microbiome
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Jhe-Hao (Louis) Li
Postdoctoral Associate
PhD, Chemistry, Yale University
BS, Chemistry, National Taiwan University
Area of research: Biosynthesis of specialized metabolites
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Adam Rosenzweig
PhD student
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology
BS, Chemistry, Wake Forest University
Area of research: Total synthesis of genetically encoded microbial secondary metabolites
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Yozen Hernandez
Bioinformatics Specialist II
PhD, Bioinformatics, Boston University
BA, Computer Science, Hunter College-CUNY
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Jingbo Kan
Postdoctoral Associate
PhD, Biochemistry, City University of New York
MS, Biochemistry and molecular biology, Northwest A&F University
BS, Bioengineering, Northwest A&F University
Area of research: Antibiotic discovery from soil metagenome.
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Abir Bhattacharjee
Research Associate
PhD, Organic Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago
MSc, Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology at Madras
BSc, Chemistry, Presidency College, Kolkata
Research Focus: Synthesis of Bioinformatic Natural Products
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Linhai Jiang
Postdoctoral Associate
PhD, Chemistry, New York University
BE, Polymer materials and engineering, Donghua University (Shanghai, China)
Area of research: Combining bioinformatic analysis, synthetic chemistry and microbiology to produce new peptide-based antibiotics.
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Cecilia Panfil
Research Assistant
BA, Chemistry, Princeton University
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Melinda Ternei
Research Assistant
MS, Biotechnology, Hunter College
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Paula Calle
Laboratory Manager
BS, Biology, Hunter College
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Charlie Buffie
Instructor in Clinical Investigation
MD, Cornell University
PhD, Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Cornell University
BA, Biology, Swarthmore College
Area of Research: Bioactive metabolites from the human intestinal microbiota
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Adrián Morales-Amador
Postdoctoral Associate
PhD, Health Sciences, Universidad de La Laguna
BS, Chemistry, Universidad de La Laguna
Area of research: Natural Products and Marine Biotoxins
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Kaylyn Spotton
PhD Student
Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology
MS, Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology
BS, Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology
Area of research: Synthesis of bioinformatic natural products
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Robert E. Boer
Postdoctoral Associate
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Lucinda Brown
Research Assistant
BA, Biology, Vassar College