Magolan Laboratory

Dr. My Phan Thuy Cao

Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2020)

PhD: University of Saskatchewan (J. Muller)

MSc: Yeungnam University, South Korea

B.Eng.: Hochiminh University of Technology, Vietnam

Dr. Venkatesh Miriyala

Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2019)

PhD: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India

After our lab: Venkatesh returned to India to work in the contract synthesis industry.

Dr. Ebenezer Jones-Mensah 

2011-2016: PhD (University of Idaho) "Selective Reductions Directed by Rehydrated Alumina and Thiomethylation Using Dimethylsulfoxide"

After our lab: "Jones" became a process engineer at Intel in Portland, OR.

Dr. Megha Karki

2010-2015: PhD (University of Idaho) "Development of Oxidation Reactions Based on Vanadium Pentoxide, Dimethylsulfoxide, and Synthetic Iron-Rich Clays"

After our lab: Megha completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Scripps, San Diego with Prof. R. Krishnamurthy.  She is now a scientist at Singular Genomics in San Diego.

Hugo Araujo

2012-2014: MSc (University of Idaho) "Total Synthesis of Veranamine"

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After our lab: Hugo studied Osteopathic Medicine at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima.  He is now a practising doctor of osteopathy.

Jalees Nasir - MSc candidate (McMaster University) - 2017-2018 - After our lab: Jalees continued his graduate studies at McMaster University in computational genomics lab of Prof. Andrew McArthur.

Jessica Knight - MSc candidate (University of Idaho) - 2016-2017 - After our lab: when we moved from Idaho to McMaster, Jessica transferred to Washington State University where she became a graduate student with Prof. Ming Xian.

Abdulakeem Osumah - MSc candidate (University of Idaho) - 2015-2017 - After our lab: when we moved from Idaho to McMaster, Akeem continued his graduate studies at the University of Idaho in the group of Prof. Kris Waynant.

Ram Gautam  - MSc candidate (University of Idaho) - 2012-2013

Zoe Piquette (2018-2020) Zoe completed twenty months of undergraduate research in our lab focusing on antimicrobial medicinal chemistry. In 2020 she graduated from McMaster with a BHSc (Bachelor of Health Sciences).

Arnav Khaul (2019-2020) Arnav completed his undergraduate thesis working on antimicrobial medicinal chemistry. In 2020 he graduated from McMaster with a BSc in Life Sciences.

Ramon Arora (2019-2020) Ramon's undergraduate thesis efforts yielded contributions to an anti-cancer medicinal chemistry project (a collaboration with Prof. Hassell's lab). In 2020, Ramon completed his studies at McMaster with a BSc in Chemical Biology and began graduate school in Chemistry at the University of Toronto.

Chanell Chu (2019-2020) Chanell completed her undergraduate senior thesis in our lab. She initiated our AMR diagnostic program with synthetic efforts toward new beta-lactam derivatives. After our lab Alison continued her studies in McMaster's Chemical Biology Co-Op program.

Alison Armstrong (2019-2020) Alison completed her undergraduate senior thesis in our lab. She synthesized new partial agonists EPAC1 as part of our collaborative research with Prof. Melacini's group. After our lab Alison continued her studies in McMaster's Chemical Biology Co-Op program.

Eleanor Wong (2019 Fall) Ellie was a visiting co-op student from the University of Waterloo. She synthesized cannabinoid analogues as part of our antimicrobial drug discovery program.  After one semester in our lab Ellie continued her undergraduate studies at Waterloo.

Amirhossein Yeganeh  - 2018-2019 - then Amir completed his BSc in Chemical Biology at McMaster and began graduate studies in Chemistry at the University of Toronto in Fall of 2019.

Sheryl Nguyen    BSc (McMaster)    2018-2019, then: Sheryl continued undergraduate studies at McMaster

Victoria Coles    BSc (McMaster)    2018-2019, then: Victoria became a graduate student in biochemistry at McMaster in the lab of Prof. Lori Burrows.

Patrick Pieprzak   BSc (McMaster)    2017-2018, then: continued his undergraduate studies at McMaster 

Kevin Zhou - BSc (McMaster) - 2018 fall, then: continued his undergraduate studies at McMaster 

James Kazimowicz    BSc (Waterloo) - 2018 summer, then: MBDC Program, McMaster; now sales & marketing at Johnson & Johnson

Alyssa Ertel - BSc (Idaho) - 2015-2017, then:  Alyssa became a graduate student at Princeton University in the lab of Prof. Abby Doyle.

Jackson Deobald - BSc (Idaho) - 2014-2017, then:  Jackson became a graduate student at Princeton University in the lab of Prof. Robert Knowles.

Jeff Scott - BSc (Idaho) -  2015-2017, then:  Jeff pursued graduate studies at the University of Idaho.

Weston Durland - BSc (Idaho) - 2015-2017

James Petersen - MD (WAMMI) - 2016-2017, then:  James continued his medical studies at the University of Washington.

Jacob Dalton - BSc (Idaho)    2014-2016, then:   Graduate Student, UC Davis (Annaliese Franz)

Addie Turner    BSc (Idaho)   2016

Jiahong Li - BSc (LCSC)    2016 summer

Dylan Ren    BSc (ND)    2016 summer 

Kael Stelck    BSc (Idaho)    2016 summer

Roy Henson - BSc (BYUI)    2016 fall   

Nicole Rueb    BSc (Idaho)    2016 fall​

Sarah Lusk    (2014-2015) BSc, Univeristy of Idaho; Graduate Student, University of Pittsburgh

Conner Farley    BSc (Idaho)    2012-2015, then:   Graduate Student, Purdue University (Kristopher Uyeda)

Hailey Knox    BSc (Idaho)    2013-2015, then:    Graduate Student, U Illinois U-C (Jeff Chen)​

Kyle Clark    BSc (Idaho)    2013-2015, then:     Graduate Student, UC Santa Barbara (Javier Read de Alaniz)

Joe Schmalz    BSc (Idaho)    2013-2015, then:    Graduate Student, U Idaho (Chem. Eng, with Gautam Kumar)

Jacob Wimpenny    BSc (LCSC)    2015 summer

Judah Stelck    BSc (Idaho)    2015 summer 

Stephen Holmbo    BSc (Idaho)    2012-2014, then: PhD UC Irvine (Sergei Pronin); Scientist at Gilead, Los Angeles

Jeff Crawford    BSc (BYUI)   2014 summer  

William Gibbs    BSc (BYUI)   2014 spring  

Brady Rinaldi    BSc (Idaho)    2014 spring

Eric Hall    BSc (Idaho)    2012-2013, then:  MS U Idaho (Patrick Hrdlicka); Instructor, North Idaho College

Lelsie Nickerson    BSc (Idaho)    2012-2013, then: PhD UC Davis (Jared Shaw)

Sarah Vukelich    BSc (Idaho)    2011-2013, then:     Chemist, Idaho Bioscience; 

Christopher Hatch    BSc (BYUI)    2013 summer, then:  Staff scientist, Actavis (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Ryan Gole    BSc (Idaho)    2012 fall  

Nicholas Weires (2010-2012) Nick completed his BSc at the University of Idaho.  He then finished a PhD at UCLA with Prof. Niel Garg where he did great chemistry, and a postdoctoral fellowship at UC Irvine with Prof. Larry Overman with more great chemistry (Google Scholar Profile).  Nick is a Medicinal Chemist at Amgen in Thousand Oaks CA. (LinkedIn)

Brian Vo (2010-2012) BSc (Idaho)    2010-2012   

Mason Workman (2011-2012) BSc (Idaho)        

Jason Laflemme (2012 Summer) BSc (BYUI)      

Jared Boster (2012 Spring)

Jarrod completed an INBRE-funded visiting internship in our lab.  He then completed his undergraduate studies at BYU-Idaho.  He presently works as a chemist in Utah. (LinkedIn)

Caleb Hopwood   (2010-2011)

Caleb finished his BSc at University of Idaho and then an MD at University of Washington.  He is presently working as a physician in Idaho.

Judd Durrant (2011 Fall)  

Judd was an INBRE-funded visiting intern from BYU-Idaho.  After our lab, Judd finished his undergraduate studies at BYUI followed by pharmacy school.  He is a pharmacist in Idaho. (LinkedIn)

Bret Kilcup (2010 Fall)

Caleb completed his BSc at the University of Idaho and now works as a Chemical Engineer in Washington (LinkedIn)