Current STOCKDILL LAB Members
Naresh M. Venneti (2018 – present)
Naresh was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. He received his Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 2018. In the same year he joined the Stockdill research group for his post-doctoral studies. He finds it exciting to develop new strategies for the synthesis of libraries towards important molecules in conjunction with their applications in natural products synthesis. He indulges himself in cooking when he gets free time, and he is very inquisitive about nature’s creation.
Larry Mendoza (2018 – present)
Larry grew up in California where he obtained a BS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. In 2018 he moved to Michigan to join the WSU PhD program where he then proceeded to join the Stockdill lab. He has a strong interest in organic synthesis and their application towards peptide synthesis. Larry hopes to one day apply his knowledge in an industry research setting. On his free time, he likes to play the trumpet, play video games on his PS5 and PC, cook, bake, and enjoy a good happy hour with his friends at Hopcat.
Rana Morsy (2018 – present)
Rana was born and raised in Egypt. She got her Bachelor degree in pharmaceutical sciences from Assiut University, Egypt. After graduation, she earned a Master degree in organic chemistry from the same university. She hopes that pursuing PhD studies in Organic Chemistry will help expose her to more research areas and modern approaches in organic synthesis and benefit from teaming up with trained organic chemistry researchers. Outside of the lab, Rana enjoys cooking and reading.
Mahesh Yadab (2018 – present)
Mahesh was born and raised in the land of Mount Everest, Nepal. The land is also known as the birthplace of Lord Buddha. While living in the beautiful countryside and spending a few years in the capital city, Kathmand, he discovered a very important thing about himself: a love for chemistry. So he traveled to Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) to study Chemistry, where he developed a love for Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry. In the fall of 2018, he joined Dr. Stockdill’s lab at WSU. Mahesh enjoys playing soccer on his free time.
Megan Quandt (2022 – Present)
Megan was born and raised in Michigan. She earned her BS in Biochemistry from the University of Michigan-Flint with a minor in Biology. In 2022 Megan joined the Stockdill lab to learn and become proficient in peptide synthesis and biochemical applications. After graduate school, she hopes to do industrial research and apply the acquired knowledge to medicinal chemistry. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor activities (but only in the summer), listening to music, and reading articles online.
Undergraduates
- Brandon Brown (2020 – present)
- Ryan Snyder (2020 – present)
- Rei Fejzulla (2021 – present)
- Issak Benson (2021 – present)
- Danishi Bedi (2022 – Present)
- Mannat Bedi (2022 – Present)
- Ayah Fidama (2022 – present)
- Elizabeth Ballmann (2022 – present)
STOCKDILL LAB ALUMNI
Postdocs
- Satya Rama Krishna Boddu (2020 – 2022) Postdoc in Hien Nguyen Lab, WSU
- Ganesh Samala (2018 – 2020)
- Dripta De Joarder (2014 – 2015), Now at U. Calcutta, Maiti Lab
- Ahmad Ibrahim (2012 – 2016), Now at Oakland U., Kerrigan Lab
Graduate Students
- Benjamin Sheaves (MA 2021)
- Olusayo Ogunyemi (2019 – 2021)
- Punam Paul (MA 2021)
- Christine (Hart) Arbour (PhD 2019), Postdoc in Barbara Imperiali Lab, MIT
- Hansamali Sirinimal (PhD 2018), Postdoc in Karen Draths Lab, MSU
- Hasina Saraha (PhD 2018), Academic Specialist, Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University
- Thilini Kondasinghe (PhD 2018), Postdoc in the Stockdill Lab (2018–2019)
- Alberto Lopez (PhD 2017), Consortium for Faculty Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow at Amherst College
- Pavithra Pathirathna (PhD 2016) – joint with Hashemi Lab, Postdoc at U. Pittsburgh, Amemiya Lab
- Yuanyuan (Shirley) Yang (PhD 2016) – joint with Hashemi Lab, Postdoc at Colorado State U., Henry Lab, Now Clinical Research Scientist at Vibrant America
- Heng Chen (MS 2016), currently Associate Scientist II at Abbvie
- Matthew Jackson (MS 2016), currently a Research Scientist at Corrigan Oil
Undergraduates
- Megan Blake (2012 – 2014)
- Annamarie Formicola (2012 – 2014), currently pursuing PhD in Physics at WSU
- Mazin Habhab (2012 – 2014), currently at WSU Medicine
- Ted Hwang (2012 – 2014)
- Bart Knowles (2012 – 2014), DMD (2019) Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, currently at Farmington Smiles.
- Alex Golonka (2013 – 2014), PhD (2019) at U. Michigan, Schindler Lab
- Shannon Paquette (2012 – 2015), MD (2019) WSU School of Medicine, currently a resident in General Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Brandon Bott (2015 – 2016), currently at WSU Pharmacy
- Murtaza Hussain (2014 – 2016), currently at MSU College of Human Medicine
- Samantha Odeesho (2015 – 2017), currently pursuing an MD at Wayne State School of Medicine
- Greg Rosenhauer (2013 – 2016), currently pursuing a PhD at U. Michigan, Matzger Lab
- Kaylie Schneider (2015 – 2016)
- Teanna Vorlicek (Visiting UG from U. Minnesota – Summer 2017), currently at U Minnesota
- Shane Jackowski (2016 – 2018), currently pursuing a PhD at MSU Chemistry
- Fatima Elchawich (2016 – 2018), currently at Pennsylvania College of Optometry-Salus University
- Ramona Stamatin (2016 – 2018), currently an MD at Oakland University Medical School
- Ally Dagher (2018)
- Kayla Belavek (2017 – 2019), currently pursuing a PhD at University of California – Berkeley
- Jeremiah Jean (2018 – 2019), currently pursuing a PharmD at U Michigan
- Rooha Tariq (2018 – 2020)
- Natalie Kelly (2019 – 2020) currently pursing an MPS at UPenn
- Marquisha Myles (2019 – 2020) currently pursuing an MD at Michigan State University
- Lyndsey Braman (2019 – 2020)
- Saneh Kaur (2019 – 2020)
- Seoyoung (Jennifer) Woo (2019 – 2022) currently pursuing a DO at Michigan State University
- Zach Owczarak (2020)
- Yara Mohammad (2020)
- Alex Kuang (2020)
- Sydney Kasmer (2020 – 2022)
- Zoee Harris (2020 – 2022)