The Group
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dong-Hang Tan
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry
Sun Yat-Sen University, 2020
Advisor: Honggen Wang
B.S. Pharmaceutical Science
Sun Yat-Sen University, 2015
Hometown: Hengyang, China
Hobbies: Traveling, jogging
Zilu Tang
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Houston, 2023
Advisor: Robert Comito
B.S. Chemistry
Wuhan University, 2018
Hometown: Wuhan, China
Hobbies: video games, table tennis
Graduate Students
Jaclyn Mauro
Fifth Year
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Scranton, 2019
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Hometown: East Northport, NY
Hobbies: Ripstiking, origami, reading
Jagrut Shah
Fifth Year
MSc. Organic Chemistry, MSU Baroda, 2017
Vadodara, India
BSc. Chemistry, Mumbai University, 2015
Mumbai, India
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Hobbies: Reading, video games, pro-wrestling history
Yetong Lin
Second Year
M.S. Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical Univ., 2022
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
B.S. Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shandong Univ. of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018
Jinan, Shandong, China
Hometown: Linyi, Shandong, China
Hobbies: Reading, watching animation, jogging
Ashley Lojko
Second Year
B.S. Chemistry, Le Moyne College, 2022
DeWitt, NY
Hometown: Hamburg, PA
Hobbies: Reading, video games, going to the beach
Abubakar (AB) Lawal Mohammed
Second Year, CBTP Trainee
M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, Mewar Univ., 2021
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India
B.Sc. Chemistry, Federal Univ. Dutse, 2018
Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria
Hometown: Kano, Nigeria
Hobbies: Gym, basketball, traveling
Vincent Huang
First Year M.S. Student
B.S. Chemistry, Stony Brook University, 2023
Stony Brook, NY
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Hobbies: Basketball, video games, cooking
Undergraduate Students
Emma Scher
SBU '25
Major: Chemistry
Hometown: Valley Stream, NY
Hobbies: Fashion, reading, snowboarding
Noah Schwartzapfel
SBU '25
Major: Chemistry
Hometown: Hauppauge
Hobbies: Video games, cooking, youtube
Sayan Shil
SBU '25
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Queens, NY
Hobbies: Calisthenics, chess, basketball
Group Alumni
Nasiba Khandaker
B.S. Chemistry, cum laude
Stony Brook University, 2023