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Chris Cornejo
Summer 2023
Chris worked on an independent synthesis project with the goal of synthesizing large molecules using photochemistry
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Christelle Bucag
FSU, 2021-2023
Christelle helped with mammalian cell culture and cell imaging using fluorescence microscopy. She will be attending medical school at the University of Miami
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Shaun Crist
FSU, 2020-2022
Shaun helped with the synthesis of compounds for photophysical studies. He will be attending medical school at the University of Miami.
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Dan Stone
FSU, 2020-2022
Dan is interested in synthesis of molecules for biological application. He will be attending graduate school at University of Texas, Austin for chemistry.
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Justin Lee
FSU, 2018-2020
Justin is interested in applying chemistry tools to solve biological problems.
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Brendan Marlin
2018 summer
Brendan made derivatives of 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole, which belong to a class of compounds that may be endowed excitation-dependent emission properties.
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Brandon Nusser
2018 REU from Cal. State, Chico
Brandon studied a new class of solvatochromic fluorescent compounds during his 10-week stay.
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Nia Harmon
2016-2017, FSU
Nia worked on the synthesis of 5-iodo-1,2,3-triazoles and 5,5′-bis(1,2,3-triazoles).
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Grant Zwolinski
2016-2017, FSU, BS 2017
Grant learned mammalian cell culture and fluorescence microscopy. He was also responsible for maintaining the bio labs.
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Zachary Hooper
2016-2017, FSU, BS 2018
Zach helped Miguel synthesize zinc-sensitive fluorescent indicators. He also did subcloning, which contributed to Miguel’s projects. He was a co-author on the paper describing anilinyl-containing zinc indicators
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Anna Blood
2017 REU, New College of Florida
Anna spent 10 weeks with us in 2017. She was the major contributor to developing the synthetic route of arylenevinylene-substituted 2-hydroxyphenyl benzoxazoles.