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Brian G. Pierce, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Ph.D. in Bioinformatics 2008, Boston University Email: pierce@umd.edu |
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Ragul Gowthman, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist Ph.D. in Computational Biology 2015, University of Kansas Email: ragul@umd.edu |
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Melyssa Cheung Graduate Student B.S. in Biochemistry 2020, University of Maryland I'm interested in TCR-pMHC modeling, dynamics, and binding energetics. In my downtime, I love to go rock climbing and hiking. Email: mel1997@terpmail.umd.edu |
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Nathaniel Felbinger Graduate Student B.S. in Biology, 2020, University of Maryland Baltimore County I'm interested in computational design and evaluation of viral antigens and antibodies for vaccine development In my free time I enjoy playing piano, gaming, and traveling to cities. Email: nfelbing@umd.edu |
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Minjae Park Graduate Student B.S. in Chemistry and Nanoscience, 2020, Ewha Womans University I am interested in developing methods for de novo antibody design and unraveling the science of protein structures. I enjoy gallery hopping, photography, and swimming in my free time. Email: mjpark12@umd.edu |
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Shayana Saravanakumar Graduate Student B.Tech in Biotechnology with Minor in Computer Science, 2023, PES University My research interests include TCR-pMHC specificity prediction and structure-based vaccine design. I enjoy painting, photography and crocheting in my free time. Email: shayanas@umd.edu |
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Jessica Lee Undergraduate Student Candidate for B.S. in Chemistry 2025 I am a pre-medical student and am interested in antibody-peptide interactions, protein structure prediction, and vaccine development. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, traveling, and playing golf. Email: jlee1294@terpmail.umd.edu |
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Arjun Rakheja Undergraduate Student Candidate for B.S. in Biological Sciences 2025 Email: arakheja@terpmail.umd.edu |
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Ria Gulati High School Intern Walt Whitman High School, 2025 I'm interested in computational biology, machine learning, and protein analysis. I love to ski, hike, run, and be outside. Email: riag@umd.edu |
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Shelldon Lab mascot He enjoys shell scripting, and is an accomplished escape artist. He approaches problems methodically and with great determination, especially when there's food involved, demonstrating that slow and steady is an effective strategy. |
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| Name | Position | Year(s) in Lab | Currently |
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| Rui Yin | Ph.D. student | 2020-2024 | Absci |
| Valerie Lin | High School/Undergraduate | 2022-2024 | University of Maryland |
| Maya Eisenberg | Undergraduate | 2023-2024 | |
| Helder Ribeiro | Assistant Research Scientist | 2022-2023 | Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials |
| Arjun Rakheja | Undergraduate | 2022-2025 | University of Maryland |
| Johnathan Guest | Ph.D. student | 2017-2022 | AstraZeneca |
| Dongxiu Zhang Spiering | Assistant Research Scientist | 2021-2022 | AstraZeneca |
| Ragul Gowthaman | Postdoc | 2015-2022 | Cyrus Biotechnology |
| Ipsa Mittra | High School/Undergraduate | 2019-2021 | University of Maryland |
| Stefan Ivanov | Postdoc | 2020 | Redesign Science |
| Ghazaleh Taherzadeh | Postdoc | 2020-2021 | Wilkes University |
| Jane Quackenbush | Undergraduate | 2021 | University of Maryland |
| Sivan Kaufman | High School Intern | 2023 | |
| Daniel Fu | High School Intern | 2021 | |
| Shawn Zhao | High School Intern | 2018 | |
| Sandeep David | High School Intern | 2016 | |
| Michael Chou | High School Intern | 2015 |