Group

Current Members 

Research Scientists

(open positions available)

Navid J. Ayon, Assistant Research Scientist (Sept. 2024–Present)

  • Ph.D. (University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
  • Research focus: Metabolomics

Postdoctoral Fellows/Scientists

(open positions available)

Ramesh Kumar, Postdoctoral Associate (Jul. 2024–Present)

  • Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi
    India)
  • Research focus: Proteomics

 

Ph.D. Graduate Students

(open positions available)

Md Tarikul Islam, Ph.D. student (Nov. 2021–Present)

  • M.Sc. in Analytical chemistry
    (Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • B.Sc. in Chemistry (Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • Research focus: Proteomics
Ailing Li, Ph.D. student (Sep. 2021–Present)

  • B.Sc. (China Agricultural University, Beijing, China)
  • Research focus: Proteomics
Isabelle Souza Luz, Fulbright visiting researcher (Ph.D.) (Aug. 2024–Present)

  • B.Sc in Biotechnology (Biology Institute, University of Brasilia, Brazil)
  •  M.Sc. in Molecular Pathology (Biology Institute, University of Brasilia, Brazil)
  • Research focus: Proteomics

Dashuang Jia, Ph.D. student (Nov. 2019–Present)

  • B.E. (North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China)
  • Research focus: Proteomics, peptidomics
Ryan O’Neal, Ph.D. Student (Nov. 2020–Present)

  • M.Sc. (University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC)
  • Research focus: Metabolomics
Laura De La Caridad Garcia Rodriguez, Ph.D. Student (Nov. 2022–Present)

  • B.Sc. in Chemistry (University of Havana, Havana, Cuba)
  • Research focus: Proteomics

Bowen Shen, Ph.D. Student (Sept. 2020–Present)

  • M.Sc. (University of California, Davis, CA)
  • Research focus: Proteomics
Yayra Timothy Tuani, Ph.D. student (Oct. 2021–Present)

  • B.Sc. and M.Sc. (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)

Fei Zhou, Ph.D. Student (Nov. 2021–Present)

  • B.Sc. in Chemistry (Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China)

 

Undergraduate Students

(open positions may be available)

Annie Liu, Undergraduate Student (Jan. 2021–Present)

  • Major in Cell Biology and Genetics, UMD
  • Centennial High School (Ellicott City, MD)
 

 

 

 Sara Zena Ismaiel, Jan. 2022–Present                     (Mentor: Ryan O’Neal)

 
Harini Patel, UMD, April 2022–Present      (Mentor: Ailing Li)

 
Raegan Duroy, Sep. 2023–Present                    (Mentor: Laura De La Caridad Garcia Rodriguez)

 

Alumni

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Postdoctorate Fellows/Scientists

  • David virag, PhD (Semmelweis U.), 1/5/2024–5/5/2024 [Assistant Lecturer at Semmelweis University, Hungary]
  • Chathuri Udeshika Gamlath Mohottige, PhD (Mississippi State U.), 6/1/2022–3/14/2023
  • Kaitlyn Stepler, PhD (Vanderbilt U.), 9/1/2021–1/5/2023 [Assistant Professor, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD]
  • Kellen DeLaney, PhD (U. Wisconsin, Madison), 9/1/2020–8/31/2021 [Application Specialist, Waters Corp., Milford, MA]
  • Adam Kecskemeti, PhD (U. of Debrecen, Hungary), 10/7/2019–1/31/2020 [Analytical Chemistry, Industry, Hungary]
  • Camille Lombard, PhD (George Washington U.), 7/1/2018–9/9/2019 [Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD; Sr. Scientist, translational Medicine, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD]
  • Albert Arul, PhD (Loyola College, Tamil Nadu, India), 2/2017–12/2017 [Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN]
  • Sunil Hwang, PhD (Kyungpook National U., Daegu, South Korea), 2/2016–10/2016 [Senior Research Scientist, Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems LLC, Charlotte, NC]
  • Ziad J. Sahab, PhD (Florida State U., Tallahassee, FL), 2/2014–2/2016 [Project Director, GWU]
  • Hongli Li, PhD (Washington State University, Pullman, WA), 9/2011–4/2013 (FDA) [Assist. Prof., Nanjing Normal University, Jiangsu, China]

PhD Graduate Students

  • Leena Pade, MSc (National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyberabad, India), PhD (UMD, Sept. 2018–May. 2024), Dissertation: Spatiotemporal proteomic approaches for investigatingpatterning during embryonic development [Senior Scientist, Merck, NJ]
  • Jie Li, MSc (Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, OH), PhD (UMD, Jan. 2018–Dec. 2022), Dissertation: Next-generation mass spectrometry with multi-omics for discoveries in cell and neurodevelopmental biology [Postdoctoral Fellow, Johnson & Johnson, and Purdue Laboratories, Purdue, IN]
  • Aparna Baxi, MSc (U. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), Sept. 2016–Dec. 2022 (Co-advised with Dr. Sally Moody, George Washington University), Proteome dynamics in neural and neurosensory development [Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH, 2022]
  • Sam Choi, MSc (George Mason U., Fairfax, VA), PhD (UMD, Jan. 2015–Dec. 2021), Dissertation: Development of single-neuron proteomics by mass spectrometry for the mammalian brain [Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD]
  • Erika Portero, BS (Drew U., Madison, NJ), PhD (UMD, Sept. 2015–Dec. 2020), Dissertation: Development of single-cell mass spectrometry tools to investigate metabolic reorganization during early embryogenesis [Postdoctoral Fellow, Dana-Faber Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA]
  • Camille Lombard-Banek, MSc (U. of Toledo, Toledo, OH), PhD (GWU, Jan. 2014–June 2018), Dissertation: Development of microanalytical mass spectrometry tools to probe proteomic differences between single embryonic cells in early vertebrate embryos [Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, Sept. 2018–Present]
  • Rosemary M. Onjiko, MSc (Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY), PhD (GWU), Sept. 2013–Dec. 2017, Dissertation: Single-cell metabolomics of the frog (Xenopus laevis) embryo by capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry [Postdoc: Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine, 2018–2019; Clinical Scientist, COOK, West Lafayette, IN, 2019–2021; Analytical Scientist, Corteva, 2021–Present]

MS Graduate Students

  • Gabriella Schweitzer, (MS in Chemistry, UMD), Jan. 2020–2022
  • Steven E. Woolford, (BS in Chemistry, UMD; MS in Environmental and Green Chemistry, George Washington University, Washington DC), Oct. 2019–July 2021
  • Vi Michael Quach, MSc (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI), Jan. 2018–Dec. 2019 [Assoc. Field Service Engineer, AB Sciex]
  • Aleena J. Andrews, MS (The College of New Jersey, NJ), MS (UMD), May 2018–May 2019 [R&D Associate, Regeneron, Tarrytown, NY]
  • Udara John Mendis (B.E. in Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, New York City, NY): Sept. 2020–May 2023

Undergraduate Students

  • Nelson Pinto, UMD, Jan. 2019–May 2020
  • Harshal Shah, UMD, Sept. 2018–Sept. 2019
  • Reem Al Shabeeb, GW, June 2015–May 2017 [PhD Graduate Student, GWU School of Medicine and Health Sciences] (Mentor: Camille Lombard-Banek)
  • Mark Dresaj, GW, Sept. 2015–Jan. 2016 [Officer Candidate, US Army] [Mentor: Camille Lombard-Banek]
  • David Plotnick, GW, Jan. 2015–Aug. 2017 [2020– Present, PhD Graduate Student, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA] (Mentor: Rosemary M. Onjiko)
  • Sydney Morris, GW, Jan. 2014–June 2015 [PhD Candidate, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA]
  • Christina Jeong Won Choi, GW, Jan. 2014–Jan. 2015 [Chemist, Eurofins Calscience, Irvine, CA]
  • William J. Hoover (Northwestern University, Evanston, IL), intern at FDA, July 2012–Sept. 2012
  • Ethan Glaser (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), intern at FDA, Feb. 2013–Sept. 2013

High School Students

  • Lixing Wang, (Montgomery Blair High School, Magnet Program in Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science), Jun/15–8/28/2020
  • Diego A. Cromwell, (Westfield High School, Chantilly, VA), 12/2018–1/2020
  • Rohith Mathew, (Sherwood High S37chool, Olney, MD), 7/15–8/23/2018
  • Anindita Mullick, (Clarksburg High School, Clarksburg, MD), 7/1–8/31/2017
  • Arthur Nganou, (Wheaton High School, Silver Spring, MD), 7/1–31/2016 [Lycoming College 2017]
  • Kailande Cassamajor, (Wheaton High School, Silver Spring, MD), 6–8/2015
  • Sushma Reddy, (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA), 6/2015–1/2016
  • Millen Anand, (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA), 6–9/2014