Chembio Former Students
| Name | Graduation Year/Degree Received | Post-KU |
|---|---|---|
| Yusuf Adeshina | 2019 - Ph.D. | Director, VantAl, New York, NY |
| Adriana Altuve-Blanco | 2004 - Ph.D. | Vice President, Research & Development, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH |
| Brett Ambler | 2017 - Ph.D. | Associate Principal Scientist, Discover Chemistry, Merck, Philadelphia, PA |
| Jennifer Amrein | 2025 - Ph.D. | |
| Angelo Andres | 2022 - Ph.D. | Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca’s Chemical Biology Group, Boston, MA |
| Kyle Apley | 2022 - Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor, Washington University |
| Kevin Armendariz | 2013 - Ph.D. | Managing Member, KaPA Scientific Consulting, Leawood, KS |
| Kenneth Avocetien | Gritstone bio, Cambridge, MA | |
| Alison (Donnelly) Axtman | 2011 - Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Aaron Bart | 2014 - Ph.D. | Scientist, Protein Science & Structural Biology, Triana Biomedicines, Boston, MA |
| Bryce Blankenfeld | 2014 - M.S. | Clinical Data Analytics Engineer, OM1, Fort Collins, CO |
| Hayley Blockinger | 2022 - M.S. | Senior Associate Scientist, Catalent, Kansas City, MO |
| Andie Jo Cassity | 2020 - Ph.D. | Chemist, Chillicothe, MO |
| Amritangshu Chakravarty | 2021 - Ph.D. | Scientist, KCAS, Bioanalytical and Biomarker Services, Lawrence, KS |
| Hannah (Johnson) Colmer | 2016 - Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Chemistry Program Director, University of St. Mary |
| Rachael M. (Saylor) Crowley | 2017 - Ph.D. | Technical Writer/Editor, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, MA |
| Megen (Miller) Culpepper | 2009 - Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Appalachian State University |
| Katelyn Deckert | 2012 - M.S. | Laboratory Planner and Interior Designer, CRB, Kansas City, MO |
| Melissa Denler | 2019 - Ph.D. | Assistant Teaching Professor, Colorado State University |
| Matt DeVore | 2012 - Ph.D. | Software Engineer, Cardinal Health, Springfield, MO |
| Nicholas Dickenson | 2008 - Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Utah State University |
| Gihan Dissanayake | 2022 - Ph.D. | Medicinal Chemist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA |
| Kimberly (Lovell) Donnelly | 2011 - Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Research, University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Kara (Hinshaw) Evans | 2018 - Ph.D. | Scientist, International Flavors and Fragrances, Health and Biosciences, Madison, WI |
| Charlie Fehl | 2014 - Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Wayne State University |
| Meghan Franklin | 2019 - Ph.D. | Scientist, Generate Biomedicines, Inc., Cambridge, MA |
| Todd Funke | 2008 - Ph.D. | Lab Director, Microbiology, University of Kansas |
| Kiersten Garcia | 2021 - Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, The Citadel |
| Amanda Glass | 2012 - Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Johnson County Community College |
| Andrew Harned | 2004 - Ph.D. | Principal Investigator, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Lawrence, KS |
| Benjamin Haugeberg | 2016 - M.S. | Assistant Professor, Itasca Community College and Vermilion Community College |
| Sidnee Hedrick | 2022 - Ph.D. | Prevention and Education Coordinator, Adapt Integrated Health Care, Roseburg, Oregon |
| Wade Henke | 2022 - Ph.D. | Scientist, Proctor and Gamble, North Chicago, IL |
| Latavia K. Hill | 2022 - Ph.D. | Research Scientist, Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY |
| Jordan Hunt | 2020 - Ph.D. | Head of Production Innovation, Likarda, Kansas City, MO |
| David Hymel | 2014 - Ph.D. | Principal Research Scientist, Novo Nordisk, Lexington, MA |
| David Ingham | 2021 - Ph.D. | Senior Research Associate, University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Pamela Johnson | 2021 - Ph.D. | Science Advisor, Goodwin, Boston, MA |
| Stephanie Johnson | 2021 - Ph.D. | Senior Scientist, Pfizer Company, Chesterfield, MO |
| Tommy Johnson | 2016 - M.S. | Realtor, ReeceNichols, Kansas City |
| Nikola Kenjic | 2019 - Ph.D. | Scientist, Terray Therapeutics, Monrovia, CA |
| Caitlin Kent | 2020 - Ph.D. | Principle Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry, MapLight Therapeutics, Inc., Boston, MA |
| Catherine Kerr | 2024 - Ph.D. | |
| Daniel Kim | Associate Director, Takeda, Cambridge, MA | |
| Anna M. L. Klompen | 2022 - Ph.D. | NSF Postdoctoral Research in Biology Fellowship, Stowers Institute for Medical Research in the Gibson Lab, Kansas City, MO |
| Chris Kuehl | 2015 - Ph.D. | Associate Director, Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Spring Hill, KS |
| Emily Kurfman | 2024 - Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oak Ridge Laboratory in the lab of Dr. John Cahill, Oak Ridge, TN |
| Michaela (McNiff) Lantz | 2017 - Ph.D. | Principal Scientist, AbbVie, Chicago, IL |
| Molly Lee | 2017 - Ph.D. | Chemist, US Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. |
| Martin Leon | 2018 - Ph.D. | Scientist, Access to Advanced Health Institute, Seattle, WA |
| Cindy Yang Ly | 2022 - Ph.D. | Scientist II, Molecular Virologist and Cell Biologist, Millipore Sigma, Boston, MA |
| Rucha Vinod Mahadik | 2023 - Ph.D. | Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb, San Francisco, CA |
| Jaycee Mayfield | 2021 - M.S. | Assistant Chemist, Peterson Chemical Technology, Fort Smith, AR |
| Ian McBride | Senior Chemist, City of Kansas City, MO | |
| Jeff McFarlane | 2019 - Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Fort Lewis College |
| Andrew McShan | 2016 - Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Matt Meinig | 2015 - Ph.D. | Pharmacologist, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MD |
| Kathy Meneely | 2007 - Ph.D. | Lab Manager, University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Jose Olucha | 2012 - Ph.D. | Senior Product Manager, Twist Bioscience, San Diego, CA |
| Laura Peterson | 2012 - Ph.D. | Senior Scientist, Pace Life Sciences, Oakdale, MN |
| Elyse Petrunak | 2015 - Ph.D. | Research Scientist, Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard |
| Chad Pickens | 2017 - Ph.D. | Principal Research Scientist, AbbVie, Chicago, IL |
| Jennifer (Treece) Poole | 2011 - Ph.D. | Project Manager, FLIR Systems, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Katherine M. Prevatt-Smith | 2012 - Ph.D. | Research Scientist, ConocoPhilips |
| Andrew Riley | 2015 - Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Yssa Rodriguez | 2021 - Ph.D. | Scientist, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Kansas City, MO |
| Trey Ronnebaum | 2018 - Ph.D. | Investigator-Biochemist, GKS, Collegeville, PA |
| Patrick Ross | 2022 - Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Researcher, San Diego Biomedical Research Institute, San Diego, CA |
| Christian Sanchez | Graduate Student, University of Puerto Rico | |
| Kelci Schilly | 2021 - Ph.D. | Senior Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb, Summit, NJ |
| Christopher Schneider | 2009 - Ph.D. | Investigator, GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA |
| Amber Smith | 2015 - Ph.D. | Personal Principal Investigator, Rare Cancer Research Foundation, Wake Forest, NC |
| Katelyn Soules | 2020 - Ph.D. | Research Scientist, Merck, Lawrence, KS |
| Viena Thomas | 2024 - Ph.D. | |
| Jay Unruh | 2006 - Ph.D. | Director of Scientific Data, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO |
| Dimuthu Vithanage | 2023 - Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at MGH-HMS and Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at MIT |
| Joshua Waetzig | 2008 - Ph.D. | Process Chemist, IDRx, Green Harbor, MA |
| Alan Whitehead | 2007 - Ph.D. | Principal Scientist, Merck Laboratories, Kenilworth, NJ |
| Sam Williamson | 2018 - M.S. | Process Development Research Scientist, Usona Institute, Madison, WI |
| Yuwen Yin | 2021 - Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Researcher, Koch Institute, MIT |