People
We are currently looking for postdocs and graduate students with background in organic synthesis, photochemistry, optical spectroscopy, microscopy or physics and engineering. If you are interested, send us an email.
Current group members
Sergei Vinogradov
Professor
Background: organic chemistry, physical chemistry.
Thomas Troxler
Research Scientist
Background: laser spectroscopy & microscopy.
In the past, Dr. Troxler served as the Director of Laser Operations at the Regional Laser Biophysics Laboratory (RLBL) at Penn.
Mirna El Khatib
Research Associate
NIH K25 Fellow
Background: organic chemistry.
elmirna@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Linkedin: Mirna El Khatib
Before joining our group Dr. Mirna El Khatib worked as a postdoc in the laboratory of Prof. Gary Molander (Penn).
Srinivasa Rao Allu
Research Associate
Background: organic chemistry.
Prior to joining our group Dr. Srini Allu was a postdoc in the laboratory of Prof. Jonathan Lindsey (NCSU).
Sapna Ahuja
Postdoc
Background: organic chemistry, photochemistry
Sapna.Ahuja@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Sapna Ahuja joined our group after completeing her PhD thesis in the group of Prof. Jayaraman Sivaguru (BGSU).
Simin Belali
Postdoc
Background: organic chemistry
As a part of her PhD project Dr. Simin Belali worked in the group of Prof. Mathias Senge (Trinity College Dublin), where she designed porphyrin-containing hydrogels.
Qi Sun
Masters Student
Major: organic chemistry
Qi Sun is a graduate of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He is currently working with Dr. Mirna El Khatib on the synthesis of membrane-anchored optical probes.
Ros Paul
Masters Student
Major: organic chemistry
Ros Paul graduated from St. Xavier College in Mumbai. She is working with Dr. Srini Allu on the development of a phosphorescent pH/oxygen probe (PhOx).
Jessie Bao
Masters Student
Major: physical chemistry
Jessie Bao graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is working with Dr. Thomas Troxler on two-photon micrscopy of oxygen in living cells.
Daniel Ruiz de Castilla
Undergraduate Student
Major: physics.
Daniel Ruiz de Castilla is currently working with Dr. Srini Rao Allu on the synthesis of porphyrins for construction of chemical sensors.
Former group members
Dmitry Andrianov
Adesis, Inc, Research Scientist
Luca Ravotto
University of Zurich, Postdoc
Shane Plunkett
Johnson & Johnson, Inc, Research Scientist
Tatiana Esipova
Loyola University, Chicago, Assistant Professor
Tomoyasu Mani
University of Connecticut, Assistant Professor
Emmanouil Roussakis
MGH/Harvard, Instructor
Sujatha Thyagarajan-Rochford
McDermott Will & Emery, Patent Agent
Louise Sinks
US Nano, LLC, Research Scientist
Alex Karagodov
Artem Lebedev
Trace-Ability, Inc, CTO
Sonya Apreleva
Nativo, Inc, Lead Data Scientist; Merck & Co, Inc, Pogrammer
Raymond Briñas
FDA, Chemistry Reviewer
Olga Finikova
Global Prior Art, Inc, Project Manager
Vladimir Rozhkov
Ivo Rietveld
University of Paris Decartes, Associate Professor
Mikhail Yurchenko
Hexcel Corporation, Development Scientist
Vadim Soloviev
University College London, Research Scientist
Key collaborators
Jessica Anna
University of Pennsylvania
David Boas
Boston University
Paola Ceroni
University of Bologna
Andrei Cheprakov
Moscow State University
Anna Devor
Boston University
Charles Lin
MGH/Harvard
Artem Masunov
University of Central Florida
Brian Pogue
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Sava Sakadžić
MGH/Harvard
Bruno Weber
University of Zurich
David Wilson
University of Pennsylvania
Gary Wu
University of Pennsylvania
Arjun Yodh
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine
Department of Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences
Philadelphia, PA 19104
United States
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