Zheng Lab
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Lab Members
Welcome to the Zheng Lab at Purdue University
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Zeng Lin, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Anne Leaman
MCMP Graduate Student
Scientific Hero: Carolyn Bertozzi
Education experience:
2020 - 2024: BS in Biochemistry, Grove City College
2024 - Present: Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Purdue University
Project Focus:
Development of chemical probes for exploration of post translational modifications.
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Xingyu Ma, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Scientific Hero: Nobody
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2018 - 2022: BS in Pharmacology-Toxicology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2022 - 2024: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University
2024 - Present: Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Purdue University
Project Focus:
Using synthetic biological tools for epigenome engineering.
Huapeng Li
MCMP Graduate Student
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Adam Lovato
MCMP Graduate Student
Scientific Hero: Benjamin Cravatt
Education experience:
2019 - 2023: BS in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics, California State University, San Marcos
2024 - Present: Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Purdue University
Project Focus:
Development of chemical biology tools for targeted protein degradation.
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Drew Symasek
MCMP Graduate Student
Scientific Hero: Nikola Tesla
Education experience:
2019 - 2023: BS in Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham​
2024 - Present: Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Purdue University
Project Focus:
Synthesis of unnatural metabolite derivatives for studying post translational modification.
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Yvonne Ritsema
MCMP Graduate Student
Scientific Hero: TBH
Education experience:
2018 - 2022: BS in Biochemistry, Elon University
2024 - Present: Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Purdue University
Project Focus:
Investigating the use of enzymatic protein ligation for surface protein engineering.
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Qianyue Wang
INP Graduate Student
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BSc in biological sciences, Fudan University, 2019
MS in Nutrition Science, King's College London, 2020
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Kaiwaan Dalal
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Scientific Hero: Neil Armstrong
Education experience:
2024-Present: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Project Focus:
Development of chemical probes for exploration of post translational modifications.​​​
String and Dino
Zheng Lab Mascot
Scientific Hero: Dr. Ben Kendall (Founder of G-Force)
Education experience:
2017 - 2021: 475 Main St, APT 3S, New York, NY 10044
Life experience:
Devious guinea pig activities​ with plenty of shenanigans and tom-foolery.
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Boosting lab moral; Laboratory supervision
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Lab Alumni
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2021-2023 Shruthi Kandalai, B.S. (Lab Position: Research Assistant; Following Position: M.D.-Ph.D. student at the University of Kentucky)
2022-2023 Farzana Hossain, Ph.D. (Lab Position: Postdoc; Following Position: Scientist at Hikma Pharmaceuticals)
2022-2023 Xiaozhuang Zhou, D.Eng. (Lab Position: Postdoc; Following Position: Assistant Professor at UESTC)
2023-2024 Haidong Peng, Ph.D. (Lab Position: Postdoc; Following Position: Scientist at BGI Genomics)
2022-2024 Nan Zhang, Ph.D. (Lab Position: Postdoc; Following Position: Researcher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
2023-2024 Connor Gibson (Lab Position: Research Intern; Following Position: Undergraduate at The Ohio State University)
2023-2025 Jinghua Wu, Ph.D. (Lab Position: Postdoc)
2024-2025 Jinmin Gao, Ph.D. (Lab Position: Postdoc)
2024-2025 Alex Yashchuk, Pharm.D. Candidate (Lab Position: Undergrad Research Intern)
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