Melander Lab September 2024

Front Row L-R: Sophie Gregory, Ashley Crotteau, Milah Young, Evelyn Hance, Amy Sorge, Ansley Nemeth

Back Row L-R: Annie Mattingly, Mario Feinauer, Dan Shutter, Luke Cowart, Christian Melander, Roberta Melander, Monica Stefaniak

Christian Melander

George & Winifred Clark Professor

B.S. Chemistry, UC Davis, 1994

Ph.D. Chemistry, Columbia University, 1998

Roberta Melander

Research Associate Professor

Editor in Chief – Chemical Biology and Drug Design 

MChem Medicinal Chemistry, UMIST, 2004

Ph.D. Biological Chemistry, The University of Manchester, 2008

Research Scientist

Annie Mattingly

B.S. Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 2013

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2018

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Ansley Nemeth

B.S. Chemistry, Biology Minor, Concentration in Biochemistry, Winthrop University, 2018

Ph.D. Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, 2024 

Graduate Students

Fifth Year

Ashley Crotteau

B.S. Biochemistry, Minor Neuroscience, Butler University, 2020

Fourth Year

Amy Sorge

B.A. Chemistry, Carthage College, 2021

 

Third Year

Monica Stefaniak

B.A. Biochemistry, DePauw University, 2022

Milah Young 

B.S. Biochemistry, Minor Computer Science, Hanover College, 2022

Daniel Shutter 

Second Year

Sophie Gregory

B.S. Chemistry 2023, High Point University

Luke Cowart

B.S Chemistry 2023, Penn State University

Evelyn Hance

B.S. Biochemistry 2023, Washington State University

Undergraduates

Former Members

Postdoctoral Research Associates

  1. Dr Wei Zeng, 2006 – 2008
  2. Dr Steve McCall, 2008 – 2009
  3. Dr Samuel Reyes, 2007 – 2010
  4. Dr Daniel Whitehead, 2009 – 2011
  5. Dr Lingling Peng, 2009- 2011
  6. Dr Andrew Yeagley, 2010 – 2012
  7. Dr Il Hwan An, 2011 – 2013
  8. Dr Meghan Blackledge, 2012 – 2014
  9. Dr Kyle Bartholomew, 2017 – 2018
  10. Dr Akash Basak, 2018 – 2021
  11. Dr Danica Walsh, 2020 – 2022
  12. Dr Hailey Butman, 2022 – 2024
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Ph.D. Graduate Students

  1. Dr T. Eric Ballard, Ph.D. 2008
  2. Dr Virginia Burns, Ph.D. 2008
  3. Dr Justin Richards, Ph.D. 2009
  4. Dr Robert Huigens, Ph.D. 2009
  5. Dr Christine Heinecke, Ph.D. 2009
  6. Dr Rachel Kudgus, Ph.D. 2010
  7. Dr Steven Rogers, Ph.D. 2010
  8. Dr Cynthia Bunders, Ph.D. 2012
  9. Dr Zhaoming Su, Ph.D. 2012 
  10. Dr Erick Lindsey, Ph.D. 2013
  11. Dr Tyler Harris, Ph.D. 2013
  12. Dr Marine Minvielle, Ph.D. 2014
  13. Dr Robert Furlani, Ph.D. 2015
  14. Dr Christopher Brackett, Ph.D. 2016
  15. Dr Matthew Stephens, Ph.D. 2016
  16. Dr William Huggins, Ph.D. 2018
  17. Dr Vu Nguyen, Ph.D. 2018
  18. Dr Bradley Minrovic, Ph.D. 2019
  19. Dr Sara Brackett, Ph.D. 2019
  20. Dr William Barker, Ph.D. 2020
  21. Dr Veronica Hubble, Ph.D. 2020
  22. Dr Karlie Cox, Ph.D. 2021
  23. Dr Alexander Weig, Ph.D. 2022
  24. Dr Katherine Woolard, Ph.D. 2023
  25. Dr Haoting Li, Ph.D. 2023
  26. Dr Michael Zeiler, Ph.D. 2023
  27. Dr Santiana Marrujo, Ph.D. 2024
  28. Dr Ansley Nemeth, Ph.D. 2024
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M.S. Graduate Students

  1. Anne Basso, M.S. 2008
  2. Catherine Reed, M.S. 2010
  3. Constance Bond, M.S. 2013
  4. Rui Su, M.S. 2014
  5. Monica Spritzky, M.S. 2022
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September 2022

Front Row L-R: Ansley Nemeth, Amy Sorge, Santiana Marrujo, Ashley Crotteau, Katie Woolard

Back Row L-R: Hailey Butman, Roberta Melander, Christian Melander, Alex Weig, Haoting Li, Michael Zeiler, Annie Mattingly

April 2021

Front Row L-R: Santiana Murrajo, Monica Spritzky, Ashley Crotteau, Katie Woolard, Ansley Nemeth, Danica Walsh, Alex, Weig, Michael Zeiler, Gina Connors

Back Row L-R: Haoting Li, Akash Basak, Christian Melander, Roberta Melander, Morgan Carpenter, Annie Mattingly, Orry Marciano, Patrick O’Connor

 

 

September 2020

Front Row L-R: Santiana Murrajo, Morgan Carpenter, Annie Mattingly,

Second Row L-R: Gina Connors, Katie Woolard, Karlie Cox, Danica, Walsh, Alex, Weig,

Third Row L-R: Michael Zeiler, Ansley Nemeth, Christian Melander, Orry Marciano,

Back Row L-R: Akash Basak, Roberta Melander, Haoting Li, Patrick O’Connor, 

 

February 2020

Back row L-R: Ansley Nemeth, Roberta Melander, Veronica Hubble, Santiana Marrujo, Karlie Cox, Katie Woolard

Front row L-R: Michael Zeiler, Ashley Sullivan, Patrick O’Connor, Alex Weig, Christian Melander, Annie Mattingly, Morgan Carpenter, Akash Basak, Haoting Li

2019

Back row L-R: Michael Zeiler, Annie Mattingly, Roberta Melander, Christian Melander, Akash Basak, Haoting Li

Front row L-R: Karlie Cox, Katie Woolard, Sara Brackett, Veronica Hubble, Ansley Nemeth, Samantha Barlock, Alex, Weig, Will Barker

2018

Back row L-R: Will Huggins, Will Barker, Veronica Hubble, Brittany Hubbard, Roberta Melander, Karlie Cox, Sara Brackett, Katie Woolard,

Front row L-R: Akash Basak, Matthew Peszko, Nick Hahn, Christian Melander, Alex Weig, Vu Nguyen, Kyle Bartholomew, Brad Minrovic

2016

Back row L-R: Matthew Peszko, Dax Chapman, Will Huggins, Roberta Melander, Christian Melander, Vu Nguyen, Brad Minrovic, Will Barker,

Front row L-R: Veronica Hubble, Sara Brackett, Catie Nguyen, Karlie Cox, Sarah Harrill

2015

Back row L-R: Roberta Melander, Sara Brackett, Vu Nguyen, Matt Stephens

Front row L-R: Brad Minrovic, Chris Brackett, Christian Melander, Will Huggins

2014

Back row L-R: Meghan Blackledge, Matt Stephens, Roberta Melander, Marine Minvielle

Front row L-R: Vu Nguyen, Christian Melander, Chris Brackett, Rob Furlani

2013

Back row L-R: Rui Su, Tyler Harris, Meghan Blackledge, Marine Minvielle

Front row L-R: Roberta Melander, Christian Melander, Chris Brackett, Rob Furlani

2012

Back row L-R: Marine Minvielle, Andrew Yeagley, Tyler Harris, Cynthia Bunders, Chris Brackett, Il Hwan An, Conni Bond

Front row L-R: Erick Lindsey, Rui Su, Meghan Blackledge, Christian Melander, Roberta Melander, Rob Furlani, Zhaoming Su

2011

Back row L-R: Zhaoming Su, Erick Lindsey, Christian Melander, Dan Whitehead, Rob Furlani, Andrew Yeagley, Tyler Harris

Front row L-R: Marine Minvielle, Roberta Melander, Lingling Peng, Cynthia Bunders, Conni Bond

2010

Back row L-R: Steven Rogers, Cathy Reed, Roberta Melander, Lingling Peng, Tyler Harris

Front row L-R: Sam Reyes, Dan Whitehead, Christian Melander, Cynthia Bunders, Erick Lindsey, Zhaoming Su

2009

Back row L-R: Christian Melander, Sam Reyes, Cynthia Bunders, Erick Lindsey, Roberta Melander, Dan Whitehead, Zhaoming Su

Front row L-R: Chris Heinecke, Cathy Reed, Steven Rogers, Michael Simon

2008

Back row L-R: Zhaoming Su, Cynthia Bunders, Justin Richards, Christian Melander, Erick Lindsey

Front row L-R: Steve McCall, Cathy Reed, Chris Heinecke, Steven Rogers, Rachel Kudgus, Sam Reyes, Rob Huigens

2007

Back row L-R: Justin Richards, Eric Ballard, Christian Melander

Front row L-R: Steven Rogers, Anne Basso, Rob Huigens, Chris Heinecke, Rachel Kudgus, Virginia Burns

2006

Back row L-R: Eric Ballard, Justin Richards, Christian Melander, Virginia Burns, Wei Zeng

Front row L-R: Rob Huigens, Hae Huh, Anne Basso, Steven Rogers, Chris Heinecke, Rachel Stroman, Rachel Kudgus