People
Current Members
Amanda Padam, Graduate Student, Joined 2024
M.Sc. Sacramento State University
apadam@ucmerced.edu
Alisa Ioffe, Undergraduate Student, Joined 2024
Major: Biological Sciences, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Bita Soleimani Pourlak , Graduate Student, Joined 2023
M.Sc. Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
bsoleimanipourlak@ucmerced.edu
Adekunle Adewole, Graduate Student, Joined 2023
B.S. Chemistry - Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
aadewole@ucmerced.edu
Mobin Sikder, Graduate Student, Joined 2025
M.S. Inorganic Chemistry - Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
smmobinsikder@ucmerced.edu
Alumni
Graduate Students
Dr. Anthony Perez (Ph.D., 2020-2025; postdoctoral researcher, Pacific Northwest National Lab)
Parian Poorjafari Jafroodi (2023-2024; graduate student, Nguyen Lab at UC Merced)
Douglas Zhang (2021-2023; graduate student, Martini Lab at UC Merced
Emil Samson (M.S., 2021-2022; associate chemist, Medtronic)
Undergraduate Students
Kayla Bui (Summer 2025; undergraduate student, Rice University)
Yumie Lee (2021-2024; bioengineering Ph.D. student, UC San Diego)
Diliveya Enwaya (2021-2023)
Nayeli Perez (2021-2023)
Summer ACS High School SEED Students
Jose Luis Acevedo (2025; undergraduate student, Merced College)
Kiera Vang (2024)
Caitlynn Jones (2023; undergraduate student, UC Berkeley)
Siena Akira Murillo (2023; undergraduate student, UC Berkeley)
Zon F. Moua (2022; undergraduate student, Harvard University)
Postdocs
Dr. Debasis Ghosh (2022-2023; Team Leader, Alembic Pharmaceuticals India)