We've Reserved a Space for You – Come On Board Principal Investigator Yifan Wang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor in ChemistryAdjunct professor in Biochemistry & Molecular Biologywang.yifan@uga.edu B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio Research Interests: metalloenzymes related to oxidative stress, amino acid/carotenoid metabolism, C–H/C-F/C-C bond cleavage, natural product biosynthesis, and protein cofactor biogenesis Graduate Students Stephanie JordanLab managerStephanie.Jordan1@uga.edu Joined in Fall 2021B.S. in Biomedical Science, Brenau UniversityPost-Bacc in Chemistry, University of North Georgia Research Interests: Histidine-ligated nonheme iron enzymes in thiol and carotenoid metabolisms Bingnan Libingnan.li@uga.edu Joined in Summer 2022B.E. in Bioengineering, Huaqiao University, ChinaM.S. in Applied Chemistry, Huaqiao University, China Research Interests: Oxidoreductases in pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis Katie Nolankatie.nolan@uga.edu Joined in Fall 2022B.S. in Chemistry, Georgia Southern University Research Interests: Novel cytochrome P450 enzymes in natural product biosynthesis Jackson Campbelljackson.campbell25@uga.edu Joined in Fall 2023B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Georgia Research Interests: Iron-dependent enzymes in pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis; novel cytochrome P450 enzymes in natural product biosynthesis Davis Rutandavis.rutan@uga.edu Joined in Fall 2024B.S. in Biochemistry, Georgia Southern University Research Interests: carotenoid cleavage oxygenase and heme-dependent regulation Michael Areolamichael.areola@uga.edu Joined in Fall 2024B.S. in Industrial Chemistry, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria Research Interests: metalloenzymes in bacterial sulfur metabolism Undergraduate Students Ashley Huftonanh15059@uga.edu Joined in Fall 2024B.S. in Chem (Pre-Dental), Class of 2026 Jordan ScottJordan.Scott2@uga.edu Joined in Summer 2025B.S. in BCMB, Class of 2027 Morgan RazewskiMorgan.Razewski@uga.edu Joined in Summer 2025B.S. in Chem, Class of 2027 Alumni Name Tenure Major/Next position/Awards Postdoc Fellows Remigio Usai 2022-2025 Establishment of RR spectrometerSpectroscopic characterization of RufO and PrnB Undergraduate Students Hannah Ralls 2021 – 2023 B.S. BCMB 2023Graduate Student at North Carolina State Univ. Experimental Learning Scholarship Wesley James 2022 B.S. BIOL 2022Doctor of Dental, Augusta University Fred Lee 2022 B.S. BCE 2022 Graduate student at Georgia Tech. Charishma Kalicheti 2022 – 2023 B.S. CHEM 2023 Graduate student at GSU and UGAZell Miller Scholarship; Presidential Scholar Gianluca Ramirez 2021 – 2022 B.S. BCMB 2023 Macwan Sringam 2022 B.S. CHEM 2024 Taylor Gerald 2022 B.S. CHEM 2022 Yuta Hagiya 2022-2023 B.S. CHEM 2024 Shiv Patel 2023-2024 B.S. BCMB 2026 Stsiapan Lakhvich 2024 B.S. CHEM 2024Chief Executive Officer at FlowDent LLC Grace Tran 2024-2025 B.S. CHEM 2025Graduate student at Ohio State Univ.L.B. “Buck” Rogers Award SURO students Alexis Juarez Summer 2024 Undergraduate student at University of la Verne UGA Young Dawgs Adsila Ringdahl 2023 Oconee County High School
