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Principal Investigator
Yifan Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Adjunct professor in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
wang.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 Interest: metalloenzymes related to oxidative stress, amino acid/carotenoid metabolism, C–H/C-F/C-C bond cleavage, natural product biosynthesis, and protein cofactor biogenesis
Postdoctoral Fellow
Remigio Usai, Ph.D.
remigio.usai@uga.edu
Joined in Fall 2022
B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Zimbabwe
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Marquette University
Research Interest: nitrating heme enzymes, various applications of Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
Graduate Students
Stephanie Jordan
Lab manager
Stephanie.Jordan1@uga.edu
Joined in Fall 2021
B.S. in Biomedical Science, Brenau University
Post-Bacc in Chemistry, University of North Georgia
Research Interest: Histidine-ligated nonheme iron enzymes in thiol and carotenoid metabolisms
Bingnan Li
bingnan.li@uga.edu
Joined in Summer 2022
B.E. in Bioengineering, Huaqiao University, China
M.S. in Applied Chemistry, Huaqiao University, China
Research Interest: Oxidoreductases in pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis
Katie Nolan
katie.nolan@uga.edu
Joined in Fall 2022
B.S. in Chemistry, Georgia Southern University
Research Interest: Novel cytochrome P450 enzymes in natural product biosynthesis
Jackson Campbell
jackson.campbell25@uga.edu
Joined in Fall 2023
B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Georgia
Research Interest: Iron-dependent enzymes in pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis; novel cytochrome P450 enzymes in natural product biosynthesis
Davis Rutan
davis.rutan@uga.edu
Joined in Fall 2024
B.S. in Biochemistry, Georgia Southern University
Michael Areola
michael.areola@uga.edu
Joined in Fall 2024
B.S. in Industrial Chemistry, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
Undergraduate Students
Stsiapan Lakhvich
sl57706@uga.edu
Joined in Summer 2024
B.S. in Chemistry (Pre-Dental), Class of 2024
Grace Tran
gyt74691@uga.edu
Joined in Fall 2024
B.S. in Chemistry, Class of 2025
Ashley Hufton
anh15059@uga.edu
Joined in Fall 2024
B.S. in Chemistry (Pre-Dental), Class of 2026
Alumni
| Name | Tenure | Major/Next position/Awards |
| Undergraduate Students | ||
| Hannah Ralls | 2021 – 2023 | B.S. BCMB 2023 Graduate Student at North Carolina State University Experimental Learning Scholarship |
| Wesley James | 2022 | B.S. BIOL 2022 Doctor 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 Zell Miller Scholarship Recipient 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 |
| SURO students | ||
| Alexis Juarez | Summer 2024 | Undergraduate student at University of la Verne |
| UGA Young Dawgs | ||
| Adsila Ringdahl | 2023 | Oconee County High School |