Garner Laboratory
Merging innovations in chemical biology with academic drug discovery
Current Group Members

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B.S. in Chemistry, 2014, California State University, Fresno
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Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2019, Purdue University (Ghosh Lab)
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2021 Scarborough Graduate/Postgraduate Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry
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2021 Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color
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B.S. in Life Sciences, Gargi College, Delhi University
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M.S. in Biotechnology, Bangalore University
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Ph.D. in Microbiology, 2020, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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B.S. in Biochemistry, 2017, Loyola University
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6th year graduate student, Medicinal Chemistry
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Trainee, Pharmacological Sciences Training Program
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NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award recipient

Jose Reyes Franceschi
NCRC B520/3341
josreyes [at] umich[dot]edu

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B.S. in Chemistry, 2020, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
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Rackham Merit Fellow, University of Michigan
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3rd year graduate student, Program in Chemical Biology
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NIH Diversity Supplement Fellowship
Rachel O'Rourke
NCRC B520/3329
rachelei [at] umich[dot]edu

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B.S. in Pharmaceutical Science, 2020, University of Michigan
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2nd year graduate student, Medicinal Chemistry
Andrea Maser Figueroa
NCRC B520/3341
amaser [at] umich[dot]edu

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B.S. in Chemistry, 2021, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Walter Garner-Rech


Yihao Zhuang
NCRC B520/3341
peterzyh [at] umich[dot]edu
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B.S. in Biochemistry, 2018, Brandeis University
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5th year graduate student, Medicinal Chemistry

Dalia Soueid
NCRC B520/3342
dsoueid [at]
umich[dot]edu

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B.S. in Chemistry, 2020, Florida Atlantic University
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3rd year graduate student, Medicinal Chemistry
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Trainee, Cellular Biotechnology Training Program
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Gabriela Vega-Hernandez
NCRC B520/3329
gavegahe [at] umich[dot]edu
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B.S. in Chemistry, 2020, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
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NIH PREP Scholar, University of Michigan, 2020-2021
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Rackham Merit Fellow, University of Michigan
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2nd year graduate student, Program in Chemical Biology
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NIH Diversity Supplement Fellowship
Casey McCarthy
NCRC B520
cjmccart [at] umich[dot]edu
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Senior in the B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences program at UM
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Destiny's Insight of Nysa Hill
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Lab mascot
Group Alumni
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Lauren Mishra, Ph.D. (2013-2014): currently a financial advisor at Cambridge Financial Group
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Hannah Foley, REU student (2015)
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Maxum Paul, REU student (2016): currently a grad student at Yale University
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Sam Kerk, Research Technician (2017): currently a grad student in the UM Cancer Biology program (Lyssiotis lab)
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Dr. Dan Lorenz (2018): currently an associate director of research at Eclipse Bioinnovations
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Dr. James Song (2018): currently a business development associate at Van Andel Institute
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Dr. Oleta Johnson (2018): currently a post doc in Prof. Jason Gestwicki's lab at UCSF
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Alyah Chmiel (2018): currently a grad student at UW-Madison
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Dr. Erin Gallagher (2018): currently a senior scientist at Sapient Therapeutics
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Jorge Sandoval (2018): currently a grad student at UM
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Dr. Dylan Mitchell (2019): currently a senior scientist in chemical biology and proteomics at Merck
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Dr. Emily Sherman (2019): currently at Takara Biosciences
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Dr. Tanpreet Kaur (2019): currently a researcher in Prof. Peter Scott's lab at UM
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Noha Beleh, M.S. (2021)
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Madeline Hinkley (2022): currently a technician at Dana Farber
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Arya Menon (2022): currently a grad student in the UM Program in Chemical Biology
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Dr. Sydney Rosenblum (2022): currently an AdviseMI College Adviser with the Michigan College Access Network