People

Current Lab Members:

Stephen Beesley, PhD.

Post-doctoral Researcher

Boris Faynberg

Medical Student, Class of 2018

Nina Hayes

Undergraduate DIS student
Major: Biological Science
Future Plans: Med School

Former Lab Members:

Efrosini Artikis

(2011-2013)

Directed Indepedent Study (DIS) Undergraduate Student, Majored in Biochemistry

Mentored Research and Creative Endeavors Award, Undergraduate Office of Research, FSU, 2012
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Award, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, FSU (conducting research in collaboration with Dr. Anant Paravastu), 2013
Travel award (oral presentation), Rice Regional Undergraduate Symposium, 2013
Outstanding Biophysics and Structural Biology Presentation Award, Rice Regional Undergraduate Symposium, 2013
Travel award (poster presentation), Protein Society Symposium, Boston, 2013
Best Undergraduate Poster Award, Protein Society Symposium, Boston, 2013

Currently: Ph.D. Biophysics Program
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Michelle Jones

Directed Independent Study (DIS) undergraduate student
Major: Biological Sciences
Currently: Liberty University College of Osteopathis Medicine

Mark Kastner

Laboratory Assistant
Major: Sports Science
Currently: College of Medicine, FSU

Bryan Thiel

Directed Independent Study (DIS) undergraduate student
Major: Biological Sciences
Currently: Medical School, Miami, FL

Julia Bourg

(2009-2011)
Undergraduate Womein in Math, Science and Engineering (WIMSE) student
Lab Research Assistant
Major: Biophysics

1st Place, The Joseph E. Lannutti Undergraduate Research Award, at the FSU Physics Department's Annual Research Symposium Poster Session, 2010
Poster award, Women in Science, Math and Engineering Program, 2010
1st Place, The Joseph E. Lannutti Undergraduate Research Award, at the FSU Physics Department's Annual Research Symposium Poster Session, 2011
Recognition for Extended Involvement in Research, Women in Math, Science, and Engineering (WIMSE) Society, 2011

Currently: Ph.D. Biophysics Program,
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor

Omar Cadenas

Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP) student
Major: Biological Sciences
Future plans: Medical School

Chad Hall

Undergraduate student
Lab Research Assistant
Major: Biomedical Engineering

William Johnson

Research Assistant
Currently: College of Medicine, FSU

Mayuri Joshi

Directed Independent Study (DIS) undergraduate student
Major: Biochemistry
Currently: College of Medicine, FSU

Serina Lees

Directed Independent Study (DIS) student
(Aug 2008-Dec 2009)
Major: Biology
Currently: Infection Control Practitioner, Houston Methodist

Shawn Stott

Undergraduate Directed Independent Study (DIS) student
(August 2009-May2010)
Major: Biology
Currently: Dental School, University of Florida

Patrice Williams, MPH

(2008-2010)
Undergraduate Honors Program student
Lab Research Assistant
Double Major: Biomathematics and Music

NIH Minority Health International Research Training Program Award (Kumasi, Ghana), 2009
Bess Ward Honors Thesis Award, 2009
2nd Place in Tri-beta Biological Honor Society’s: 4th Annual Undergraduate Research Poster Competition, FSU, 2009
“Meeting of the Minds” Atlantic Coast Conference Travel Award, 2009
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students Travel Award, 2009
Featured Student Star on Florida State University Blackboard, 2010
Recommended by the National Screening Committee of the Institute of International Education (IIE) for a grant under the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the academic year 2010-11 to Ghana/GH/AF, 2010
Graduated with Honors (Thesis title: “Protective role of vitamin B12 in Alzheimer’s disease”), 2010

Currently:
Council on Research and Creativity Coordinator
Office of Proposal Development
Office of the Vice President for Research
Florida State University

Dr. Bradley Groveman

Graduate student (Ph.D.)
Department of Biomedical Sciences (CoM)
Major Professor: Dr. Xian-Min Yu
Co-advisor: Dr. Ewa Bienkiewicz
Currently: NIH, Post-doctoral Fellow
(Mentor: Dr. Byron Caughey)