Ph.D. Students

Dr. Soraya Pornsuwan (Ph.D. 2007) – Assistant Professor at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

• Position after graduation: Lecturer at Mahidol University, Thailand
• Thesis title: “Measurement of dynamics, structure, and flexibility of macromolecules by pulsed electron spin resonance”

Dr. Katherine Stone (Ph.D. 2009) – Director of Strategic Materials Supply Chain at Pacira Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA

• Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Santa Barbara, CA
• Thesis Title: “Structural insights into oligomeric protein complexes by electron spin resonance”

Dr. Sangmi Jun (Ph.D. 2009) – Scientist at Korea Basic Science Institute

• Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
• Thesis title: “Measurements of protein folding/unfolding using electron spin resonance”

Dr. Zhongyu Yang (Ph.D. 2010) – Associate Professor at North Dakota State University

• Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Los Angeles, CA
• Thesis title: “Copper ion based electron spin resonance spectroscopic rulers”

Dr. Byong-kyu Shin (Ph.D. 2011) – Senior Principal Researcher at EyeGene Inc., Korea

• Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at Ohio State University
• Thesis title: “ESR analysis of Cu(II) coordination in Alzheimer’s disease-related peptides”

Dr. Jessica Sarver (Ph.D. 2012) – Associate Professor and Chair at Westminster College

• Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Virginia
• Thesis title: “Probing the structure and dynamics of a protein-DNA complex using ESR”

Dr. Ming Ji (Ph.D. 2013) – Scientist III at BASF, NY

• Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University
• Thesis title: “Copper-ion based electron spin resonance sheds light on protein-DNA interaction”

Dr. Ishara Silva (Ph.D. 2014) – Staff Scientist at Regeneron, NY

• Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow at RPI, NY
• Thesis title: “Probing molecular interactions in metal-Aβ complexes and supramolecular coiled-coil assemblies using electron spin resonance”

Dr. Timothy Cunningham (Ph.D. 2015) – Quality Control Scientist at Regeneron, NY

• Position after graduation: Assistant Professor at Hanover College, IN
• Thesis title: “Spin labeling methodologies for measuring precise distance constraints”

Dr. Matthew Lawless (Ph.D. 2018) – Principal Scientist at Syneos Health, NC

• Position after graduation: Allergen Technical Specialist at Romer Labs, DE
• Thesis title: “Site-directed Cu(II) labeling of DNA and proteins”

Dr. Shreya Ghosh (Ph.D. 2020) – Postdoctoral Fellow at National Institutes of Health

• Thesis title: “Site-directed Cu(II) labeling methodologies for obtaining distance constraints in proteins and DNA”

Dr. Austin Gamble Jarvi (Ph.D. 2020) – EPR Applications Scientist at HighQ Technologies

• Position after graduation: Field Service Engineer at Agilent Technologies
• Thesis title: “New directions for Cu(II) labeling of biomolecules to determine structure, conformation, and flexibility”

Dr. Kevin Singewald (Ph.D. 2022) – Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Santa Cruz

• Thesis title: “Site-directed labeling strategies to probe protein dynamics and in-vivo distance constraints”