Principal Investigator
Jiyong Lee, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Tyler
2012-2019: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UT Dallas
2009-2012: Postdoc, The Scripps Research Institute (Advisor: Jeffrey Kelly, Ph.D)
2005-2009: Ph.D in Biological Chemistry, UT Southwestern (Advisor: Thomas Kodadek, Ph.D.)
2003-2005: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, UIC (Advisor: Robert Standaert, Ph.D.)
2001: M.Sc in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University (Advisor: Injae Shin, Ph.D.)
1999: B.Sc in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University
Jiyong Lee, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Tyler
2012-2019: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UT Dallas
2009-2012: Postdoc, The Scripps Research Institute (Advisor: Jeffrey Kelly, Ph.D)
2005-2009: Ph.D in Biological Chemistry, UT Southwestern (Advisor: Thomas Kodadek, Ph.D.)
2003-2005: Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, UIC (Advisor: Robert Standaert, Ph.D.)
2001: M.Sc in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University (Advisor: Injae Shin, Ph.D.)
1999: B.Sc in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University
Austen Kerzee
Graduate Student
Justin Crowe
Graduate Student
Caleb Thornsbury
Undergraduate Student
Major: Chemistry
Liandra Rodriguez
Undergraduate Student
Major: Biochemistry
Breanne McElderry
Undergraduate Student
Major: Biochemistry
Caleb Griffin
Undergraduate Student
Major: Chemistry
Katherine Binkley
Undergraduate Student
Major: Chemistry
Connor Crowe
Undergraduate Student
Major: Biology (minor: Biochemistry)
Ricky Zhu
Undergraduate Student
Major: Chemistry / Biochemistry
Sovan Ven
Undergraduate Student
Major: Biochemistry (minor: Biology)
Ismael Llovera
Undergraduate Student
Major: Biochemistry (minor: Biology)
Alumni
Kevin Sanroman
Undergraduate Student
Major: Biology
Javier Lopez
Undergraduate Student
Major: Chemistry / Biochemistry
Minor: Biology
Weston Manuel
Graduate Student (UT Tyler)
Current Position: Dental Student at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
Sahil Patel
Undergraduate Student (UT Tyler)
Current Position: Graduate Student in Biotechnology Program, UT Health Science Center at Tyler
Luxi Chen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (UT Dallas)
Ph.D. in Oncology and Cancer Biology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Current Position: Product Safety Scientist at Sally Beauty
Maria Castaneda
Graduate Student (UT Dallas)
B.Sc in Chemistry, The University of Tulsa
Thesis Title: Isolation of a FOXC2 Targeting Ligand for The Development of Cancer Metastasis and Therapeutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jonghae Youn
Graduate Student (UT Dallas)
B.Sc and M.Sc in Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, South Korea
Thesis Title: Design and Applications of Gold Nanoparticles for Ion Sensing and Cancer Therapeutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at UT Dallas
Jihyun Oh
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Healthcare Studies
Current Position: Medical Student at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chao Long
Graduate Student (UT Dallas)
B.Sc in Pharmacy, Sichuan University, China
Ph.D. 2018
Thesis Title: Identification of Ligands Selectively Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells
via Combinatorial Chemical Library Screening
Jennifer Nguyen
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Biochemistry
Current Position: Graduate Student in Biomedical Informatics at UC San Diego School of Medicine
Joon Yong Moon
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Biochemistry
Current Position: Medical Student at UT Medical Branch School of Medicine
Sara Al Dogom
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Biology
Current Position: Medical Student at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Kha Andy Minh Tran
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Biochemistry
Angela Yu
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Biochemistry
Ruba Zein
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Biochemistry
Current Position: Medical Student at Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Madysen Alexander Maynard
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Chemistry
Tommy Deyong Tan
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major: Biology
Daniel Kim
Undergraduate Student (UT Dallas)
Major:Biochemistry
Current Position: Resident Physician at St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital