Graduate Students

John Y. Hena Jr. 

B.Sc Chemistry, University of Liberia, M.Sc Analytical Chemistry, Kenyatta University, Kenya

5^th Year PhD Student, Analytical Division

john.hena_jr@uconn.edu

Research:  Synthetic Analytical Chemistry

• Biocatalysis: Thin film-based synthetic strategies for cytochrome P450 and horseradish peroxidase-driven Selective formation of chiral molecules
• Electrochemistry: A robust platform for driving and uncovering mechanistic insights into synthetic catalytic systems
• Separation and mass spectrometry: powerful analytical tools for resolving, identifying, and quantifying chemical complexity

 

 

Purushottam Niraula (Puru)

B.Sc Chemistry, M.Sc Organic Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

1^st Year PhD Student, Analytical Division

purushottam.niraula@uconn.edu

Research: Developing CRISPR based Immunoassays for multiple detection of miRNA & protein biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease

 

Baburam Chalise (Babu)

B.Sc Chemistry, M.Sc Physical Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

1^st Year PhD Student, Analytical Division

baburam.chalise@uconn.edu

Research: Developing Micro-fluidic Immunoassays for the Detection of Bone metastasis biomarkers for Breast and Prostate Cancer

 

 

Thilina Silva

B.Sc (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

1^st Year PhD Student, Analytical Division

kyv24001@uconn.edu

Research: LC-MS Based quantitative proteomics for PTHrP as biomarkers in breast cancer bone metastasis

 

Undergraduate Students

Vanshika Patel

Sophomore, B.Sc (Hons), Molecular & Cell Biology, UConn

Research: Developing Micro-fluidic Immunoassays for the Detection of Bone metastasis biomarkers for Breast and Prostate Cancer

 

Paris Bazemore

Sophomore, B.Sc Chemical Engineering, UConn

Research: Developing a point-of-care device for the detection of Tuberculosis protein biomarkers

 

Kate Sullivan

Sophomore, B.Sc, Molecular & Cell Biology, UConn