University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: CURB 24-25

Boysen, Jordan

Biography I am in a Huang group doing computational chemistry. In my research, I use machine learning and deep learning techniques to study the dynamics and kinetics of biochemical systems. For this research, I use MD simulation data to interpolate the dynamical properties that are useful in many different applications. Recently, I just finished a …

Chang, Tyler

Biography I am a junior double majoring in computer science and data science. I’ve worked in the Hoskins Lab since January 2023, where I conduct protein purification and enzyme quantification. My active project focuses on a protein called DDX41 and its role in RNA metabolism, specifically working to characterize the enzyme’s nucleic acid binding/unwinding and …

Coplien, Hunter

Biography Hey! I’m a senior majoring in Biochemistry and Neurobiology with certificates in Health in the Humanities and Biocore. I joined the Wickens Group in May 2021 where I have been working on a project using electrochemistry and arenes to synthesize site-selective and versatile intermediates that can be functionalized by a bi-phenyl-bi-sulfide molecule called thianthrene …

Etemi, Drilon

Biography Hi everyone! I am a senior majoring in chemistry and religious studies with a certificate in disability rights and services. I joined Dr. Moore at the USDA Forest Products Lab back in 2022 and have been researching North American vegetative foliage using GCxGC-TOFMS to characterize and identify trace medicinal compounds ever since! Participating in …

Gooley, Grace

Biography I’m a senior majoring in Chemistry with a certificate in Environmental Studies. I joined the Hermans group in January 2023. I am working on oxidation on MC chemistry using a flow reactor and using GC-MS for data analysis. Soon, we will analyze our reactor samples with x-rays. I will be working on my senior …

Patel, Khush

Biography Hi! I am a sophomore studying Neurobiology with a Data Science certificate. I joined the Saha Lab fall of 2022, where my project mainly focuses on manufacturing K9 CAR T Cells with the use of CRISPR. Specifically, my project this semester is to develop a CAR construct by utilizing restriction digest and ligation methods …

Plouff, Kylie

Biography Hi, I am a senior majoring in chemistry with a certificate in math and Asian American studies. I joined the Ge group Spring of 2022 and the Jin group Fall of 2022. I synthesize tunable iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs), which I then functionalize with a small molecule pan-kinase inhibitor. These NPs are used to …

Prosser, Brendan

Biography Hello! I am a junior double majoring in Biochemistry and Microbiology with a certificate in Global Health. I joined the Blackwell Group in February of 2022. I have worked on various projects involving the use of pan group agonists and pan group inhibitors of bacterial quorum sensing in S. epidermidis and S. aureus. Through …

Rudykh, Daria

Biography Daria is from Madison, WI. She’s currently majoring in chemical engineering and computer science. She joined the Boydston Group in March 2022 on the additive manufacturing team. Some of her many research interests include photochemistry, polymer science, superconductors, and more. Besides science, Daria loves playing the clarinet, cooking, and playing UNO with friends!

Sun, Lexi

Biography Hi, I am a senior majoring in Chemistry, and I am currently working in Hermans group doing CO2 hydrogenation to methanol with Cu, Ga, and Zr ternary catalysts. I am focusing on synthesizing the catalysts and I also do characterizations on the synthesized catalysts by using SEM, XRD, ICP, and temperature programmed reactions. If …