Current Group Members
Marvin J. Meyers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Saint Louis University
Email: mmeyers8@slu.edu
Phone: 314-977-5197
I received my BA in chemistry from Dordt College (Iowa) and my PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois. From 2000-2010, I worked as a medicinal chemist in drug discovery at Pfizer where I worked on new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and pain. In 2010, I joined a team of scientists at SLU working on discovering new drugs for rare and neglected diseases. In 2018, I transitioned to the Department of Chemistry at SLU where we continue to work on new drug discovery for infectious and other diseases.
Links: ORCID iD, NCBI My Bibliography.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Saint Louis University
Email: mmeyers8@slu.edu
Phone: 314-977-5197
I received my BA in chemistry from Dordt College (Iowa) and my PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois. From 2000-2010, I worked as a medicinal chemist in drug discovery at Pfizer where I worked on new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and pain. In 2010, I joined a team of scientists at SLU working on discovering new drugs for rare and neglected diseases. In 2018, I transitioned to the Department of Chemistry at SLU where we continue to work on new drug discovery for infectious and other diseases.
Links: ORCID iD, NCBI My Bibliography.
Dr. Makafui (Mark) Gasonoo
Post-doc, 2019-present (HBV/HSV and Cryptosporidium projects)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Northern Illinois
Post-doc, 2019-present (HBV/HSV and Cryptosporidium projects)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Northern Illinois
Dr. Haresh Thakellapalli
Department Lab Coordinator, 2019-present
Post-doc, 2018-2019 (VLA4 and RelMtb projects)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of West Virginia
Department Lab Coordinator, 2019-present
Post-doc, 2018-2019 (VLA4 and RelMtb projects)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of West Virginia
Edmund Oboh,
Graduate Student, 2018-present (Cryptosporidium project)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Cape Coast
Graduate Student, 2018-present (Cryptosporidium project)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Cape Coast
Tanner Schubert
Graduate Student, 2018-present (Plasmodium project)
B.S. Chemistry, Saint Louis University
Graduate Student, 2018-present (Plasmodium project)
B.S. Chemistry, Saint Louis University
Maryam Zangli
Graduate Student, 2018-present (HSV project)
B.S. Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
M.S. Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Graduate Student, 2018-present (HSV project)
B.S. Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
M.S. Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Brylon Denman
Undergraduate, Biochemistry, 2018-present (RANKL project)
Undergraduate, Biochemistry, 2018-present (RANKL project)
Carlos Kamal
Undergraduate, Neuroscience, 2018-present (Cryptococcus project)
Undergraduate, Neuroscience, 2018-present (Cryptococcus project)
Clayton Monia
Undergraduate, Health Sciences, 2018-present (Tuberculosis project)
Undergraduate, Health Sciences, 2018-present (Tuberculosis project)
Emmy Philo
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2019-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2019-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Andrew Van Nispen
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2019-present (HBV/HSV project)
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2019-present (HBV/HSV project)
Former Group Members
Undergraduate student researchers and summer interns
- Lexi Overton, Summer REU 2019
- Samantha Brosend, Summer REU 2019
- Adriana Maribona, 2017-2019
- Radhika Patel, 2017-2019
- Ghazal Shami Alshlabi, Summer REU 2018
- Tanner Schubert, 2016-2018
- Ryan Engleman, 2016-2017
- Sebastian Chirayil, 2016-2018
- Albina Abdullaeva, 2014-2016
- Alekya Tummala, 2014-2015
- Elizabeth Anderson, 2013-2015
- Maximillian Bourdillon, Summer 2014
- Thomas Krenning, 2013-2014
- Anjanette Smith, Summer 2013
- Tyler Zahrli, Summer 2012
- Sarah McNitt, 2012-2014
