Current Group Members
Marvin J. Meyers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Saint Louis University
Email: mmeyers8@slu.edu
Phone: 314-977-5197
To schedule a meeting: https://marvinmeyers.youcanbook.me/
Links: ORCID iD, NCBI My Bibliography, Google Scholar.
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.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Saint Louis University
Email: mmeyers8@slu.edu
Phone: 314-977-5197
To schedule a meeting: https://marvinmeyers.youcanbook.me/
Links: ORCID iD, NCBI My Bibliography, Google Scholar.
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.
Dr. Makafui (Mark) Gasonoo
Post-doc, 2019-present (HBV and Cryptosporidium projects)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Northern Illinois
Post-doc, 2019-present (HBV and Cryptosporidium projects)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Northern Illinois
Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Jentsch
Post-doc, 2021-present (Cryptosporidium project; Cryptococcus project)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern Mississippi
Post-doc, 2021-present (Cryptosporidium project; Cryptococcus project)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Southern Mississippi
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 and Cryptosporidium projects)
B.S. Chemistry, Saint Louis University
Graduate Student, 2018-present (Plasmodium and Cryptosporidium projects)
B.S. Chemistry, Saint Louis University
Maryam Zangi
Graduate Student, 2018-present (HSV, HBV and Cryptosporidium projects)
B.S. Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
M.S. Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Graduate Student, 2018-present (HSV, HBV and Cryptosporidium projects)
B.S. Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology
M.S. Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Evan Miller
Graduate Student, Chemical Biology, 2019-present (FSHD muscular dystrophy project)
Primary mentor: Dr. Fran Sverdrup (SLU Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Secondary mentor: Dr. Meyers
Graduate Student, Chemical Biology, 2019-present (FSHD muscular dystrophy project)
Primary mentor: Dr. Fran Sverdrup (SLU Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Secondary mentor: Dr. Meyers
Samantha (Sam) Brosend
Graduate Student, 2020-present (Cryptococcal Meningitis Project)
B.S. Biochemistry, Monmouth College
Graduate Student, 2020-present (Cryptococcal Meningitis Project)
B.S. Biochemistry, Monmouth College
Katie Richter
Graduate Student, 2021-present (TB project)
B.S. Chemistry, Monmouth College
Graduate Student, 2021-present (TB project)
B.S. Chemistry, Monmouth College
Hannah Lupton
Graduate Student, Biomedical PhD program, 2021-present (FSHD muscular dystrophy project)
Primary mentor: Dr. Fran Sverdrup (SLU Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Secondary mentor: Dr. Meyers
Graduate Student, Biomedical PhD program, 2021-present (FSHD muscular dystrophy project)
Primary mentor: Dr. Fran Sverdrup (SLU Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Secondary mentor: Dr. Meyers
Miguel Campos
SLU McNair Scholar Program
Undergraduate, Chemistry (Washington University in St. Louis), 2019-present (Cryptococcal Meningitis project)
SLU McNair Scholar Program
Undergraduate, Chemistry (Washington University in St. Louis), 2019-present (Cryptococcal Meningitis project)
Hannah Peek
Undergraduate, Chemical Biology & Pharmacology, 2020-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Undergraduate, Chemical Biology & Pharmacology, 2020-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Aaron Burroughs
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2021-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2021-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Caroline Christ
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2021-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2021-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Lane Hartman
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2021-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2021-present (Cryptosporidium project)
Ethan James
Undergraduate, Biochemistry, 2021-present (FSHD project)
Undergraduate, Biochemistry, 2021-present (FSHD project)
Former Group Members
Diana Urbina
Current: Pattonville High School
Summer research 2021
Current: Pattonville High School
Summer research 2021
Nicole Shapiro
Current: Webster University, chemistry
Summer REU 2021
Current: Webster University, chemistry
Summer REU 2021
Emmy Philo
Current: Air Force, medical school
SLU Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2019-2021 (Cryptosporidium project)
Current: Air Force, medical school
SLU Undergraduate, Chemistry, 2019-2021 (Cryptosporidium project)
Andrew Van Nispen
Current: medical school
SLU Undergraduate, Biochemistry, 2019-2021 (HBV project)
Current: medical school
SLU Undergraduate, Biochemistry, 2019-2021 (HBV project)
Dr. Haresh Thakellapalli
Current: Research Scientist at AviSyn/Pfizer, Groton, CT
Post-doc, 2018-2019 (VLA4 and RelMtb projects)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of West Virginia
Current: Research Scientist at AviSyn/Pfizer, Groton, CT
Post-doc, 2018-2019 (VLA4 and RelMtb projects)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of West Virginia
Brylon Denman
Current: Chemistry graduate school at the University of Minnesota
SLU Undergraduate, Biochemistry, 2018-2020 (RANKL and Cryptosporidium projects)
Current: Chemistry graduate school at the University of Minnesota
SLU Undergraduate, Biochemistry, 2018-2020 (RANKL and Cryptosporidium projects)
Carlos Kamal
Current: SLU Medical Anatomy and Physiology Post-Baccalaureate program
SLU Undergraduate, Neuroscience, 2018-2020 (Cryptococcus project)
Current: SLU Medical Anatomy and Physiology Post-Baccalaureate program
SLU Undergraduate, Neuroscience, 2018-2020 (Cryptococcus project)
Clayton Monia
Current: MS in Medical Physiology at Loyola Chicago
SLU Undergraduate, Health Sciences, 2018-2020 (Tuberculosis project)
Current: MS in Medical Physiology at Loyola Chicago
SLU Undergraduate, Health Sciences, 2018-2020 (Tuberculosis project)
Undergraduate student researchers and summer interns (pre-2020)
- 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
