Arpita Agrawal
Arpita is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is working on inhibitors of zinc metalloproteinases. She joined the Cohen Group in January of 2006.
Jessica Fullagar
Jessica is a graduate of Fairfield University. She is working on metalloprotein inhibitors. She joined the Cohen Group in January of 2009.
Sergio Garibay
Sergio is a graduate of Cal State Bakersfield. He is working on metal-organic frameworks. He joined the Cohen Group in January of 2007.
Jennifer Jacobsen (U)
Jennifer is an undergraduate at U.C. San Diego majoring in chemistry. She is working on new ligands and metalloenzyme inhibitors. She joined the Cohen Group in January of 2006.
Jody Major Jourden, Ph.D.
Jody is a graduate of Northwestern U., where she worked with Prof. Thomas Meade. She joined the Cohen Group in June of 2008 to work on metalloprotein inhibitors.
Joseph Nguyen, Ph.D.
Joe is a graduate of the University of Kansas, where he worked in the area of materials chemistry with Prof. Andrew Borovik. He is working in the area of metal-organic frameworks. He joined the Cohen Group in September of 2008.
Mathieu Rouffet, Ph.D.
Mathieu will return to the group in January 2008, upon completing his dissertation at Reims U., France. He will be working on the development of metalloenzyme inhibitors.
Kristine Tanabe
Kristine is a graduate of U.C. Irvine. She is working on metal-organic frameworks. She joined the Cohen Group in January of 2006.
Christoph Volkringer, Ph.D.
Christoph is a graduate of the University of Versailles, where he worked in the area of metal-organic framework chemistry with Prof. Gerard Ferey. He is continuing to work on on metal-organic frameworks. He joined the Cohen Group in February of 2009.
Zhenqiang 'Rick' Wang, Ph.D.
Rick is a graduate of the University of South Florida, where he worked in the area of supramolecular chemistry with Prof. Mike Zaworotko. He is working on on metal-organic frameworks. He joined the Cohen Group in February of 2007.
Former Group Members
Visiting Scholars
Mitchell R. Malachowski (U.S.D.) - Supramolecular Chemistry
Gay Olivier-Lilley (Point Loma Nazarine) - Metalloregulatory Proteins
Postdoctoral Researchers
Jay R. Stork (U.C. Davis) - Supramolecular Chemistry
Yilong Yan (U. Hong Kong) - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors
Vishakha Monga (U.B.C.) - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors
Drew L. Murphy (U.S.C.) - Supramolecular Chemistry
Graduate Students
Faith E. Jacobsen - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors (Ph.D., Sept. 2007)
Jana A. Lewis - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors (Ph.D., Mar. 2007)
Misha V. Golynskiy - Metalloregulatory Proteins (Ph.D., Jan. 2007)
David T. Puerta - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors (Ph.D., Jan. 2006)
Sara R. Halper - Supramolecular Chemistry (Ph.D., Jan. 2006)
Emily Dugan - Supramolecular Chemistry
Scot A. Lieser - Metalloregulatory Proteins
Talib C. Davis - Metalloregulatory Proteins
Undergraduate Students
Melissa T. Miller (U.C. San Diego) - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors (June 2008 - Oct. 2009, research associate)
Marilyn R. Okamura (U.C. San Diego) - Supramolecular Chemistry (June 2007 - 2008)
Van S. Thoi (U.C. San Diego) - Supramolecular Chemistry (June 2005 - 2008)
Charles Holz (U.C. San Diego) - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors (Feb. - Nov. 2007)
Daniel Cordaro (Ithaca College) - Supramolecular Chemistry (Summer 2006)
Loi Do (U.C. San Diego) - Supramolecular Chemistry
Ba L. Tran (U.C. San Diego) - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors
Joseph Kliegman (Reed College) - Metalloregulatory Proteins (Summer 2005)
Alexis Kaushansky (Harvey Mudd College) - Metalloproteinase Inhibitors (Summer 2002)
Heather M. Delaney (U.C. Irvine) - Supramolecular Chemistry (Summer 2002)
Carmen Velez de Jesus (U. of Puerto Rico, Rio Pedras) - Metalloregulatory Proteins (Summer 2002)
David Tat (U.C. San Diego) - Supramolecular Chemistry