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CURRENT TEAM MEMBERS
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Postdoctoral Associate – Dr. Subhadip De | Joined in Summer 2024
Ph.D., IISER Bhopal, India (w/ Alakesh Bisai); 2010-2016
Postdoctoral Associate, SIOC, China (w/ Dawei Ma); 2016-2018
Postdoctoral Associate, Colorado State University (w/ Robert M. Williams); 2018-2020
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Florida (w/ Alex Grenning); 2020-2022
Senior Research Investigator, Syngene International Limited, India; 2022-2024
Favorite Reaction: Staudinger reaction
Hobbies outside of Lab: Spending time with my family and friends, Cooking and Playing cards.
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Ph.D. Student – Andy McCabe | Joined in Spring 2024
B.S. in Chemistry, Ithaca College
Favorite Reaction: Finkelstein Reaction
Hobbies Outside of Lab: I coach rowing for the Minneapolis Rowing Club and play the bass guitar
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Ph.D. Student – Juan Sanfiel | Joined in Fall 2021
B.A. in Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
Follow me on LinkedIn!Favorite reaction: Sakurai allylation
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Ph.D. Student – Akash Gogate | Joined in Fall 2021
B.S. in Chemistry, Emory University
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota
Favorite Reaction: Soai Reaction
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Ph.D. Student – Dylan Smith | joined in Fall 2022
B.S. in Chemistry from Chatham University in 2019
Favorite Reaction: the Chichibabin Reaction
Hobbies: disc golfing, checking out local breweries, and spending time with friends
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Ph.D. Student – Avneesh Kumar | Joined in Fall 2022
BS-MS, IISER Kolkata, India
Favorite Reaction: Beckmann Rearrangement
Hobbies Outside of Lab: Cooking, Swimming and listening to music
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Ph.D. Student – Brenna Pazour | Joined in Fall 2024
B.S. in Chemistry, Iowa State University
Favorite Reaction: Upjohn Dihydroxylation
Hobbies Outside of Lab: Dancing, crocheting, hiking, and skiing!
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Ph.D. Student – Fatima Martinez | Joined in Fall 2025
B.S. in Biochemistry with Criminology minor, Cal Poly Pomona
Favorite Reaction: Tetrazine Ligation
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Ph.D. Student – Evelyn Partridge | Joined in Fall 2025
B.S. in Chemistry, Haverford College
Favorite Reaction: Corey-Seebach Umpolung Reaction
Hobbies Outside of Lab: Drawing, skateboarding, playing & listening to music :)
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Ph.D. Student – Max Hrigora | Joined in Fall 2025
B.S. in Biomolecular Sciences, University of Michigan
Favorite Reaction: Reiche Formylation
Hobbies outside of the lab: Printmaking! Rollerblading! Adventuring!
ALUMNI
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Matthew Albritton
Matthew was an undergraduate researcher in Grenning Lab ca. 2019 – 2021.
B.S. University of Florida
Current position: Graduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Mariana Alves, M.S.
Mariana was a graduate student in our lab ca. 2018 – 2022
B.S. Florida State University
M.S. University of Florida
Current Position: Novartis Inc.; Research Scientist II.
LinkedIn
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Dr. Fabien Emmetiere, Ph.D.
Fabien was a graduate student in the lab.
Ph.D. – University of Florida 2020
Currently at Amgen; Senior Associate Scientist
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Dr. Ehsan Fereyduni, Ph.D.
Graduated in 2020 from UF with Ph.D.
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Dr. Anghelo Gangano, Ph.D.
B.S. in Biology and Chemistry, Concordia University
Ph.D. University of Florida Fall 2024
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Liban Jirmo
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Dr. Ouidad Lahtigui, Ph.D.
Ouidad was a graduate student in the lab
Ph.D. – University of Florida 2020
PDF at EPFL
Current Position: Syngenta; Process Chemistry -
Dr. Morgane Mando, Ph.D.
Morgane was a postdoctoral associate in the lab from Fall 2023 – Summer 2025
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
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Dr. Primali Navaratne, Ph.D.
Primali was a graduate student in the lab.
Ph.D. University of Florida 2019
Postdoc at Caltech
Current Position: Amgen; Scientist
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Dr. Aleksandra (Sasha) Nilova
Sasha was a postdoc in the lab ca. 2020 – 2023.
Ph.D. Portland State University
Current Position: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) postdoc
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Abdias Noel
Abdias was a graduate student in the lab ca. 2021 – 2022.
B.S. University of Florida
Current position: Graduate Student, University of Michigan
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Richard Schroeder, M.S.
Richard was a graduate student in the lab.
M.S University of Florida 2019
Currently at Novartis Institutes; Research Scientist II
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Dr. Sarah Scott, Ph.D.
Sarah was a graduate student in the lab
Ph.D. University of Florida 2020
Currently at GSK; Investigator
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Roberto Serrano
Roberto was an undergraduate in the lab ca. 2017 – 2019
B.S. University of Florida
Currently Roberto is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry at University of Illinois
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Dr. Breanna Tomiczek, Ph.D.
Breanna was a graduate student in the lab ca 2017 – 2022.
B.S. in Chemistry, Saint Vincent College
Ph.D. University of Florida 2022
Current Position: Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
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Dr. Vincent Vedovato, Ph.D.
Vincent was a postdoc in the lab ca. 2021 – 2023
Ph.D. University of Oxford (w/ Michael Willis)
Postdoc University of Florida
Current Position: VITO; Chemistry Research Engineer
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Dr. Peter Vertesaljai, Ph.D.
Peter was a graduate student in the lab.
Ph.D. University of Florida 2019
Current Position: Richter Gedeon Nyrt.; Senior Research Scientist
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Katie White
Katie was a graduate student in the lab ca 2017 – 2019.
B.S. University of Florida
Katie is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry at UCLA.