{"id":301,"date":"2020-02-26T12:54:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T17:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/perlstein\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:46:23","slug":"former-lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/perlstein\/people\/former-lab-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

Postdoctoral Researchers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dr. Wen Yi Low<\/a><\/strong>
\nPostdoctoral Researcher in the lab, 2022-2024
\nNow Assistant Instructional Professor, University of Chicago
\nPostdoctoral Associate Lecturer, Boston University
\nPh.D. in Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 2022
\nB.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry, Highest Distinction, National University of Singapore, 2017<\/p>\n

Dr. Kinjal Dave
\n<\/strong>Postdoctoral Researcher in the lab, 2019-2020
\nPostdoctoral Fellow, New England Biolabs
\nPh.D. in Chemistry, Weslyan University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Kelly Gay<\/strong>
\nPostdoctoral Researcher in the lab, 2015\u20132017
\nPh.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, 2015
\nB.A. Smith College<\/p>\n

Dr. Xin Sun<\/a><\/strong>
\nPostdoctoral Researcher in the lab, 2011\u20132014
\nPh.D. Brandeis University, 2014
\nB.A. University of California, Berkeley<\/p>\n

Dr. Jin Gao<\/strong>
\nPostdoctoral Researcher in the lab, 2010\u20132012
\nPh.D. State University of New York at Stony Brook<\/p>\n

Graduate Students<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dr. Anastasiya Buzuk<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Current Position – Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Daniel Nocera at Harvard University
\nPh.D. in Chemistry, Boston University, 2024
\nM.S. in Analytical Chemistry, Belarusian State University, 2016
\nB.S. in Chemistry, Belarusian State University, 2015<\/p>\n

Dr. Jackson Ho<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Current Position -Postdoctoral Fellow with the Shalhout Lab at Massachusetts Eye and Ear
\nPh.D. Student in Chemistry, Boston University, 2025
\nB.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University, 2019
\nB.S. in Chemistry, Penn State University, 2016<\/p>\n

Hannah Braverman<\/a><\/strong>
\nNow Staff Scientist, Columbia University
\nM.A. Student in Chemistry, Boston University, 2025
\nB.A. in Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College, 2023<\/p>\n

Dr. Christa Mol\u00e9<\/a><\/strong>
\nNow postdoc at New England Biolabs
\nPh.D. in Chemistry, Boston University, 2022
\nB.A. in Biochemistry, Quinnipiac University, 2016<\/p>\n

Dr. Melissa Marquez<\/a><\/strong>
\nNow postdoc at Harvard University, Dan Kahne’s Lab
\nPh.D. in Chemistry, Boston University, 2022
\nB.S. Mount Saint Mary’s University<\/p>\n

Chris Park<\/a>
\n<\/strong>BA\/MA student in the lab, 2019-2022 – Student Research Award for Best Talk at Chemistry Undergraduate Research Symposium (2022)
\nM.A. in Chemistry, Boston University, 2022
\nB.A. in Chemistry, Boston University, 2022<\/p>\n

Max Brown<\/a><\/strong>
\nBA\/MA student in the lab, 2021-2023
\nM.A. in Biotechnology, Boston University
\nB.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2023<\/p>\n

Sunnie Kong<\/a><\/strong>
\nBA\/MA student in the lab, 2019-2021
\nNow Ph.D. Student at University of California Berkeley
\nM.A. in Biotechnology, Boston University, 2021
\nB.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University 2021<\/p>\n

Yaxi Liu<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student in the lab, 2019-2021
\nM.A. in Chemistry, Boston University, 2021
\nB.S. in Chemical Biology, Peking University, 2018<\/p>\n

Dr. John Grossman<\/a><\/strong>
\nGraduate Student in the lab, 2012\u20132020
\nPh.D. Boston University, 2020
\nB.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<\/p>\n

Dr. Amanda Vo<\/a><\/strong>
\nGraduate Student in the lab, 2012\u20132018
\nPh.D. Boston University
\nB.S. University of Missouri at Columbia<\/p>\n

Stephanie Esonwune<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate & Graduate Student in the lab, 2015\u20132018 (Claire Luce Boothe Scholar, Summer 2018)
\nM.A. in Biotechnology, Boston University, 2018
\nB.A.in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2018<\/p>\n

Claudia Lee<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate and Graduate Student in the lab, 2015\u20132017
\nCurrently Research Scholar, Duke University in Rojagopal lab
\nPh.D. in Biochemistry, Duke University, 2024
\nM.A. in Biotechnology, Boston University, 2017
\nB.A.in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2017<\/p>\n

Nick Fleischman<\/a><\/strong>
\nGraduate Student in the lab, 2013\u20132015
\nM.A. in Chemistry, Boston University, 2015
\nB.S. University of California at Davis<\/p>\n

Christopher Neil<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate researcher in the lab, 2014\u20132015
\nCurrently Ph.D. Student in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado
\nIMED program at AstraZeneca, 2016-2018
\nM.A. in Biotechnology, Boston University, 2015
\nB.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2015<\/p>\n

Mary Froehlich<\/a><\/strong>
\nStudent Researcher in the lab, 2012\u20132014
\nM.D. University of Nevada, 2019
\nM.A. in Biotechnology, Boston University, 2014
\nB.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2014<\/p>\n

Dimitar Panayotov<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student in the lab, 2012\u20132013<\/p>\n

Alex Fronduto<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student in the lab, 2011\u20132012
\nB.S. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences<\/p>\n

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Postbaccalaureate Fellows<\/span><\/h3>\n

Melissa Valqui<\/a><\/strong>
\nPostbaccalaureate Fellow in the Perlstein Lab, Boston University, 2023-2024
\nCurrently Research Technician, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
\nB.A. in Chemistry: Biochemistry, Boston University, 2023<\/p>\n

Kazuma Kondo<\/a><\/strong>
\nPostbaccalaureate Fellow in the Perlstein Lab, Boston University, 2023-2024
\nCurrently Research Assistant in Prof. Martin Taylor’s lab, Brown University
\nB.A. in Chemistry: Chemical Biology, Boston University, 2023<\/p>\n

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Undergraduate Researchers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Soyoon Kang<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Researcher in the lab, 2022-2024
\nB.A. in Chemistry: Chemical Biology, Boston University, 2024<\/p>\n

Beatrice Wang<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Researcher in the lab, 2022-2024
\nNow Research Technician in the Eck lab at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
\nB.A. in Chemistry, Minor in Biology, Boston University, 2024<\/p>\n

Kassandra Wu<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Researcher in the lab, 2021-2023
\nNow medical student at University of Kansas
\nB.A. (Honors) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2023<\/p>\n

Leah Yim<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Research in the lab, 2021-2022
\nNow MD student, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
\nB.A. (Honors) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2022<\/p>\n

Anna Natrakul<\/strong>
\nB.A. in Biology: Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Boston University, 2022
\nUndergraduate Research Volunteer in the lab, Fall 2019<\/p>\n

Anthony Hushka<\/a><\/strong>
\nNow Postdoctoral Associate Lecturer, Boston University
\nPh.D. in Chemical Biology at Harvard Medical School, 2025
\nB.A. (Honors) in Chemistry, Boston University, 2020<\/p>\n

Chen Cheng Qi<\/strong>
\nNow MD student at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore
\nB.A. (Honors) in Chemistry, Boston University, 2019<\/p>\n

Bryan Seguinot<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate researcher in the lab, 2016\u20132019
\nNow Ph.D. student at Harvard University
\nB.A. (Honors) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2019<\/p>\n

Aissatou Diallo<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Student in the lab, 2016\u20132017
\nB.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2017<\/p>\n

Calina Glynn<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate in the lab, 2013\u20132016
\nPh.D. Biochemistry, UCLA, 2021
\nB.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2016<\/p>\n

Jessica Cosman<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate in the lab, 2014\u20132016
\nB.A. (Honors) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2016<\/p>\n

Cameron Peyvan<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate student in the lab, 2014\u20132015
\nB.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2015<\/p>\n

Grace Thole<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Student Researcher in the lab, 2012\u20132014; UROP NEB Scholar, Summer 2012
\nM.A. in Biotechnology, Boston University, 2014
\nB.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, 2014<\/p>\n

Mihayl Petkov<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Student in the lab, 2010\u20132012; CAS Summer Scholar, 2012
\nB.A. Boston University<\/p>\n

Tudor Gradinariu<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Student in the lab, 2011\u20132012
\nB.A. Boston University<\/p>\n

Harry Griffin<\/a><\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Student in the lab, 2012\u20132013<\/p>\n

Summer & Special Program Researchers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Abdul Foday<\/strong>
\nSummer Undergraduate Researcher, 2018 (NSF-REU Program)<\/p>\n

Kharastin Chea-Howard<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Student, Summer 2016 (NSF-REU Program)<\/p>\n

Zanub Hassan<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Student, Summer 2014 (NSF-REU Program)<\/p>\n

Mierzhati Mushajiang<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Student, Summer 2014 (NSF-REU Program)<\/p>\n

Isaac Banda<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Researcher, Summer 2012 (NSF-SURF Program)<\/p>\n

Alexxandra Guir<\/strong>
\nHigh School Student, Summer 2016 (GROW Program)<\/p>\n

Mikayla Grace<\/strong>
\nHigh School Student, Summer 2013 (RISE Program)<\/p>\n

Brahm Gardner<\/strong>
\nHigh School Student, Summer 2012 (RISE Program)<\/p>\n

Visiting Scholars<\/span><\/h3>\n

Iryana Ostash<\/strong>
\nVisiting Scholar in the lab, 2010\u20132011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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