Farah Abdullah
Undergraduate Researcher
fabdullah[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, Class of 2027
Hemin Chon
Undergraduate Researcher
heminc3[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, Class of 2018
Life after Lemkul Lab: Pharm.D. Student at Virginia Commonwealth University
Alex Corrigan
M.S. (2021)
alex7[at]vt.edu
B.S. Biochemistry, Virginia Tech (2019)
M.S. Thesis topic: polarization in p53 complexes
Life after Lemkul Lab: STEM iDEAS Associate, ChemTreat
Darcy Davidson
Ph.D. (2022)
ddav13[at]vt.edu
B.S. Biochemistry, Christopher Newport University (2017)
Ph.D. Dissertation topic: polarizable simulations of amyloidogenic proteins
Life after Lemkul Lab: Structural & Computational Biologist, GenenTech
Azaan Dawson
Undergraudate researcher
azaand[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, class of 2026
Life after Lemkul Lab: post-baccalaureate researcher at Yale University
Tanner Dean
Undergraduate Researcher
tanner99[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, Class of 2021
Life after Lemkul Lab: Ph.D. Student at the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
Sam Farrokhpoor
M.S. (2024)
fsam99[at]vt.edu
Life after Lemkul Lab: took a position with Metabolon
Bekah Fogarty
M.S. (2024)
rfogarty[at]vt.edu
M.S. Thesis topic: dynamics of G-quadruplexes and impact of mutations
Life after Lemkul Lab: Medical College of Wisconsin
Laura Gil Pineda
Ph.D. (2026)
lgilpineda[at]vt.edu
B.S. Chemistry with Honors, focus on Biochemistry, Universidad Icesi (2019)
B.S. Pharmaceutical Chemistry with Honors, Universidad Icesi (2019)
Ph.D. Dissertation topic: optimization of enhanced sampling methods for simulating intrinsically disordered and amyloidogenic proteins
Life after Lemkul Lab: research scientist in the Brown Lab
Patrick Gilles
M.S. (2026)
pgilles[at]vt.edu
B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Computer Science, Virginia Tech (2025)
M.S. thesis topic: machine learned collective variables for sampling amyloidogenic protein conformational ensembles
Life after Lemkul Lab: software engineer at Epic Healthcare
Zachary Hoyer
Undergraduate Researcher
zackh20[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry and Clinical Neuroscience, Class of 2024
Life after Lemkul Lab: post-baccalaureate program at Brown University
Jesse Janoski
Undergraduate Researcher
jwhite96[at]vt.edu
Honors Biochemistry and Biological Sciences major, Class of 2018
Life after Lemkul Lab: Ph.D. Student in Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech
Josh Kraus
Undergraduate Researcher
kjosh16[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, Class of 2020
Life after Lemkul Lab: Ph.D. Student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Kait Malewicz
Ph.D. (2026)
kaitlynbm[at]vt.edu
B.S. Biology, Stony Brook University (2018)
Ph.D. Dissertation topic: dynamics of voltage-gated sodium channels and mutation-dependent changes in tetrodotoxin binding
Haley Michel
Ph.D. (2025)
hmichel[at]vt.edu
B.S. Biochemistry, The University of Akron (2020)
Ph.D. dissertation topic: computer-aided drug design against G-quadruplexes
Life after Lemkul Lab: Scientist III at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
Candace Miller
Undergraduate Researcher
mcandace[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, Class of 2024
Life after Lemkul Lab: Pharmacy technician at CVS
Esmat Mohammadi
Ph.D. (2026)
esmat[at]vt.edu
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran (2013)
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Guilan (2016)
Ph.D. Dissertation topic: dynamics of polysaccharides and carbohydrate-degrading enzymes and computer-aided drug design for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Julia Montgomery
Ph.D. (2024)
juliamontgomery[at]vt.edu
B.S. Chemistry, St. Joseph's College (2019)
Ph.D. dissertation topic: polarization of membrane proteins and small molecules in membranes
Life after Lemkul Lab: Computational Protein Engineer at RevivBio
Siena Morlatt
Undergraduate Researcher
siena[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, Class of 2024
Life after Lemkul Lab: AmeriCorps
Hao Nguyen
Undergraduate Researcher
h90n[at]vt.edu
Computer Engineering major and Biomedical Engineering minor, Class of 2019
Marcelo D. Polêto
Postdoctoral Associate
mdpoleto[at]vt.edu
Postdoc, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (2019-2020)
D.Sc. Cell and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2019)
M.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2016)
B.S. Biochemistry, Federal University of Viçosa (2015)
Life after Lemkul Lab: postdoc, University of São Paulo
Danielle Porier
Undergraduate Researcher
danip[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, Class of 2018
Life after Lemkul Lab: Ph.D. Student in Entomology at Virginia Tech
Brian Ratnasinghe
M.S. (2021)
brianrat[at]vt.edu
B.S. Biochemistry, Virginia Tech (2019)
M.S. Thesis topic: DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes
Life after Lemkul Lab: Medical College of Wisconsin
Alexa Salsbury
Ph.D. (2021)
asalsbur[at]vt.edu
B.S. Biochemistry with Honors, Eastern Michigan University (2016)
Dissertation topic: dynamics and ion interactions of DNA G-quadruplexes
Life after Lemkul Lab: Data Scientist and Outreach Coordinator, NCBI
Igor Soares Canuto
Undergraduate Researcher
igors21[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry and Systems Biology major, Class of 2026
Life after Lemkul Lab: researcher in the Sun lab
Shelby Waters
Undergraduate Researcher
shelbyw[at]vt.edu
Human Development major, Class of 2024
Life after Lemkul Lab: pursuing Human Development degree
Karlie Wysong
Undergraduate Researcher
karliew[at]vt.edu
Biochemistry major, Class of 2020
Life after Lemkul Lab: M.S. Student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
Yue (Amira) Yu
Postdoctoral Associate
yyu225[at]vt.edu
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky (2017)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky (2014)
B.S. Process Equipment and Control Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (2014)
Life after Lemkul Lab: Senior Research Facilitator at the University of California, Merced