Group photo, December 2024
PI: Brian Fuglestad
Assistant Professor, VCU Department of Chemistry (2019-present)
Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate: UPenn, (2013-2019)
PhD: University of California, San Diego (2007-2013)
BS: Oklahoma State University (2003-2007)
Hometown: Mustang, Oklahoma
Aaron Birchfield
Post-doctoral Fellow, started March 2024
PhD: East Tennessee State University, Biomedical Sciences/Biochemistry (2019-2023)
MS: East Tennessee State University, Biology (2016-2019)
BS: East Tennessee State University, Chemistry (2012-2016)
Hometown: Bristol, Virginia
Abdul Castillo
Research Associate, VCU Chemistry
PhD: VCU Chemistry, 2024.
BS: Chemistry, University of Antioquia
Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
Sara Walters
4th year PhD Student, VCU Chemistry
BS: Chemical Engineering, BA: Chemistry, Virginia Tech
Hometown: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Rachel Signorelli
2nd year PhD Student, VCU Chemistry
BS & MS: Chemistry, East Carolina University
Hometown: Apex, North Carolina
Jake Breeden
2nd year PhD Student, VCU Chemistry
BS: Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University
Hometown: Glen Allen, Virginia
Kelly Petersen
1st year PhD student, VCU Chemistry
BS: Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University
Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia
Mackenzie Smith
1st year PhD student, Chem. Bio.
BS: Biochemistry
Hometown: Gloucester, Virginia
Allyson Payne
Sophomore in Chemical Engineering, VCU
Hometown: Galax, Virginia
Kyla Kang
Junior in Biology, Chemistry Minor, VCU
Hometown: Fiarfax, Virginia
Lab Alumni, Graduate students:
Dr. Angela Develin, PhD in Chemical Biology, 2019-2024, currently a post-doc at Boehringer Ingelheim.
Dr. Courtney Labrecque, PhD in Chemical Biology, 2019 - 2024, currently a post-doc at UCLA.
Lab Alumni, Undergraduates and REU students:
George Zorn (Undergraduate, 2022 - 2023)
Sakinah Owens (Undergraduate, 2021 - 2022)
Alana Thomas-Yates (Undergraduate, 2022)
Olympia Otulakowski (REU student 2022, Gannon University)
Farheen Zaman (Undergraduate, 2020 - 2022)
Nadia Ali (Undergraduate, 2019-2022)
Aubree Nolan (REU student 2021, Gannon University)
Jed Kucharczk (Undergraduate, joint student with the Hartman lab)
Group photo, March 2024
Group photo, September 2023
Group Photo, April 2023
Group photo, September 2022
Group photo, October 2019