Group photo, March 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
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, VA
Abdul Castillo
5th year PhD student, VCU Chemistry
BS: Chemistry, University of Antioquia
Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
Angela Develin
5th year PhD student, VCU Chemical Biology
BS: Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University
Hometown: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Courtney Labrecque
5th year PhD student, VCU Chemical Biology
BS: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Richmond
Hometown: Rumson, New Jersey
Sara Walters
3rd year PhD Student, VCU Chemistry
BS: Chemical Engineering, BA: Chemistry, Virginia Tech
Hometown: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Rachel Signorelli
1st year PhD Student, VCU Chemistry
BS & MS: Chemistry, East Carolina University
Hometown: Apex, North Carolina
Jake Breeden
1st year PhD Student, VCU Chemistry
BS: Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University
Hometown: Glen Allen, Virginia
Lab Alumni:
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, September 2023
Group Photo, April 2023
Group photo, September 2022
Group photo, October 2019