Ben Shen
Co-Chair and Professor, Department of Chemistry
Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine
Director, Natural Products Discovery Center at Scripps Research
Education:
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1991
M.S., Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1984
B.S., Chemistry, Hangzhou University, China, 1982
Christina Davis
Graduate Student
Education:
2017-2021, B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Lucas Fluegel
Graduate Student
Education:
2016-2020, B.S., Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dong Yang
Assistant Research Professor
Education:
2010 – Ph.D., Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
2006 – M.S., Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
Chun Gui
Staff Scientist
Education:
2012-2018, Ph.D., Marine Science, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
2008-2012, B.S., Biotechnology, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, China
Andrew Steele
Staff Scientist
Education:
2018 – Ph.D., Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 – B.S., Chemistry, Mathematics minor, Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania
Lukas Lauterbach
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Education:
2016-2021, Ph.D., Chemistry, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2014-2016, M.Sc., Chemistry, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2011-2014, B.Sc., Chemistry, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Binbin Gu
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Education:
2020-2024, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2018-2020, Postdoctoral Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
2015-2018, Ph.D., Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
2010-2014, M.S., Marine Biology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
2006-2010, B. S., Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
Yuan Jin
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Education:
2022-2024, Postdoctoral Researcher, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
2021-2022, Postdoctoral Researcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
2018-2021, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
2015-2018, M.Sc., Chemistry, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan
2008-2012, B.E., Chemical Engineering, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou, China
Anita Riggs
Administrative Assistant
