Lab Members

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Ben Shen

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

Ben Shen

Christina Davis

Graduate Student

Education:
2017-2021, B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

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Anthony Hans

Graduate Student

Education:
2020-2024, B.Sc., Pharmaceutical Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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Mathew Chvasta

Graduate Student

Education:
2018-2022, B.S., Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Mathew holding a flask

Dong Yang

Assistant Research Professor

Education:
2010 – Ph.D., Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
2006 – M.S., Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China

Dong Yang

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

Chun Gui

Syam S. Neti

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Education:
2018-2025, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pennsylvania State University/University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
2017-2018, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Scripps Research, La Jolla, California
2010-2016, Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
2005-2010, B.S + M.S., Chemistry, Pondicherry University, India

Syam

Yuelan Li

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Education:
2023-2025, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.
2019-2023, Postdoctoral Researcher, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
2014-2019, Ph.D., Natural Product Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, China
2010-2014, B. S., Pharmacy, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Yuelan Li

Byeongsan Lee

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Education:
2024-2025, Postdoctoral Researcher, Korea Reseach Institute of Bioscience & BioTechnology, Cheongju, Korea
2016-2016, Clinical Researcher, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
2015-2016, Researcher of Formulations, Korea Prime Pharm CO. LTD., Wanju, Korea
2019-2024, Ph. D., Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
2016-2019, M.S, Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
2009-2015, B.S., Biology, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Korea

By Lee

Mark Schmidt-Dannert

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Education:
2021-2025, Ph.D. Biochemistry,  Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States
2017-2021, B.S Biochemistry & Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States

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