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
Christina Davis
Graduate Student
Education:
2017-2021, B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Anthony Hans
Graduate Student
Education:
2020-2024, B.Sc., Pharmaceutical Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Mathew Chvasta
Graduate Student
Education:
2018-2022, B.S., Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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
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
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
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
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
Seiya Ishizawa
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Education:
2021-2025, Ph.D., Chemistry, North Carolina State University, North Carolina
2019-2021, M.S., Chemistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
2015-2019, B. S., Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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
