Current Members

ADMINSTRATIVE STAFF

Kathy Fritz
• Administrative Lab Coordinator
• kfritz(at)scripps.edu

 

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Sourav Bera, PD2
• sbera(at)scripps.edu
• CNRS Postdoc Fellow
• joint w/ Jazzar Lab
• Postdoc, Rutgers University, 2021–2024 (M. Szostak)
• Postdoc, RWTH Aachen, 2020–2021 (R.M. Koenigs)
• Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, 2020, IIT Kharagpur (M.S. Maji)
• M.S. in Chemistry, 2014, IIT Kharagpur (D. Mal)

Masahiro Masuda, PD1
• mmasud(at)scripps.edu
• Scientist, Shionogi & Co, Ltd. (2019–present)
• Ph.D. in Applied Biological Chemistry, 2019, University of Tokyo (H. Takikawa)
• M.Sc., Gifu Pharmaceutical University (H. Sajiki) 2016
• B.Sc., Gifu Pharmaceutical University (H. Sajiki) 2014

Anne Ravn, PD3
• aravn(at)scripps.edu
•  Independent Research Fund of Denmark International Postdoc Fellow
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2020, Aarhus University, Denmark (T. Skrydstrup)
• B.Sc. Aarhus University, Denmark (K. Gothelf, 2015

Christopher Rybak, PD1
• starting soon!
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, 2025, Purdue University (C. Uyeda)
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2019, Iowa State University (G. Kraus)

GRADUATE STUDENTS



Jaehan Bae, G1
• jbae(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2024, Chung-Ang University (E. J. Cho)



Yilin Cao, G4
• yicao(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2022, UC Santa Barbara (B. H. Lipshutz)



Katherine De La Fuente, G3
• kdelafuente(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2021, UC Berkeley (R. Sarpong)



Wenji He, G4
• wehe(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2022, Nankai University (G. Chen)



Yiyao Hu, G3
• yhu(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2023, Nankai University (G. Chen; Y. Tang)



Al Vicente Riano Lisboa, G3
• alisboa(at)scripps.edu
• joint w/ Blackmond Lab
• M.S. in Chemistry, 2023, University of Michigan (M.S. Sanford)
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2022, University of Michigan



Zhouyang (Hermione) Ren, G3
• zren(at)scripps.edu
• joint w/ Cravatt Lab
• M.S. in Chemistry, 2023, Northwestern University (R. Thompson; J. Li)
• B.A. in Chemistry, 2023, Northwestern University



Aimee Bangerter, G2
• aschill(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2024, Brigham Young University (D. J. Michaelis)



Ningxi Song, G2
• nsong(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2024, National University of Singapore (M. J. Koh)



Juntao Sun, G5
• jusun(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2020, Nankai University (B.-T. Guan)



Madison Wagner, G4
• mwagner(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2022, CSU San Marcos (R. G. Iafe)



Shenghua Yang, G5
• shyang(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2021, UCSD (Y. Tor; P.S. Baran)

VISITING GRADUATE STUDENTS

Phornphan Yongpanich
• His Majesty the King Honour Celebration Scholarship
• Ph.D. student at Chulabhorn Graduate Institute (CGI) (J. Tummatorn)
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2020, Silpakorn University

UNDERGRADUATES

Beverly Mei
• bmei(at)ucsd.edu
• B.S. in Biochemistry, 2027, UCSD

Weijie Zhang
• weijiez(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Chemistry, 2026, Nankai University

Xianghao (Jeffrey) Zhang
• jeffreyz(at)scripps.edu
• B.S. in Natural Sciences, 2026, Cambridge University

HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS

Lucas Kauffman
• starting soon!
• La Jolla Country Day School

William Liu
• starting soon!
• Rancho Bernardo High School

GROUP MASCOT





Hermione, 8th Year Puppy





Kingsley, 2nd Year Puppy