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Graduate Students

Stacey McDonald
  • Ph.D. 2015 (01/2012–05/2015)
  • Current: Consultant, Windrose Consulting Group
Gerardo (Jerry) X. Ortiz
  • Ph.D. 2016 (08/2011–08/2016)
  • Current: Sr. Scientist, Cascade Chemistry, Oregon
Chuck Hendrick
  • Ph.D, 2017 (01/2012–05/2017)
  • Current: Scientist, Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Junu Bae
  • Ph.D. 2018 (01/2014–08/2018)
  • Current: Medicine Residency, Washington University
Katie Bitting
  • Ph.D. 2018 (01/2014–08/2018)
  • Current: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, West Virginia State University
Brett Hemric
  • Ph.D. 2018 (01/2014–08/2018)
  • Current: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, The University of Tampa, Florida
Lingyan Du
  • M.S. 2019 (01/2012–04/2019)
Colton Ku
  • M.S. 2019 (01/2018–07/2019)
Seoyoung Cho
  • Ph.D. 2021 (01/2016–05/2021)
  • Current: Senior Research Investigator, Incyte Corp, Delaware
Hyejin Park
  • Ph.D. 2022 (01/2018–05/2022)
  • Current: Senior Scientist, Jnana Therapeutics, Boston, MA
Christina Hanson
  • M.S. 2022 (01/2020–04/2022)
Yungeun Kwon
  • Ph.D. 2022 (01/2018–07/2022)
  • Current: Process Chemist, Seagen Inc, Seattle, WA
Andrew Nguyen
  • M.S. 2023 (01/2020–11/2023)
  • Current: Research Associate, EpiCypher, Inc. Durham, NC

Maria Velopolcek

  • Ph.D. 2024 (01/2020–07/2024)

Postdoctoral Associates

Dr. Zhilong Chen
  • Postdoc (09/2013–10/2014)
  • Ph.D. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2013
  • Current: Associate Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Dr. Kun Shen
  • Postdoc (08/2013–03/2018)
  • Ph.D. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), 2013
  • Current: Associate Professor, Wuhan University, China
Dr. Chuan Liu
  • Postdoc (09/2015–08/2017)
  • Ph.D. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), 2015
  • Current: Director of Chemistry at HitGen, Chengdu, China
Dr. Chengmin Wang
  • Postdoc (01/2018–01/2019)
  • Ph.D. RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 2017
  • Current: Professor of Chemistry, Jinan University, China
Dr. Wei Zhang
  • Postdoc (01/2018–04/2021)
  • Ph.D. Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012
  • Postdoc: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2014–2017
  • Current: Associate Professor of Chemistry, Hebei Normal University, China

Undergraduate Students

Barbara Blachut
  • 05/2012–08/2012, Howard Hughes Research Fellows Program
  • B.S. Chemistry, Duke University, 2015
  • Medical School, Washington University in St. Louis, 2015
Andy Chen
  • 01/2017–05/2019
  • B.S. Chemistry, Duke University, 2019
  • Medical School, Indiana University, 2019
Jeffery Cornelison
  • 09/2014–05/2016
  • B.S. Chemistry, Duke University, 2016
  • Graduate School, Emory University, 2016
Kathy Dai
  • 05/2015–05/2016, Howard Hughes Research Fellows Program
  • B.S. Duke University, 2018
Jonathan Dean
  • 2022 Summer, Visiting student, MARC U-STAR Research Fellow
  • NSF GRFP Recipient, 2023
  • Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2023
Jackson Eckert
  • 01/2013–05/2013
  • B.A. Chemistry, Duke University, 2016
Natalie Fahey
  • 01/2013–05/2013
  • B.S. Engineering, Duke University, 2015
  • M.S. Northwestern University, 2017
Zach Glassband
  • 05/2023–05/2024
  • B.A. Chemistry, Duke University, 2024
Hubert Huang
  • 09/2011–06/2012
  • B.S. Chemistry, Duke University, 2012
  • Graduate School, Harvard Univeristy, 2013
Stephanie Jensen
  • 05/2013–05/2015
  • B.S. Biology, Duke University, 2015
  • Medical School, UNC, Chapel Hill, 2016
Bora Kang
  • 09/2103–05/2014
  • B.S. Chemistry, Duke University, 2014
  • Graduate school, Harvard Univeristy, 2016
Tyler Lacy
  • 01/2013–08/2013
  • B.S. Biology, Duke University, 2014
  • Medical School, Duke University, 2015
Donovan Loh
  • 01/2014–05/2014
  • B.S. Duke University, 2017
Quyen Nguyen
  • 2023 Summer, Visiting student, Duke Amgen Scholar Fellow
  • B.S. Biochemistry, 2024, University of Florida
  • Graduate School, Duke University, 2024
Kenneth Segall
  • 09/2012–05/2013
  • B.S. Engineering, Duke University, 2015
Nick Shelburne
  • 09/2011–05/2012
  • B.S. Chemistry, Duke University, 2012
  • Medical School, Vanderbilt University, 2012
Alice Shieh
  • 09/2013–05/2015
  • B.A. Chemistry, Duke University, 2015
  • Medical School, Case Western Reserve University
Germaine Yong
  • 01/2012–05/2012
  • B.S. Biology, Duke University, 2015
  • Graduate School, University of California, San Francisco, 2015

Justin Zhang

  • 09/2022–05/2024
  • B.S. Chemistry, Duke University, 2024
  • Medical School, the University of Maryland, 2024
Jiaqi Zhao
  • 09/2018–05/2019, Visiting International Student Program, Duke University
  • Graduate School, Cornell University, 2022
High School Students

Michael Zhou

  • East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC (06/2012–08/2012)
  • College: UNC, Chapel Hill

Katherine Wang

  • North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (06/2014–10/2014)
  • College: MIT

Katherine Yang

  • North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (06/2015–09/2015)
  • College: MIT

Meghna Koya

  • North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (06/2022–04/2023)
  • College: Duke University

CONTACT INFORMATION

Qiu Wang
Professor of Chemistry, Duke University
124 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708-0347
Phone: 919-660-1648 Email:qiu.wang at duke.edu
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