Current Members


Principal Investigator

Hanbin Mao

Hanbin Mao, PhD
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA, 44242
hmao@kent.edu
(+1)330-672-9380

Post-Docs and Visiting Scholars

Dr. AKM Kafi

Dr. AKM Kafi, PhD
Post-Doc
Dong-A University, South Korea
akafi@kent.edu

Graduate Students

Deepak Karna

Deepak Karna
PhD Candidate
dkarna@kent.edu

Pravin Pokhrel

Pravin Pokhrel
PhD Candidate
ppokhre1@kent.edu

Jiahao Ji

Jiahao Ji
PhD Student
jji6@kent.edu

Rabia Tahir

Rabia Tahir
PhD Student
rtahir@kent.edu

Zhilei Zhang (Zac)

Zhilei Zhang
PhD Student
zzhang57@kent.edu

Payton Ciolli

Payton Ciolli
PhD Student
email

Grinsun Sharma

Grinsun Sharma
PhD Student
gsharma5@kent.edu

Undergraduate/High School Students

Jaren Jenyk

Jaren Jenyk
High School Student
jjenyk1@kent.edu



Alumni


Name Former Position Current Position
Maxwell Janssen Summer REU (2023) -
Shankar Pandey PhD (2023) Post-Doc, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Jacob Haller Undergraduate (2021) -
Dakota Smallridge Undergraduate (2021) -
Sagun Jonchhe PhD (2021) Post-doc, New York University, NY, USA
Wei Pan Post-Doc (2021) -
Lin Liang Post-Doc (2021) -
Deepak Koirala PhD Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Shankar Mandal PhD Scientist III, Clinical Research Group, ThermoFisher Scientific, Wisconsin, USA
Zhong Bo PhD Professor, Nankai University, China
Soma Dhakal PhD Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Philip Yangyuoru PhD Assistant Professor, Northern Michigan University, USA
Yunxi Cui PhD Professor, Nankai Univerisity, China
Chiran Ghimire PhD Senior Scientist, Analytical Process Development, WuXi Biologics, USA
Prakash Shrestha PhD Post-doc, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, USA
Sangeetha Selvam PhD Post-doc, SUNY, USA
Jibin Abraham Punnoose PhD Post-doc, SUNY, USA
Dr. Mohamoud Chamsaz Visiting Professor Ferdowsi University of Mashad, Iran
Dr. Jin Feng Visiting Professor Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Dr. Gang Chen Visiting Professor Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Dr. Deming Kong Visiting Professor Nankai University, China
Dr. Xiaoqing Zhang Visiting Professor Chongqing Medical University, China
Dr. Yuki Suzuki Visiting Professor Tohuku University, Japan
Dr. Paul Luchette Visiting Professor Kent State University, USA
Dr. Yuanyuan Yue Visiting Scientist
Joanna Askwith Undergraduate
Nebiyu Abiy Undergraduate
Rabindra Bajracharya
Malcom B Mathis Graduate Student
Tsemre-Dengil Tessema Undergraduate
Leah Easterling Undergraduate
Zhe Shi Graduate Student