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Alumni

Graduate Student Alumni (13)

PhD 2024
Deepak Karna

Deepak Karna

Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2023
Shankar Pandey

Shankar Pandey

Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2021
Sagun Jonchhe

Sagun Jonchhe

Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher, New York University, NY, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2019
Shankar Mandal

Shankar Mandal

Current Position: Scientist III, Clinical Research Group, ThermoFisher Scientific, Wisconsin, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2018
Prakash Shrestha

Prakash Shrestha

Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2018
Jibin A Punnoose

Jibin Abraham Punnoose

Current Position: Assistant Professor, New Paltz SUNY, NY, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2018
Sangeetha Selvam

Sangeetha Selvam

Current Position: Science communication specialist, The RNA institute, U Albany SUNY, NY, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2017
Chiran Ghimire

Chiran Ghimire

Current Position: Senior Scientist, WuXi Biologics, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2016
Yunxi Cui

Yunxi Cui

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Nankai University, China

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2014
Philip Yangyuoru

Philip Yangyuoru

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Northern Michigan University, MI, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2014
Deepak Koirala

Deepak Koirala

Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore, MD, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2013
Zhongbo Yu

Zhongbo Yu

Current Position: Professor, Nankai University, China

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

PhD 2012
Soma Dhakal

Soma Dhakal

Current Position: Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA, USA

Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Post-doc & Visiting Professor Alumni (5+)

Photo Name Year(s) Former Position Current Position
AKM Kafi AKM Kafi 2022-2025 Post-doctoral researcher -
Wei Pan Wei Pan 2020-2021 Post-doctoral researcher -
Lin Liang Lin Liang 2020-2021 Post-doctoral researcher Lecturer, Shanxi Agricultural University, China
Mohamoud Chamsaz Mohamoud Chamsaz - Visiting Professor Ferdowsi University of Mashad, Iran
Jin Feng Jin Feng - Visiting Professor Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Gang Chen Gang Chen - Visiting Professor Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, China
Deming Kong Deming Kong - Visiting Professor Nankai University, China
Xiaoqing Zhang Xiaoqing Zhang - Visiting Professor Chongqing Medical University, China
Yuki Suzuki Yuki Suzuki - Visiting Professor Tohuku University, Japan

Undergrad, High School, Summer Research, and Visiting Scholars Alumni (5+)

Name Former Position Year Current Position
Jaren Jenyk High School Researcher 2024-2025 -
Alyssa Lower Summer REU student 2024 -
Maxwell Jansenn Summer REU student 2023 -
Elizabeth Coleccia Summer REU student 2022 -
Jacob Haller Summer REU student 2022 -
Dakota Smallridge Summer REU student 2021 -
Changpeng Hu Visiting Scholar 2019-2020 First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University