Alumni
Graduate Student Alumni (13)

Deepak Karna
Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Shankar Pandey
Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Sagun Jonchhe
Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher, New York University, NY, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Shankar Mandal
Current Position: Scientist III, Clinical Research Group, ThermoFisher Scientific, Wisconsin, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Prakash Shrestha
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Jibin Abraham Punnoose
Current Position: Assistant Professor, New Paltz SUNY, NY, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Sangeetha Selvam
Current Position: Science communication specialist, The RNA institute, U Albany SUNY, NY, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Chiran Ghimire
Current Position: Senior Scientist, WuXi Biologics, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Yunxi Cui
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Nankai University, China
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Philip Yangyuoru
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Northern Michigan University, MI, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Deepak Koirala
Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore, MD, USA
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

Zhongbo Yu
Current Position: Professor, Nankai University, China
Former Position: Graduate Student, Mao Research Lab, KSU

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 |
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AKM Kafi | 2022-2025 | Post-doctoral researcher | - |
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Wei Pan | 2020-2021 | Post-doctoral researcher | - |
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Lin Liang | 2020-2021 | Post-doctoral researcher | Lecturer, Shanxi Agricultural University, China |
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Mohamoud Chamsaz | - | Visiting Professor | Ferdowsi University of Mashad, Iran |
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Jin Feng | - | Visiting Professor | Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, China |
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Gang Chen | - | Visiting Professor | Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, China |
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Deming Kong | - | Visiting Professor | Nankai University, China |
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Xiaoqing Zhang | - | Visiting Professor | Chongqing Medical University, China |
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Yuki Suzuki | - | Visiting Professor | Tohuku University, Japan |
Undergrad, High School, Summer Research, and Visiting Scholars Alumni (5+)
Name | Former Position | Year | Current Position |
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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 |