Principal Investigator

J. Benita Sjogren
Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine
jsjogren@purdue.edu 
Phone: 765-494-3501 
2002 M.S. Molecular Biology, Stockholm University, Sweden
2002-2004 Research Engineer (HTS, Drug Discovery), Biovitrum AB, Sweden
                                2008 Ph.D. Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
                                2008-2013 Postdoc, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan
                                2013-2017 Senior Research Associate/Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

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Postdocs

Phillip Rushton
Postdoctoral Research fellow
prushton@purdue.edu
​Phone: 765-494-5003
2009 B.A. Biology, Wabash College
2020 Ph.D PULSe/Biological Sciences, Purdue University

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Graduate Students

Sadikshya Aryal
PULSe graduate student
aryal0@purdue.edu
​Phone: 765-494-5003
​2015 B.S. Agriculture, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
2019 M.S. Plant Science/Molecular Biology, South Dakota State University

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Stephanie Gonzalez
MCMP graduate student
gonzal70@purdue.edu
​Phone: 765-494-5003
​2016 B.S. Chemistry, Purdue University

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​Harrison J. McNabb
MCMP graduate student
hmcnabb@purdue.edu
​Phone: 765-494-5003
2017 B.S. Chemistry & Philosophy, Hampden-Sydney College

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Shwetal R. Talele
MCMP graduate student
stalele@purdue.edu 
​Phone: 765-494-5003
2020 B.S. Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, 
Mumbai, India 

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Qian Zhang
MCMP graduate student
zhan2738@purdue.edu 
​Phone: 765-494-5003
2016 B.S. Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

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Undergraduate students

Violeta Saldarriaga-Ramirez 
​Major in Honors Biology, Minor in Biotechnology, Purdue University