
Lab Members

Michael J. Ragusa, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, Berkeley
Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Ph.D., Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI
B.S., Biochemistry, Siena College, Loudonville, NY
Mike enjoys listening to punk music and loves all things related to the bass guitar.

Devika Andhare, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India
M.Sc., Dept. of Biochemistry, M.S. University, Baroda, India
Devika is a lipid biologist who enjoys exploring cells and their membranes via in-vitro reconstitution and microscopy

Sarah Najera, Ph.D Student
B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine
Sarah enjoys cooking/baking, gardening, and exploring different towns and events the New England area has to offer.
Zhanibek Bekkhozhin, Graduate Student

B.S., Chemistry, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
John's favorite color is in the hard X-ray region (0.9795 A): it allows us to "see" the beauty of proteins at atomic resolution after solving the phase problem.
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Anna Hill, Research Assistant I
B.A., Biochemistry, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
Anna is a NH native who loves the outdoors and practicing traditional arts.
Anna is a NH native who loves the outdoors and practicing traditional arts like quilting and woodwork.
Sylvie Mauras, Undergraduate Student
B.S., Class of 2027, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Prospective Anthropology Major, Biology minor
Sylvie enjoys running, baking for David's House, exploring nearby thrifting spots, reading, and being outdoors in general!
Lab Alumni
Sarah Katzenell, Postdoctorate
Department of Chemistry, 2024
Currently a Staff Research Scientist with the Cystic Fibrosis Research Group at Dartmouth College
Daniel X. Chen, BS '24
Folasade Akinfe '20
Undergraduate Researcher (2018)
Erin Reinhart, PhD
Department of Chemistry, 2022
Xue (Sherry) Xia, PhD
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, 2020
Currently a Scientist III in Early drug Discover, WuXi AppTec
Skyler Perot, MS '19, BS '18
Department of Chemistry
Currently a PhD student at CECAD, University of Cologne
Department of Chemistry, 2024
Sam Hedley, BS '23
Department of Chemistry, 2023
Currently a Senior Research Associate at Revel Pharmaceuticals
Kelsie Leary, PhD
Department of Chemistry, 2022
Currently a Scientist II at Adimab
Katherine Bauer, PhD
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, 2021
Currently a Development Scientist at New England Biolabs
Hannah Margolis, BS '20
Undergraduate Researcher (2017-2020)
Currently a Graduate Student at MIT
Alejandro Damasio Gil, PhD
Department of Chemistry, 2019
Currently a Senior Scientist II at AbbVie
Elizabeth Bloom, BS '18
Undergraduate Researcher (2016-2018)
Currently a Resident Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Michael Moyo, BE '22
Undergraduate Researcher (2019-2021)
Currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Ocular AI
Rose Dicovitsky, BS '14
B.S. in the Department of Biology; Research Scientist (2014-2016)
Currently a Medical Oncologist, Metropolitan Animal Specialty Hospital

