BTI Cornell Chemistry


Schroeder Group - Current & Former Members
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Frank C. Schroeder | Principal Investigator

Associate Professor of Chemical Biology, BTI, and Adj. Associate Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University

EMAIL: schroeder@cornell.edu
OFFICE PHONE: 607 351 2720
CAMPUS ADDRESS: 533 Tower Rd., BTI/Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853



Postdocs and Research Associates

Hanno Andreas Ludewig | Research Associate

Free University Berlin/Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ph.D. 2003.

Andreas investigates population density-dependent mechanisms of progeria and longevity in C. elegans.

Contact: hal44{at}cornell.edu

Taehyung Won | Postdoctoral Associate

Seoul National University, Ph. D. 2015.

Tae Hyung is developing the structure elucidation module for a novel natural product discovery platform, as part of the genomes to natural products network (GNPN).

Contact: tw272{at}cornell.edu

Bennett Fox | Postdoctoral Associate

Cornell University, B.S. 2008; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D. 2016.

Contact: bwf7{at}cornell.edu

Arnaud Tauffenberger | Postdoctoral Associate

Université de Montreal, Ph.D. 2015.

Arnaud investigates the metabolic processes underlying ageing and neurodegeneration using C. elegans.

Contact: at945{at}cornell.edu

Alexandros Polyzois | Postdoctoral Associate

University of Paris, Ph.D. 2020.

Alexandros is "Schmidt Futures, AI for Science" research fellow developing an AI-based pipeline on computational mass spectrometry that will enable rapid, automatic prediction of chemical structures.

Contact: ap2346{at}cornell.edu



Graduate Students

Chester Wrobel | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Contact: cjw293{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Rebecca Gerdes | Graduate Student, Classics

Smith College, B.A Chemistry and Classics, 2015. University of Oxford, MSc, 2016. Rebecca is developing new methods of extracting and analyzing lipid residues from archaeological ceramics to study food production, storage, and consumption in ancient Cyprus. When not doing ancient dishes, she enjoys traveling, cooking, British crime dramas, and public outreach in archaeology and STEM.

Contact: rfg75{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Yan Yu | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Purdue University, B.S. 2017. Cornell University, M.S. 2018.

Contact: yy749{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Jingfang Yu | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Nanjing University, B.S. 2018.

Contact: jy823{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Tyler Schwertfeger | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

SUNY Cortland, B.S. 2018.

Contact: tjs364{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Bingsen Zhang | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Nanjing University, B.S. 2019.

Contact: bz298{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Elise Garner | Graduate Student, Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology

University of Delaware, B.S. 2021.

Contact: eng27{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Allen Schroeder | Graduate Student, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Bates College, B.A. 2021.

Contact: afs88{at}cornell.edu

 

 



Research Assistants

Diana Fajardo Palomino | Research Assistant

Contact: dcf28{at}cornell.edu

 

 


Undergraduate Students

Matthew LeClair | Biological Sciences Major

Contact: mdl268{at}cornell.edu

 

 



Former Postdoctoral Associates

Pedro Rodrigues | Postdoctoral Associate

Contact: pjr96{at}cornell.edu

Maximilian J. Helf | Senior Research Associate

University of Bonn, Diploma 2010; ETH Zurich, Dr. sc. 2015.

Contact: mjh438{at}cornell.edu

Alex Artyukhin | Senior Research Associate

Moscow State University, M.Sc. 1997; UC Davis, Ph.D. 2006.

Currently working on the connection between metabolism and behavior in worms. In his spare time - hiking, biking, road trips, structure elucidation from MS/MS spectra.

Contact: aba72{at}cornell.edu

Stephan von Reuss

University of Hamburg, Ph.D. 2009. Stephan is now Professor at the Laboratoire de chimie bioanalytique at the Institut de chimie, Université de Neuchâtel.

Contact: stephan.vonreuss{@}unine.ch

Axel Bethke

Baylor College of Medicine/Universität Osnabrück, Ph.D. 2009. Axel is interested in designing bio-activity assays to screen for nuclear receptor ligands in diverse organisms. He recently took a position at Natera, a start-up in the Bay Area.

Contact: axel.bethke{at}gmail.com

Stephen Deyrup

Stetson University, B.S. 2001. University of Iowa, Ph.D. 2006. Steve is now an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Siena College.

Contact: std24{at}cornell.edu

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Mohammed Abid

University of Massachusetts Boston, Ph.D. 2007. Abid is currently an Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry at Georgia Southern University.

Contact: malnu{at}georgiasouthern.edu



Former Graduate Students

Brian Curtis

University of Detroit Mercy, B.S. 2017. Cornell University, Ph.D 2022. In the Schroeder Lab, Brian identified and synthesized novel gluconucleoside metabolites in nematodes as well as developed new methods to access amorfrutins and related compounds. Brian is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in David Sherman lab at University of Michigan.

Contact: bc632{at}cornell.edu

Russell Burkhardt

Rochester Institute of Technology, B.S. 2015. Cornell University, Ph.D 2021. In the Schroeder Lab, Russ worked on developing synthetic approaches to interrogate steroid signaling in C. elegans, and male-specific metabolites in C. elegans.

Contact: rnb77{at}cornell.edu

Jason Hoki

Sonoma State University, B.A. 2013. Cornell University, Ph.D 2020. In the Schroeder Lab, Jason worked on the synthesis of small molecule signaling probes and metabolite enrichment techniques. Jason is currently a scientist at FogPharma.

Contact: jsh339{at}cornell.edu

Maro Kariya

Stony Brook University, B.S. 2013. Cornell University, Ph.D 2019. In the Schroeder Lab, Maro utilized comparative metabolomics to discover novel compounds with therapeutic activity.

Contact: mjk355{at}cornell.edu

Henry H. Le

Sonoma State University, B.A. 2012. Cornell University, Ph.D 2019. In the Schroeder Lab, Henry did research in novel carbon-carbon bond forming mechanisms in fungal natural products biosynthesis and utilized metabolomics and analytical chemistry to investigate small molecule signaling in C. elegans. Henry is currently a scientist at Hexagon Bio.

Contact: hhl43{at}cornell.edu

Kitty Ying Zhang

University of Michigan, B.S. 2013. Cornell University, Ph.D 2019. In the Schroeder Lab, Kitty developed new approaches toward the selective synthesis of ascarosides and derivatives. Kitty is currently a medicinal chemist at Angion Biomedica Corp..

Contact: yz787{at}cornell.edu

Pooja Gudibanda

University of Mumbai, B.S. 2009. SUNY Buffalo, M.S. 2012. Cornell University, Ph.D 2019. In the Schroeder Lab, Pooja focused on understanding the protein biochemistry of dauer formation. She also worked on identification of endogenous ligands for the nuclear receptor AHR.

Contact: pg367{at}cornell.edu

Oishika Panda, Graduate Student | Chemistry and Chemical Biology

St. Stephen’s College, B.S. 2010. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, M.S. 2012. Cornell University, Ph.D 2018. In the Schroeder Lab, Oishika utilized metabolomics and analytical chemistry to investigate small molecule signaling in C. elegans. Oishika is currently a postdoctoral associate at the Buck Institute.

Contact: op56{at}cornell.edu

Joshua Baccile

SUNY Cortland, B.S. 2011. Cornell University, Ph.D. 2016. In the Schroeder lab, Josh combined organic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology to investigate fungal secondary metabolism. Josh is currently a postdoctoral associate at David Tirrell's lab in Caltech.

Contact: jab826{at}cornell.edu

Yevgeniy Izrayelit

Vassar College, B.A. 2006. Cornell University, Ph.D. 2014. In the Schroeder lab, Yevgeniy analyzed small moelcule signals in aging-relevant pathways in the model organism C. elegans using 2D NMR-based metabolomics. Yevgeniy was heavily involved with campus governance as part of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, and many of us remember him telling jokes/stories that you might have heard before (from him). Following a postdoc in Ian Wang's lab from 2014-2015, Yevgeniy in August 2015 joined Viewpoint Therapeutics, a new start-up company at UCSF founded by Jason Gestwicki.

Contact: yi62{at}cornell.edu

Joshua Judkins

Ohio Northern University, B.S. 2009. Cornell University, Ph.D. 2014. In the Schroeder lab, Joshua synthesized and functionally characterized steroidal ligands of nuclear hormone receptors in C. elegans. Josh is an amateur astronomer and very active in the LGBT community. Since 2014, Josh is a postdoctoral associate with Pfizer in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Contact: jj388{at}cornell.edu

Neelanjan Bose

Presidency College, B.S. 2006. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, M.S. 2008. Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Ph.D 2013. In the Schroeder lab, Neelanjan investigated small molecule signaling in C. elegans and contributed to identifying several 100 new metabolites. Since 2014, Neelanjan is a postdoctoral associate in Pankaj Kapahi's lab at the Buck Institute.

Contact: nb323{at}cornell.edu

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Parag Mahanti

St. Stephen’s College, B.S. 2006. University of Delhi M.S. 2008. Cornell University, Ph.D. 2013.

Parag is currently an associate consultant at IMS Consulting Group.

Contact: pm358{at}cornell.edu

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Inish O'Doherty

University College Dublin, B.S. 2007. Cornell University, Ph.D. 2013.

In the Schroeder lab Inish spearheaded the development of new approaches for activity-based protein profiling. Inish is now a Principal Scientist at Pfizer.

Contact: imo3{at}cornell.edu

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Ry Forseth

University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. 2007. Cornell University Ph.D. 2012.

As one of the first graduate students in the Schroeder lab, Ry founded the fungal metabolomics subgroup. Ry is now a scientist at Novartis.

Contact: rrf36{at}cornell.edu

 

Chirag Pungaliya

Cornell University, M.S. 2009.

Contact: cp245{at}cornell.edu

   

Jake Usery

University of Arkansas, B.S. 2013. Jake is interested in developing new approaches to treating autoimmune disorders. Jake enjoys football and basketball, hiking, and playing chess.

Contact: jau9{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Former Undergraduate Students/Research Assistants

Rina Wang | Chemistry Major

Contact: jw827{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Tyler Bales | Biological Sciences Major

Contact: trb223{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Aiden Kolodziej | Chemistry Major

Cornell University B.S. 2021. Aiden studied host-microbe interactions and is investigated enzymes involved in glucuronidation and how they affect metabolism.

Contact: ark259{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Rubin Smith | Chemistry and Chemical Biology major

Cornell University B.S. 2021. Rubin investigated the action of nuclear hormone receptors in response to small molecules in C. elegans via aging experiments and comparative metabolomics. He also helped to maintain and genotype the worm strain collection.

Contact: jp947{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Ezra Pak-Harvey | Chemistry Major

Contact: eip5{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Francisco Javier Tenjo, Research Assistant

Universidad de los Andes, B.Sc. 2013. Universidad de los Andes, M.Sc. 2015. Francisco worked on small molecule metabolism in nematodes focusing on host-pathogen interactions.

Contact: fjt38{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Dania Camila Pulido Barrera, Research Assistant

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, B.S. 2014. Universidad de los Andes M.Sc. 2017.

Camila worked on C. elegans aging processes and she is in charge of genotyping and keeping our worm strain collection.

Contact: dcp235{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Sarah Cohen | Chemistry Major

Cornell University B.A. 2015. Sarah worked with with Parag and Oishika on both how gut granules and enzymes in the tryptophan metabolic pathway affect ascaroside formation. Sarah is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Caltech in the lab of Paul Sternberg.

Contact: smc332{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Karlie Mellot | Chemistry Major

Cornell University B.S. 2018. Karlie worked on receptor characterization using small molecule signaling probes.

Contact: km553{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Jazmin Aguilar-Romero | Chemistry Major

Cornell University B.S. 2018.

Contact: jea252{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Patrick Loi | Biology Major

Cornell University B.S. 2017. Patrick worked with with Pooja on identifying endogenous ligands that could activate the nuclear receptor, nhr-8. Patrick is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Harvard University.

Contact: patrickloi95{at}gmail.com

 

 

Chris Gomez | Chemistry Major

Cornell University, B.A. 2017. Chris worked with Josh Baccile on the isolation and characterization of fungal secondary metabolites. Chris is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at MIT.

Contact: cg454{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Marco Sanchez-Ayala | Chemistry Major

Marco worked with Kitty Zhang on synthesis of ascarosides. Marco is currently an undergraduate student at Cornell University.

Contact: mas773{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Staci Thornton, Research Assistant

Michigan Technological University, B.S. 2014; University of Connecticut, M.S. 2015.

Staci is in charge of C. elegans aging studies and our worm strain collection.

Contact: snt29{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Bobby Micikas, Research Assistant

Cornell University, B.A. 2013. Bobby is interested in natural product synthesis, in particular new carbon-carbon bond forming reactions and strategies for minimizing the use of protective groups. In 2015, he joined Amos Smith's lab at UPenn for his PhD.

Contact: rjm344{at}cornell.edu

 

Josh Yim, Research Assistant

Cornell University, B.A. 2010. In the Schroeder lab, Josh synthesizes small molecules found in C. elegans and other model nematode species for structural verification and biological testing. In 2014, Josh started his PhD at Stanford in the Chemical and Systems Biology Program.

Contact: jy263{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Christian Uruburo

Cornell University, B.A 2016. Christian syntehsizes small molecules newly identified from C. elegans and P. pacificus for structural verification and to study their signalling functions. If he is not seen in lab, he is either performing theater as a proud member of Ordinary People, dancing in the studio, or obsessing over tea. Oh yes, and not sleeping.

Contact: cu37{at}cornell.edu

 

 

Sydney Campbell, Research Assistant

Cornell University, B.A. 2013. Sydney worked with Yevgeniy on C. elegans metabolomics. Sydney is a native Texan, and knows all of the words to the Texas state song (but no, she will not sing it for you). In 2014, Sydney joined the graduate program at the Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn.

Contact: slc244{at}cornell.edu

Xiaohong Feng

Xiahong is currently working in Dr. Kutchan's lab at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.

Contact: xiaohong68{at}gmail.com

Purba Mukerjee

Cornell University, B.A. 2008. Purba is now a law student at the University of California, Berkeley.

Contact: purba.mukerjee{at}gmail.com

Srivalli Telikepalli

Cornell University, B.A. 2008. Srivalli is now a graduate student at University of Kansas in Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry.

Contact: sriv.telikepalli{at}gmail.com

Bennett Fox

Cornell University, B.A. 2008. Bennett is currently a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Contact: bennett.fox{at}gmail.com

Kristen Seim

Cornell University, B.A. 2008. Kristen is currently a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.

Contact: kristen.seim{at}gmail.com

Nur Qazi

Cornell University, B.A. 2007. Nur Qazi is currently a graduate student in the University of Michigan’s Cell and Developmental Biology department.

Contact: nur.qazi{at}gmail.com

Anna Zimmerman

Mount Holyoke College, B.A. 2009. Anna is currently enrolled in the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Contact: amz45{at}cornell.edu

Aman Prasad

Cornell University, B.A. 2010. Aman is currently an M.D./Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Contact: ap358{at}cornell.edu

Jenna Bernstein

Cornell University, B.A. 2010. Jenna is currently attending the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Contact: jab345{at}cornell.edu

Julian Kang

Cornell University, B.A. 2010.

Contact: jjk67{at}cornell.edu

Rebecca Bae

Cornell University, B.S. 2011.

Contact: reb255{at}cornell.edu

Yekaterina Rokhlenko

Cornell University, B.A. 2011. Kat is currently attending Yale University for a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.

Contact: yr54{at}cornell.edu

Daniel Gentile

Cornell University, B.A. 2012. Danny is attending UCSF for a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Biology.

Contact: drg93{at}cornell.edu

Zhihan Ye

Cornell University B.A. 2012. Z is currently studying for her Masters of Architecture at Cornell.

Contact: zy55{at}cornell.edu

Ken Kawamoto

Cornell University B.A. 2012. Ken is attending MIT for a Ph.D. in Chemistry.

Contact: kk542{at}cornell.edu