PhD Students:
1. Dorothy L. Ackerman, Ph.D. Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2018 Dissertation: Human Milk Oligosaccharides as a Defense Against Group B Streptococcus Postdoc w/ Jeffrey C. Gildersleeve, National Cancer Institute Current Position: |
2. Kelly M. Craft , Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2019 Dissertation: Human Milk Oligosaccharides as a Defense Against Infectious Diseases Postdoc w/ Professor Andrew G. Myers, Harvard University Current Position: Research Scientist at Abbvie |
3. D. Jamin Keith, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2019 Dissertation: Total Synthesis of the Morganella morganii Zwitterionic Trisaccharide Repeating Unit Postdoc w/ Professor Dale Boger, The Scripps Research Institute Current: Research Scientist at Janssen |
4. Schuyler A. Chambers, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2021 Dissertation: Harnessing Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Ellagic Acid Glycosides to Combat Group B Streptococcus Postdoc w/ Professor Lynette Cegelski, Stanford University Current: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Creighton University |
5. Eric D. Huseman, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2021 Dissertation: Synthesis and Preliminary Biological Evaluation of Arimetamycin A Disaccharide Decorated Anthracyclines Postdoc w/ Professor Seth Herzon, Yale University Current Position: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Marquette University |
6. Johny M. Nguyen, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2022 Dissertation: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Zwitterionic Polysaccharides Postdoc w/ Professor Keary Engle, The Scripps Research Institute |
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7. Rebecca E. Moore, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2022 Dissertation: Human Milk Oligosaccharides Combat Group B Streptococcus Infections Seamlessly From Test Tube to Mouse Model Postdoc w/ Professor Jennifer Gaddy, Vanderbilt University Current Position: Assistant Managing Editor at ACS |
8. Lianyan L. Xu, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2022 Dissertation: Modulating Cell Biology with Carbohydrates and Their Derivatives Postdoc w// Professor Alison Wendlandt, MIT |
9. C. Elizabeth Adams, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2024 Dissertation: Synthetic strategies toward complex molecule synthesis: from glycan mimetics to complex terpenoids Postdoc w/ Professor Tianning Diao, New York University 
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10. Alexander J. Hughes, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2024 Dissertation: Total Synthesis of Ibogamine, Tabernanthine, Ervaoffine J, and Ervaoffine K Postdoc w/ Professor Dale Boger, The Scripps Research Institute |
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11. Sabrina K. Spicer, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 2024 Dissertation: Applications and Mechanistic Insights of Oligosaccharide Modulation at the Host-Pathogen Interface. Research Assistant Professor, Communication of Science and Technology, Vanderbilt University |
Past Postdoctoral Scholars:
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Kerrick Rees, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Clemson University 2021 Postdoctoral Research fellow Vanderbilt University 2023 Current Position: Senior Scientist at Cambrex Corporation |
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Past Undergraduate Students:
1. Lianyan Xu
BS Vanderbilt University 2016
PhD Vanderbilt University 2022
PostDoc MIT 2024
Current: Sr Proc Chemist, Exemplify BioPharma
2. Clark Stalling
BS Vanderbilt University 2016
MD Vanderbilt University Medical School 2020
Residency University of Pittsburgh
Current: Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
3. Isaiah Speight
BS Norfolk State University 2016
PhD Vanderbilt University 2021
PostDoc UC Irvine 2023
4. Anna Kaplan
BS Bowdoin College 2017
PhD Emory University 2022
Current: Scientist II, Sanofi
5. Linda Cui
BS Vanderbilt University 2018
MD University of Vermont 2024
Residency Dartmouth University
6. Heidi Carpenter
BS University of South Carolina 2018
MD Vanderbilt University 2022
Residency George Washington University
7. Alexander Sasse
BS Vanderbilt University 2019
MD Yale University Medical School 2024
Residency, University of California, San Francisco
8. Lawrence Berg
BS Vanderbilt University 2019
PhD Stanford University 2025
9. Stefan Marasligiller
BS Vanderbilt University 2019
MD University of Cincinnati 2023
Residency, University of Colorado
10. Rishub Das
BS Vanderbilt University 2019
MD Vanderbilt University 2024
Residency, Vanderbilt University
11. Harrison Thomas
B.S. Vanderbilt University 2020
MD Vanderbilt University 2024
Residency, Georgetown University
12. Elly Shin
BS Vanderbilt 2021
Current: BioTech
13. Jair Powell
BS Vanderbilt 2021
PhD University of Rochester 2026
John Wesley Yarborough (Vanderbilt 2021)
Nicole Wright (Vanderbilt 2022)
Alexander Strasser (Davidson College '20)
Nainoa Norman Ing (Chaminade University, '21, Vanderbilt University Graduate School)
Myaisha Lucas (High Point University '22, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School)
Javier Alvarado (Virginia Tech '22, Harvard University Graduate School)
JaHyne Johnson (Vanderbilt 2023)
Charity Yarborough (Vanderbilt 2024)
Hailey Kramer (2024)
Aria Mingo (Cornell University, '25, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School)
Genevieve Harvey (Vanderbilt 2025)
Drugan Brady (Vanderbilt 2025)
Jana Gaskin (Scripps College, '26)
Jocelyn Leal (Haverford College, '26)
Gavin Higgins (Davidson College, '28)
1. Lianyan Xu
BS Vanderbilt University 2016
PhD Vanderbilt University 2022
PostDoc MIT 2024
Current: Sr Proc Chemist, Exemplify BioPharma
2. Clark Stalling
BS Vanderbilt University 2016
MD Vanderbilt University Medical School 2020
Residency University of Pittsburgh
Current: Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
3. Isaiah Speight
BS Norfolk State University 2016
PhD Vanderbilt University 2021
PostDoc UC Irvine 2023
4. Anna Kaplan
BS Bowdoin College 2017
PhD Emory University 2022
Current: Scientist II, Sanofi
5. Linda Cui
BS Vanderbilt University 2018
MD University of Vermont 2024
Residency Dartmouth University
6. Heidi Carpenter
BS University of South Carolina 2018
MD Vanderbilt University 2022
Residency George Washington University
7. Alexander Sasse
BS Vanderbilt University 2019
MD Yale University Medical School 2024
Residency, University of California, San Francisco
8. Lawrence Berg
BS Vanderbilt University 2019
PhD Stanford University 2025
9. Stefan Marasligiller
BS Vanderbilt University 2019
MD University of Cincinnati 2023
Residency, University of Colorado
10. Rishub Das
BS Vanderbilt University 2019
MD Vanderbilt University 2024
Residency, Vanderbilt University
11. Harrison Thomas
B.S. Vanderbilt University 2020
MD Vanderbilt University 2024
Residency, Georgetown University
12. Elly Shin
BS Vanderbilt 2021
Current: BioTech
13. Jair Powell
BS Vanderbilt 2021
PhD University of Rochester 2026
John Wesley Yarborough (Vanderbilt 2021)
Nicole Wright (Vanderbilt 2022)
Alexander Strasser (Davidson College '20)
Nainoa Norman Ing (Chaminade University, '21, Vanderbilt University Graduate School)
Myaisha Lucas (High Point University '22, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School)
Javier Alvarado (Virginia Tech '22, Harvard University Graduate School)
JaHyne Johnson (Vanderbilt 2023)
Charity Yarborough (Vanderbilt 2024)
Hailey Kramer (2024)
Aria Mingo (Cornell University, '25, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School)
Genevieve Harvey (Vanderbilt 2025)
Drugan Brady (Vanderbilt 2025)
Jana Gaskin (Scripps College, '26)
Jocelyn Leal (Haverford College, '26)
Gavin Higgins (Davidson College, '28)