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Rylee Browning, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2025
Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
Rylee's research focused on new methodology for the synthesis of thioureas and the synthesis of drug candidates for schistosomiasis.
Kathryn Hicklin, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2025
Spring 2024 - Spring 2025
Katie's research focused on the synthesis of drug candidates for leishmaniasis.
Graduated Spring 2025 with honors in chemistry: Synthesis of (Arylamino)disquaramide Compounds: A Potential Class of Anti-Leishmaniasis Drugs
Molly Johnson, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2025
Spring 2024 - Spring 2025
Molly's research focused on the synthetic methodology for highly functionalized squaramides.
Second place winner of the 2024 AR INBRE poster competition for chemistry!
Graduated Spring 2025 with honors in chemistry: Chemically Diverse Disquaramide-based Drug Libraries: Assessing the Properties of a Successful Antileishmanial Agent
Eva Palmer, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2025
Spring 2023 - Spring 2025
Eva's research focused on the synthesis of drug candidates for Snail Fever.
Recipient of a 2024 SURF award!
Graduated Spring 2025 with honors in chemistry: Neglected Tropical Diseases: Synthesizing Urea Analogs for Schistosomiasis
Emma Stephens, Chemistry major, Graduated May 2025
Spring 2024 - Spring 2025
Emma's research focused on the synthesis of drug candidates for leishmaniasis.
Mia Clark, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2025
Fall 2023 - Fall 2024
Mia's research focused on the synthesis of drug candidates for leishmaniasis.
Rachel Harmon, Health Sciences major
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
Rachel's research focused on the synthesis of drug candidates for leishmaniasis.
Emily Walsh, Biology major, Graduated May 2025
Spring 2024
Emily's research focused on the synthetic methodology of highly functionalized squaramides.
Jamie Chen, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2023
Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
Jamie's research focuses on the synthesis of multimodal drugs for African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease.
Secretary of the UCA ACS Student Chapter (2020 - 2021)
Vice President of the UCA ACS Student Chapter (2021 - 2022)
President of the UCA ACS Student Chapter (2022 - 2023)
Recipient of the UCA AURS award (2022)!
Winner of the 2022 AR INBRE poster competition for chemistry!
Winner of the 2023 UCA Chemistry Department Manion Award!
Graduated Spring 2023 with honors in chemistry: Synthesis of multimodal drugs to combat Trypanosoma parasites
Sari Jacob, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2023
Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
Sari's research focuses on the synthesis of drugs for leishmaniasis by repurposing an organic chemistry II teaching lab product.
Secretary of the UCA ACS Student Chapter (2021 - 2022)
Vice President of the UCA ACS Student Chapter (2022 - 2023)
Winner of the 2023 UCA Chemistry Department Excellence in Research Award!
Graduated Spring 2023 with honors in chemistry: Synthesizing affordable anti-leishmanials by repurposing a Pechmann condensation organic II lab
Allie Parsons, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2023
Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
Allie's research focuses on the microwave-assisted synthesis of drugs for African sleeping sickness.
Winner of the 2023 UCA Chemistry Department Excellence in Research Award!
Winner of the 2023 UCA Chemistry Department Excellence in Service Award!
Graduated Spring 2023 with honors in chemistry: Microwave synthesis of novel drugs targeting trypanosoma brucei using acetophenones and amines
Hannah Malone, chemistry major, Graduated May 2023
Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
Hannah's research focuses on the synthesis of drugs for Chagas disease.
Secretary of the UCA ACS Student Chapter (2021 - 2022)
Mary Barre, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2023
Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
Mary's research focuses on the synthesis of drugs for Chagas disease.
Winner of the 2023 UCA Chemistry Department Excellence in Service Award!
Jordyn Lane, biology major, Graduated May 2023
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Jordyn's research focused on the synthesis of novel drugs for snail fever.
Tessa Butler, chemistry major
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Tessa's research focuses on the synthesis of drugs for Chagas disease.
Kassity Pace, chemistry major
Fall 2021 - Spring 2023
Kassity's research focuses on the synthesis of drugs for snail fever.
Secretary of the UCA ACS Student Chapter (2021 - 2022)
Treasurer of the UCA ACS Student Chapter (2022 - 2023)
Mikayla Browning, biology major, Graduated May 2023
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Mikayla's research focused on novel ways to synthesize squaramides.
Johanna Lasiter, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2022
Spring 2021 - Summer 2022
Jojo's research focuses on the methodology of the synthesis of fused-ring disquaramides.
Treasurer of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2020 - 2021)
President of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2021 - 2022)
Recipient of the UCA Chemistry Department's Distinction in Service Award (2022)!
Second Place for outstanding chemistry oral presentation at 2021 Arkansas INBRE IDeA conference!
Rachel Barnhardt, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2022
Fall 2020 - Spring 2022
Rachel's research focused on the synthesis of novel drugs for snail fever.
Recipient of the UCA Chemistry Department's Distinction in Academics Award (2022)!
Graduated Spring 2022 with honors in chemistry: Repurposing failed antimalarial drugs for snail fever
Psalm Dang, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2022
Fall 2020 - Spring 2022
Psalm's research focused on the synthesis of novel drugs for Chagas disease.
Kenzie Dean, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2022
Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Kenzie's research focused on the methodology of synthesizing symmetric disquaramides in one step and exploring cheaper reagents.
Sabin Jewett, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2022
Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Sabin's research focused on the synthesis of squaric esters.
Jessica Allred, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2021
Fall 2019 - Spring 2021
The bigger the better: synthesis of long chain N,N-disquaramides to create an inexpensive cure for Chagas disease
Jess' research focused on the synthesis of novel squaramide dimers in an effort to find a new drug for Chagas disease.
Jess is attending UAMS pursuing a PharmD
Self-appointed "Head of Drug Discovery"
Recipient of the ACS Leadership Award
Recipient of the UCA Chemistry Department's Distinction in Service Award (2021)!
Accepted to the 2020 Arkansas INBRE REU at UAMS
Vice-President of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2019 - 2020)
President of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2020 -2021)
Special Skill: Can do back flips!
Tiffany Brisco, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2021
Fall 2019 - Spring 2021
Multi-step synthesis of squaramide-based drugs for Chagas Disease
Tiff's research focused on the synthesis of novel disquaramides in an effort to find a new drug for Chagas disease.
Tiff is attending UT Southwestern to pursue a PhD in chemistry.
Special Skill: Somehow works more than 24 hours in a day!
Macllain Edington, biology major, Graduated May 2021
Summer 2019 - Spring 2021
Macllain's research focused on the synthesis of novel drugs for Chagas disease.
Macllain is attending UAMS Medical School.
Special Skill: Nicest person on the planet!
Sarah Friedman, ACS-certified chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2021
Fall 2019 - Spring 2021
Helping to Fight Chagas Disease - One Step at a Time
Sarah's research focused on new synthetic routes for disquaramides.
Sarah is attending Northwestern University to pursue a MS in chemical engineering.
Recipient of a 2021 URGE grant!
"The Problem Child."
Special Skills: An adrenaline junkie who looks a lot like Agent Scully in a suit.
Lou Vamina Gore, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2021
Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Lou's research focused on the synthesis of novel drugs for African sleeping sickness.
Lou is attending Texas A&M Commerce pursuing her MS in public health.
Social Media Secretary of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2020 - 2021)
Special Skills: Knows all things three-toed sloth (in French)!
Brittany Krug, biology major, Graduated May 2021
Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Brittany's research focused on the synthesis of anti-malarial medications.
Brittany plans on attending medical school.
Special Skills: Watching the rotary evaporator spin, spin, spin...
McKenzie Morphew, biology major, Graduated May 2021
Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
McKenzie's research focused on the synthesis of HAT medications.
McKenzie is attending UAMS Medical School.
Special Skills: Master of the chemistry microwave!
Madeleine Peters, Chemistry major, Graduated May 2021
Fall 2019 - Spring 2021
Madie's research focused on the synthesis of novel cycloalkylsquaramides in an effort to find a new drug for Chagas disease.
Madie is attending UAMS pharmacy school to pursue her PharmD!
Social Media Secretary of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2019 - 2020)
Vice President of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2020-2021)
Cofounder of ASS:HAT
Special Skill: Starting fights!
Anna Wolff, ACS-certified chemistry major, Graduated May 2021
Fall 2019 - Spring 2021
Anna's research focused on the synthesis of natural product-based drugs targeting the leishmania parasite.
Anna is attending Colorado State University pursuing her PhD in chemistry!
Recipient of a 2020 URGE grant!
Recipient of the UCA Chemistry Department's Distinction in Research Award (2021)!
Special Skill: Has an unusual love for all the tedious tasks of research!
An Yang, ACS-certified Chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, Graduated May 2020
Fall 2018 - July 2020
A cost-efficient approach for the discovery of new drugs for Chagas disease
Angel's research focuses on the design and synthesis of drug targets aimed to treat Chagas disease.
Angel is currently attending the University of Minnesota pursuing a PhD in Pharmaceutical Science
"Lab mom"
Treasurer of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2019 - 2020)
Accepted to the Summer Lando/NSF REU Program Summer 2019.
2020 ACS DOC Outstanding Undergraduate awardee!
Recipient of the 2020 SURF award!
UCA Student Worker of the Year (2020)!
Recipient of the UCA Chemistry Department's Distinction in Service Award (2020)!
Recipient of the UCA Chemistry Department's Distinction in Academics Award (2020)!
Recipient of the UCA Chemistry Department's Distinction in Research Award (2020)!
Special Skill: Runs on AST (Angel Standard Time)
Lucas Ho, ACS-certified Chemistry major, Graduated May 2020
Summer 2019 - Spring 2020
Lucas' research focuses on optimizing and the synthesis of squaramides and making it more "green."
Lucas has plans on applying to Medical School.
Special Skill: Serendipitously stumbles upon fascinating research avenues
Johnny Moline, ACS-certified Chemistry major, Graduated May 2020
Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Johnny's research focuses on the synthesis of a fluorophore as a new diagnostic tool of NTDs.
Jonny is currently pursuing a PhD in chemistry at CSU!
Special Skill: His satchel contains his magic powers...
Phi Tang, ACS-certified Chemistry major, Graduated May 2020
Summer 2019 - Spring 2020
Phi's research focuses on chalcone-based anti-parasitics.
Phi is currently attending UAMS pursuing his PharmD degree.
Special Skill: Being Phi
Kaitlyn Williams, ACS-certified Chemistry major, Graduated May 2020
Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Kaitlyn's research focuses on the synthesis of novel disquaramides in an effort to find a new drug for Chagas disease.
Kaitlyn is currently attending UAMS pursuing her PharmD degree.
Special Skills: Performs research in a constant state of high nervousness, but always gets excellent results!
Andie Finley
Summer 2019
Andie's research focuses on optimizing the synthesis of squaramides.
Special Skills: Terrifyingly efficient
Em Tran, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry major, Honors in Chemistry, graduated May 2019
Fall 2016 - Summer 2019
Synthesis of anti-parasitic drugs targeting Chagas disease
Em's research involves the design and synthesis of drug targets aimed to treat Chagas disease.
Recipient of a 2017 SURF grant!
2018 Honorable Mention Goldwater Scholarship!
2018 Honorable Mention Arkansas INBRE Oral Presentation Competition!
Secretary of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2017-2018 academic year).
President of UCA ACS Student Chapter (2018-2019 academic year).
AURS Chemistry Honors Thesis Award winner!
Jerry Manion Outstanding Student Award winner!
Special Skills: All jokes go completely over her head.
Colton Andrews, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, graduated May 2019
Spring 2019
The synthesis of a fluorophore for the in vivo diagnosis of NTDs
Colton's research focused on the development and synthesis of a NIR fluorophore (the western half) to be used in the diagnosis of NTDs.
Colton is attending UAMS pharamcy school in the fall 2019 semester
Special Skills: Not pipetting water, that's for sure...
Hannah Howard, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, Honors in Chemistry, graduated May 2019
Fall 2017 - Spring 2019
Squaramide-based anti-parasitics: The search for a new treatment for Chagas disease
Hannah's research focused on the design and synthesis of drug targets aimed to treat Chagas disease.
Cordrey Scholar (2016 - 2019)
Hannah is attending UAMS in the fall 2019 semester to pursue her Pharm. D.
Special Skills: The most beautiful handwriting you will ever see!
Allen Nguyen, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, Honors in Chemistry, graduated May 2019
Spring 2017 - Spring 2019
Synthesis of N-benzoyl-2-hydroxybenzamide analogues for the treatment of Malaria
Allen's research focused on the design and synthesis of novel drugs targeting Malaria.
Accepted to the Summer Lando/NSF REU Program Summer 2018.
Distinction in Academics Award winner (2019)!
Allen is attending the University of Minnesota to pursue his PhD in chemistry.
Special Skills: Always knows the location of the nearest Raising Canes!
Kaitlyn Solley, B.A. Chemistry, graduated May 2019
Spring 2018 - Spring 2019
Natural products to combat leishmaniasis: Chalcone-based anti-parasitics
Kaitlyn's research focused on the synthesis of natural product-based drugs targeting leishmaniasis.
Special Skills: Lacks a sense of smell, perfect for her bad smelling chemistry!
Emily Trinh, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, graduated May 2019
Summer 2017 - Spring 2019
The synthesis of a fluorophore for the in vivo diagnosis of NTDs
Emily's research focused on the development and synthesis of a NIR fluorophore (the western half) to be used in the diagnosis of NTDs.
Distinction in Service Award winner (2019)!
Emily graduated from the University of Rhode Island (Spring 2021), earning her M.S. in chemistry.
Emily is attending UMKC to pursue her PharmD.
Special skills: Can break three desiccator lids in less than 30 minutes!
Kayla Vinh, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, Honors in Chemistry, graduated May 2019
Fall 2017 - Spring 2019
Synthesis of espintanol-based natural products for the treatment of leishmaniasis
Kayla's research focused on the development and synthesis of natural product-based drugs for leishmaniasis.
Kayla is attending the University of Minnesota to pursue her PhD in Pharmaceutical Science
Special Skill: Master of the drop-wise buret
Assyl Arykbayeva, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry major, graduated December 2018.
Spring 2018 - Fall 2018
Synthesis of squaramides from dibutyl squarate for the treatment of Chagas disease
Assyl's research focused on novel ways to synthesize squaramides.
Accepted into the Shumla Archaeological Research REU Program (Summer 2017 and Summer 2018)
Special Skills: Can rock an animal-print shirt like no one else!
Kyle Cain, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, graduated August 2018
Spring 2018 - August 2018
Kyle's research focused on improving the synthesis of squaric esters.
Special Skills: Kyle is really tall.
Leah Evans, B.S. Biology, graduated May 2018
Spring 2017 - Spring 2018
Toward the synthesis of chalcones-based drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis
Leah's research focused on the design and synthesis of chalcone-based drug targets to be adapted into an organic chemistry laboratory course.
Leah is attending UAMS Pharmacy School Fall 2018.
Special Skills: Makes really really really good bread!
Vicki Marcelle, B.S. Biology, graduated May 2018
Spring 2017 - Spring 2018
Toward the synthesis of chalcones-based drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis
Vicki's research focused on the design and synthesis of chalcone-based drug targets aimed to treat Leishmaniasis.
Vicki will be applying to Medical School Fall 2018.
Special Skills: Breaks glassware just by looking at it...
Rachel Senn
Spring 2017 - Spring 2018
The synthesis of multi-modal drugs for the treatment of Chagas disease
Rachel's research involvded the design and synthesis of drug targets aimed to treat Chagas disease utilizing a multi-modal approach.
Secretary of UCA ACS student chapter 2016-2017 academic year.
Recipient of the 2017 AURS award!
Rachel is attending UAMS Pharmacy School Fall 2018.
Special Skills: Surprisingly devious...
Sean Stokes, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, graduated May 2018
Fall 2016 - Spring 2018
Synthesis of espintanol analogues for the treatment of leishmaniasis
Sean's research focused on the design and synthesis of natural product-based drug targets aimed to treat leishmaniasis and novel approaches in the synthesis of squaric esters.
Treasurer of the UCA ACS student chapter 2017-2018 academic year.
Sean is currently teaching middle schoolers!
Special Skills: Sean will do anything for $5
Alex Moore, B.S. Biology (pre-pharmacy), graduated May 2018
Summer 2017
Synthesis of espintanol analogues for the treatment of leishmaniasis
Alex's research focused on the design and synthesis of natural product-based drug targets aimed to treat leishmaniasis.
Alex is attending UAMS Pharmacy School Fall 2018.
Special Skills: Fire, just fire (sometimes its good, sometimes its bad...)
Noella Mwangoka, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, graduated May 2018
Summer 2017
Organic synthesis of a fluorophore to diagnose neglected tropical diseases
Noella's research focused on the synthesis of the eastern half of a fluorophore to be used in the detection of NTDs.
Noella is currently attending Mercer pursuing her PharmD degree.
Special Skills: Speaks the Queen's English, its awesome!
Shelby Bridges, B.A. Chemistry, graduated May 2017
Spring 2016 - Spring 2017
Towards a chlorin-based fluorophore synthesis for pharmacokinetic diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases
Shelby's research focused on the synthesis of near infrared (NIR) imaging agents as a diagnostic tool for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Special Skills: Every reaction worked the first time she tried!
Adam Hargis, B.S. ACS-certified Chemistry, graduated May 2017
Spring 2016 - Spring 2017
The synthesis of natural product-based drugs to treat a neglected tropical disease: Leishmaniasis
Adam's research focused on the design and synthesis of natural product-based drug targets aimed to treat leishmaniasis.
Special Skills: Most laid back person you will ever meet.
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