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Current Position: Medical Student at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM)
Lauren Robbins graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) in spring 2019 with a Bachelor of Science; her major was Integrative Biology and her minors were in Chemistry and English. At SLU, she assisted Dr. Chanda with his research on boron-mediated diastereoselective aldol reactions of substituted phenylacetates. During her time at SLU, she was co-President of the Biology Undergraduate Society (BUgS), a member of The Thirteen Club, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi. In the summer of 2020, she assisted Dr. Yingguang Liu in his research at LUCOM on using particular antiviral drug treatments for breast cancer cell lines. She is currently most interested in specializing in either Emergency Medicine or Family Medicine, but is keeping an open mind to see which specialty might be the best for her future career.
Awards, Presentations, and Publications:
Poster presentation at 74th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Little Rock, AR
Current Position: Chemistry Ph.D. Student at West Virginia University
Stafford Primeaux graduated with B.S. in Chemistry from Southeastern Louisiana University in spring 2020. He worked on boron-mediated diastereoselective aldol reaction of substituted phenylacetate and anti-selective aldol reaction of N,N-dialkylphenylacetamides. He is currently studying oxidative copper catalysis, and he hopes to continue research in organometallic catalysis.
Awards, Presentations, and Publications:
2020 SELU Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Chemistry
2020 SELU American Institute of Chemists Student Award
2020 Louisiana Academy of Science First Place Undergraduate Oral Poster presentation at ACS 2019 Southwest-Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, El Paso, TX
Oral presentation at 94th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences
Article publication in J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 6184
Current Position: Medical Student at Louisiana State University Health Shreveport.
Dalton Cambre graduated with B.S. in Microbiology from Southeastern Louisiana University in spring 2020. He worked on boron-mediated syn-selective aldol reaction of N,N-dialkylphenylacetamides. His goal is to become a critical care pulmonologist.
Awards, Presentations, and Publications:
President’s Medal recipient
Brandon Buras Memorial Scholarship recipient
Phi Kappa Phi Top Junior Award
Poster presentation at ACS 2019 Southwest-Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, El Paso, TX
Current Position: Chemistry Ph.D Student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Angela Thomas is a recent Fall 2020 graduate. She pursued a double major in Biology and Chemistry. She worked on the reagent and temperature-controlled syn-selective enolboration-aldolization of substituted phenylacetates. She was the President of the Biology Undergraduate Society and treasurer for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). She worked as a tutor and an SI leader helping undergraduate students in their freshman science and math courses. She hopes to potentially work in a biomedical industry and may later pursue teaching after finishing her degree.
Awards, Presentations, and Publications:
Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in Chemistry
ACS 2020 Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry
Excellence in Physical Chemistry Award
Walter H. Corkern Award in Chemistry
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Award
2019 Louisiana Academy of Science First Place Undergraduate Oral Presentation
LSU Graduate Student Symposium Travel Award
Poster presentation at 6th Annual Applied Polymer Technology Extension Consortium Conference, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
Poster presentation at 257th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, Orlando, FL
Poster presentation at ACS 2019 Southwest-Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, El Paso, TX
Oral presentation at 93rd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
Article publication in J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 6184
Current Position: Veterinary Medical Student at Purdue University
Maria Ximena came from the beautiful country of Mexico and graduated with B.S. majoring in integrative biological sciences and a minoring in chemistry from Southeastern Louisiana University in spring 2021. Her research work was enantioselective aldol reactions of substituted phenylacetates. She look forward to becoming a veterinary doctor who will give back to the community by taking care of animals which are nature's extraordinary gifts.
Awards, Presentations, and Publications:
A full athletic scholarship to play for the women’s tennis team.
All-Conference First Team-Doubles award by the NCAA
Named Team Captain at junior year
LEQSF-EPS(2020)-SURE-234 award for research in organic synthesis
Oral presentation at 95th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
Tommy Walls recently graduated with a bachelors of science in Chemistry with a focus on the ACS curriculum. He involved in two research projects: the reagent- and temperature-controlled anti-selective enolboration-aldolization of substituted phenylacetates and enantioselective aldol reactions of substituted phenylacetates. He served as the president of Chemistry and Physics Club at Southeastern. He is planning on attending a graduate program in hopes of achieving his Ph.D. in organic synthesis beginning August 2022.
Awards, Presentations, and Publications:
2021 SELU Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Chemistry
2021 Louisiana Academy of Science First Place Undergraduate Oral Presentation
ACS 2019 Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry
Poster presentation at 6th Annual Applied Polymer Technology Extension Consortium Conference, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
Poster presentation at 257th ACS National Meeting and Exposition, Orlando, FL
Poster presentation at ACS 2019 Southwest-Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, El Paso, TX
Oral presentation at 95th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
Article publication in J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 6184
Aaron Mccullough recently graduated with a bachelors of science in Biology. He worked on boron-mediated syn-selective aldol reaction of N,N-dialkylphenylacetamides. Currently, he is working for Scribe America and has just submitted his application to medical school.
Awards, Presentations, and Publications:
2021 recipient of the Brandon Buras Memorial Scholarship
Presentation of research work at the 95th Annual Meeting of Louisiana Academy of Sciences
Brionna Nelson recently graduated with a bachelors of science in Chemistry with concentration in Biochemistry. She worked on boron-mediated anti-selective aldol reaction of substituted phenylacetates. Currently, she is actively persuing her license to become a clinical lab scientist to work in hospitals and private labs. She also has a passion for motivational speaking and life coaching.
Awards, Presentations, and Publications:
Poster presentation at 74th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Little Rock, AR
Article publication in J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 6184
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