Lab members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Schmidt studied marine natural products chemistry at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, with the late great Professor D. John Faulkner. There, he also worked with Professor Margo Haygood on symbiosis in marine sponges. After obtaining his Ph.D., he moved to a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, where he studied biosynthesis of fungal polyketides with Professor Craig Townsend. Since 2001, he has been a faculty member in the Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Biological Sciences at the University of Utah and is currently Distinguished Professor and Droschkey Endowed Chair in Pharmacy.
Research professors
Research Associate Professor
B.S. Pharmacy, Ocean University of China
Ph. D. Natural Products Chemistry, Ocean University of China
Email: z.j.lin@utah.edu
Research Assistant Professor
B.S. Biopsychology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D. Marine (Chemical) Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Email: baileym925@gmail.com
Postdoctoral Scholars
Feng Li, PhD
B.S. Medicinal Chemistry, Ocean University of China
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, Ocean University of China
Email: u6023628@utah.edu
Rong Chen, PhD
B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine
M.S. Medicinal Chemistry, Yunnan University
Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University
Postdoc, Wuhan University
Email: rong.chen@pharm.utah.edu
Jungu Kim, PhD
B.S. Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University
Ph.D. Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University
Email: jungu.kim@pharm.utah.edu
Graduate students
Youjung Sung (BCP 2017)
B.S. Earth environmental science, Korea University
M.S. Earth environmental science, Seoul National University
Aarthi Venugopalan (BCP 2017)
B.Tech., Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, Chennai
M.S., Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Email: aarthi.venugopalan@utah.edu
Research interest: Non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis
Albebson Lim (MBP 2020)
B.S. Biology, University of the Philippines Los Banos
M.S. Marine Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
Email: albebsonlim@gmail.com
Jared T. Seale (BCP 2022)
B.S. Chemistry, Boise State University
M.S. Chemistry, Boise State University
Email: jared.seale@utah.edu
Noel Lacerna (BCP 2020)
B.S. Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman
M.S. Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman
Email: noel.lacerna@utah.edu
Undergraduate student
Marina Gerton
University of Utah
Major: Chemistry and Biology
Minor: Math
Email: marina.gerton@utah.edu