Group Members

Dr. Natalia Tretyakova, Ph.D.

CONTACT

2-147 CCRB Cancer Center

Natalia's Office (2-147 CCRB) 612-626-3432

Office Fax: 612-624-3869

trety001@umn.edu

Curriculum Vitae


EDUCATION

B.Sc. Moscow State University, 1988

M.S. Moscow State University, 1990

Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997

Postdoc MIT 1998-2000

Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Scientific Hero: Rachel Carson

Awards: Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Graduate Students

4th Year Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

Erik Moran
moran598@umn.edu

Hometown: Hampshire, IL

Education: B.S., Biochemistry- Northern Illinois University

Scientific Hero: Carl Bosch

2nd Year Ph.D. Student, MPAT

Cesar Iturerere Cyuzuzo

iture001@umn.edu

Hometown: Musanze, Rwanda

Education: B.S., Biochemistry- University of Nebraska Lincoln

Scientific Hero: Blaise Pascal

2nd Year Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

Tyler Karow

karow020@umn.edu

Hometown: Faribault, MN

Education: B.S., Chemistry- University of St. Thomas

Scientific Hero: Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna

2nd Year Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

Allysha O'Donnell

odonn269@umn.edu

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Education: B.S., Chemistry

M.Sc. Chemistry- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Scientific Hero: Mary Jackson

2nd Year Ph.D. Student, MedChem

Joe McPherson

mcphe179@umn.edu

Hometown: Mebane, NC

Education: B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC)

Scientific Hero: Conrad Waddington

Awards: 2021 Wake Forest Research Fellowship Recipient

1st Year Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

Sodeeq Babalola

babal030@umn.edu

Sodeeq Babalola

babal030@umn.edu

Hometown: Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria

Education: B.S., Chemistry- University of Abuja, Nigeria
M.Sc., Pharmaceutical Chemistry- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria

Scientific Hero: Alexander Fleming

1st Year Ph.D. Student, MedChem

Ryan Friess

fries208@umn.edu

Hometown: Maple Grove, MN

Education: B.S., Biochemistry- University of Minnesota

Scientific Hero: Jonas Salk and Sidney Farber

Research: Epigenetics, Immunotherapy

1st Year Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

Yuliet Monatukwa

monat008@umn.edu

Hometown: Ellendale, ND

Education: B.S., Chemistry, Forensic Science - University of North Dakota

Scientific Hero: Rosalind Franklin

Awards: UMN CSE Fellowship

Research: Analytical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, HPLC, Adductomics

Fun Fact: I have a black and white cat named Domino

Postdoctoral Scientists

Dr. Qi Zhang

zhan9022@umn.edu

Hometown: Guangzhou, China

Education: B.S., Material Science and Engineering- Tianjin Polytechnic University, China

Ph.D., Organic/Medicinal Chemistry- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Scientific Hero: Tu Youyou

Dr. Abdur Rahim

rahim032@umn.edu

Hometown: Barpeta, Assam, India

Education: B.Sc.- B. H. College, Barpeta

M.Sc.- Gauhati University, Guwahati

Ph.D.- Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, India

Postdocs at University of Minnesota & University at Buffalo

Scientific Hero: APJ Abdul Kalam

Undergraduate and Pharmacy Students

Undergraduate

Holly Den Hartog

denha038@umn.edu

Hometown: Hopkins, MN

Education: 4th Year Undergraduate, B.S., Chemistry

Scientific Hero: Edmond Locard

Awards: Heisig Endowment, Glysteen Scholarship Fund in Chemistry

Undergraduate

Marlon Oviedo Alfonso

ovied017@umn.edu

Hometown: Santa Cruz del norte, Cuba

Education: 2nd Year Undergraduate, B.S., Chemistry

Scientific Hero: Marie Curie

Awards: Catch a Break Scholarship, Oliveira R&D Scholarship

Lab Alumni

Lab Alumni.pdf