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
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
Hometown: Hampshire, IL
Education: B.S., Biochemistry- Northern Illinois University
Scientific Hero: Carl Bosch
Hometown: Musanze, Rwanda
Education: B.S., Biochemistry- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Scientific Hero: Blaise Pascal
Hometown: Faribault, MN
Education: B.S., Chemistry- University of St. Thomas
Scientific Hero: Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Education: B.S., Chemistry
M.Sc. Chemistry- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Scientific Hero: Mary Jackson
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
Sodeeq Babalola
babal030@umn.eduHometown: Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria
Education: B.S., Chemistry- University of Abuja, Nigeria
M.Sc., Pharmaceutical Chemistry- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Scientific Hero: Alexander Fleming
Hometown: Maple Grove, MN
Education: B.S., Biochemistry- University of Minnesota
Scientific Hero: Jonas Salk and Sidney Farber
Research: Epigenetics, Immunotherapy
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
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
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.eduHometown: 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.eduHometown: 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