Our Team

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Jeffery M. Tharp, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, & Pharmacology
           
Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, 2018–2022
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2012–2018
B.S. in Biochemistry, Indiana State University, 2008–2012

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Augustin Ntemafack, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
           
Ph.D. Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Jammu, India

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Caitlin Specht, B.S.
M.S. Student | Laboratory Technician
           
B.S. in Biomedical Sciences
Purdue University, 2010–2014

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Olabode Dawodu, B.S.
Ph.D. Student
           
B.S. in Chemistry
IUPUI, 2018–2022

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Alex Tapia, B.S.
Ph.D. Student
           
B.S. in Biochemistry
Hanover College, 2018–2022

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Cody White, B.S.
Ph.D. Student
           
B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fort Lewis College, 2011–2023

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Alumni
Andrew Walke, IMPRS Scholar, 2025​
Christina Negash, LHSI Undergraduate Intern, 2024–2025
Dewayne Ballance, IUSCCC Summer Research Program, 2024
Ritta Ayogu, LHSI Undergraduate Intern, 2022–2023
Jennifer Flora, Laboratory Technician, 2022–2023

             

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