Lab Members
Wilfredo (Freddy) Colón
Professor and Head Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Christian A. Franquiz Santos
Christian is a third year Ph.D. student in the Accelerated Ph.D. program investigating kinetic stability using novel detergents in gel electrophoresis. His research focuses on the study of kinetically stable proteins (KSPs) found in certain food products such as legumes, tree nuts, and fruits to understand the biological roles of the kinetic stability of proteins in protein digestibility.
Interests: Indoor and Outdoor Soccer, Gym, Guitar, Travelling |
Isha Shah
Isha is a third year Ph.D. candidate in the Chemistry department. Currently, she is focused on identifying KSPs in mushrooms. Her previous work focused on the toxicological effects of P-phenylenediamine and cosmetic formulation.
Interests: Music, Art |
Will Mancini
Evelyn-Grace Rugaber
Evelyn is a fifth year PhD Candidate focused on developing methods to investigate and characterize the structural characteristics behind KS. She is particularly interested in the use of mild surfactants to identify proteins with a moderate level of kinetic stability despite lack of SDS-resistance.
Interests: Coffee |
Veronica Martinez De Pinillos
Veronica is a 3rd year undergraduate working with Evelyn to explore the use of gentle anionic and nonionic surfactants to probe for moderate KS.
Interests: Soap, soccer |
Liang Ping Zhu
Ping is a second-year undergraduate student majoring in Chemistry. Currently, she assists a Ph.D. student Isha Shah in lab, focusing on identifying kinetic stable proteins in mushrooms.
Interests: Movies, Chess |
Former Doctoral Students
Jane Thibeault (2019)
Hannah Trasatti (2018)
Jayeeta Sen (2018)
Jennifer Church (2017)
Javier Aguilera (2013)
Sai Srinivasan (2011)
Songjie Zhang (2010)
Yun Wang (2010)
Maria Hernandez (2009)
Christine Fiorillo (2009)
Ke Xia (2009)
Virginia Muniz (2008)
Zhuqiu Ye (2008)
Marta Manning (2006)
Derrick Meinhold (2006)
Sandra M. Lynch (2005)
Jinhyuk F. Chung (2004)
Sarah A. Boswell (2003)
Limin Wang (2003)
Hannah Trasatti (2018)
Jayeeta Sen (2018)
Jennifer Church (2017)
Javier Aguilera (2013)
Sai Srinivasan (2011)
Songjie Zhang (2010)
Yun Wang (2010)
Maria Hernandez (2009)
Christine Fiorillo (2009)
Ke Xia (2009)
Virginia Muniz (2008)
Zhuqiu Ye (2008)
Marta Manning (2006)
Derrick Meinhold (2006)
Sandra M. Lynch (2005)
Jinhyuk F. Chung (2004)
Sarah A. Boswell (2003)
Limin Wang (2003)