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Principal Investigator

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Aaron Beeler received his Ph.D. in 2002 from Professor John Rimoldi’s laboratory in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Mississippi. He then joined the Porco group as a postdoctoral fellow and subsequently the Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development at Boston University, now the Center for Molecular Discovery. He was promoted to Assistant Director of the CMLD-BU in January 2005. In 2012 Aaron joined the Department of Chemistry as a tenure-track professor in medicinal chemistry. In 2019, Aaron received tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor of Chemistry. 
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Aaron teaches sophomore Organic Chemistry CH204, Organic Reaction Mechanisms CH642, and Medicinal Chemistry CH644.
beelera@bu.edu
617-358-3487
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Postdoctoral Researchers

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Jennifer Yuan
​Ph. D. University of British Columbia (2021)
​B.Sc. Western University (2016)



Graduate Students

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Maggie Kitt
Fifth year graduate student
Project: Total Synthesis of Daphnane
Diterpene Orthoesters

mkitt247@bu.edu
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B.S. University of Evansville (2018)
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Jason Lenihan
Fifth year graduate student
Project: 2+2 Photocycloadditions Towards
Truxinate Scaffolds

jlenihan@bu.edu
B.S. Quinnipiac University (2018)
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Matthew Mailloux
Fifth year graduate student
Projects: Dearomative Ring Expansions, Truxinate Natural Products
mmaillou@bu.edu
B.A. Skidmore College (2018)

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Wenli Liang
Fourth year graduate student
wenlil@bu.edu
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B.S. MCPHS (2015)
M.S. MCPHS (2016)
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Alexandra Millimaci
Fourth year graduate student
Project: 3+2 Cycloaddition Methodology
Towards Lignan Scaffolds

amillim@bu.edu
B.A. Syracuse University (2018)
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Jac Lorenzo
Fourth year graduate student
Co-advisor: Karen Allen
Project: Synthesis of Peptides for Inhibition of Protein-Protein Interactions
lorenzoj@bu.edu
B.S. UC San Diego (2019)

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Xiaenne Bozor
Third year graduate student
Project: Synthesis of Small Molecules for Inhibition of Protein-Protein Interactions
B.S. Florida Gulf Coast University (2020)
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Sara El-Arid
Third year graduate student
Co-advisor: Mark Grinstaff

Project: Ring-Opening
Metathesis Polymerization

B.S. UC Santa Barbara (2020)
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Nathan Hendrick
Third year graduate student

Project: Synthesis of Fluorescent Probes and High-Throughput Experimentation
B.S. University of Pittsburgh (2014)

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Emma Dolan
Second year graduate student
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Co-advisor: Mark Grinstaff
B.S. Western Connecticut State U. (2021)
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Stephanie Laporte
Second year graduate student
B.S. Brandeis University (2021)
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Ashley Rochford
Second year graduate student
​B.A. Wellesley College (2021)

Past Members

Graduate Students
Dr. Douglas Fraser (2021) - Snapdragon Chemistry
Dr. Shiva Dastjerdi (2021) - Kronos Bio 

Dr. Paula Ortet (2020) - Scientist I, Fog Pharma 
Dr. Edwin Alfonzo (2019) - Postdoctoral Researcher, Arnold Lab
Dr. Alexis Courtney (2019) - Lecturer in Chemistry, Boston University
Dr. Gabrielle Fleming (2019) - Senior Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Sean Corning - M.A. Boston University (2018)
Dr. Reem Telmesani (2018) - Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca
Dr. Long Nguyen (2018) - Scientist, Enanta Pharmaceuticals
Sung Hun Park - M.A. Boston University (2013)


Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Yann Corre - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2017-2018) - Research Scientist, Selcia
Dr. Han Yueh - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2017) - Process Scientist, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Prof. Kristen Mascall - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2013) - Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Brandeis University
Prof. Sarah Scarry - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2013) - Research Assistant Professor, UNC


Undergraduate Researchers
Katie Novak - B. A. (2021)
​Victoria Jordan - B. A. (2021) - Graduate Student, Tri-Institutional Program of Chemical Biology
Emily Traficante - B. A. (2021) - Graduate Student, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Shruti Kumta - B. A. (2021) - Associate Scientist, Snapdragon Chemistry
Ivy Liang - B. A. (2020) - Research Technician, Qi Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Logan Sigua - B.A. (2019) - Research Technician, Qi Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Jada White - B.A. (2019) - Research Scientist I, Boehringer Ingelheim
Jesse Mendoza - B.A. (2019) - Attending Medical School at USC
Nicky Eleuteri - B.A. (2018) - Research Technician, Fischer Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Qiwen Gao - B.A. (2017) - Graduate Student
Diana Diaz - (B.A. 2017) - 
Graduate Student at Boston University
Tessa Colameta - B.A./M.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at University of Chicago
Rachel Rosen - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at UC Berkeley
Jessie Zhen - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at Boston University
Morgan Myers - B.A., Boston University (2015)
Benjamin Reinhardt - Summer 2015 REU Student from University of Rochester (exp. B.A. 2017)
Sharon Liu - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at Columbia University
Anjeza Beheraj - B.A. (2014) - Graduate Student at Boston Universityc
Anastasia Voevodin - B.A. (2014) - Graduate Student at Columbia University
​Julia Fernandez - Visiting Scholar (2013)
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