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Ishan Capila, B.S. (July 1995 March 1996) Awarded M.S. (Biotechnology); Thesis "Modeling the interaction of heparin with antithrombin"; Biotechnology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Gunnar Gunnarsson, B.S. (July 1998 - June 2003) Awarded Ph.D. ; Thesis "Design, synthesis and biochemical evaluation of novel antithrombin activators", Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, VCU
Dipal Bhowmik, Ph.D. (July 2000 June 2002) Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU
Laura Lahaye (December 1999 July 2001) Undergraduate Intern from Virginia Commonwealth University
Jenny Johns, B.S. (December 1999 July 2001) Ph.D. candidate (Advisor : Professor Tonie Wright) of Department of Biochemistry, VCU
Bidisha Bhowmik, Ph.D. (July December 2001) Research Technician, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU
Annika Ingemansson (February May 2002) Summer Intern from University of Malmφ, Sweden
Mandakini Dantuluri, B.S. (February 2002 July 2004) Technician; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU
Junaid Afridi, B.S. (November 2002 - March 2006) Awarded M.S. (Pharmaceutical Sciences); Thesis "Small Molecules Binding to Serpins" Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU
Mohammed Rahman, B.S. (November 2002 March 2006) Awarded M.S. (Pharmaceutical Sciences); Thesis "Synthesis of Novel Biflavanoids" Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU
Chandravel K., B.S., M.S. (February 2003 - present) Ph.D. candidate; Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, VCU
Shivani Desai, (May 2003 September 2003) Undergraduate Intern from College of William and Mary.
Gunnar Gunnarsson, B.S., Ph.D. (July 2003 - June 2005) Postdoctoral Associate; Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, VCU
Bernhard Monien, B.S. Ph.D. (August 2003 - September 2005) Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, VCU
Derrick Glymph, (September 2003 January 2004) Intern from Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Virginia Commonwealth University
Arjun Raghuraman, B.S. (September 2003 - present) Ph.D. candidate, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU
Jay Thakkar, B.S. (September 2003 - December 2006) Awarded MS (Pharm. Sci.); Thesis 'Discovery of Lignin Sulfate, a Potent Inhibitor of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Entry into Cells', Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU.
Henrietta Nielsen, (March 2004 - May 2004) Intern from University of Lund, Sweden
Joanna Adams (June 2004 - August 2004) NSF fellow from Mary Washington University, Fredericksburg, VA
Muhammed Riaz (May 2004 - August 2007) Research Assistant Professor; Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, VCU.
Brian Henry (March 2005 - August 2007 ) Awarded PhD (Pharm. Sci.); Thesis 'Novel Sulfated 4-HydroxyCinnamic Acid Oligomers as Potent Anticoagulants'; School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, VA
Abdul Quadir Khan (March 2005 - August 2006) Technician; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU
Tim King (May 2006 - present) PharmD/PhD candidate, School of Pharmacy, VCU
Jay Thakkar, M.S. (January 2007 - present) PhD candidate; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, VCU
Trish Lauk (May 2007 - August 2007) REU (NSF) student from Mary Washington University, VA
Justin Connell (May 2007 - August 2007) Summer Intern from College of William and Mary, VA
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