Members

Principal Investigator

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Tania Betancourt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Associate Professor, Materials Science, Engineering, and
Commercialization Program
Tania.Betancourt@txstate.edu


PhD Students

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Kushal Thapa, Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization Program

 

 

 

 

Sakib Hossain, Ph.D. student in Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization Program

 


MS Students

 

Sarah Mitchell, MS Biochemistry

 

 

 

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Jessica Barrera, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

Ayodeji (Deji) Akinloye, MS Sustainability

 


Undergraduate Students

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Elle Bounds, BS Biology

 

 

Nicolas Bueno Ponce, BS Biochemistry

 

Yordanos Kinfe, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

Mackenzie Otakpor, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

McKenzie Siller, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

Amelia Strait

 

Amelia Strait, BS Microbiology

 

 

 

 

Brandon Taylor, BS Exercise and Sports Science

 

 

 


FORMER VISITING SCIENTISTS

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Fatma Gokmen, Ph.D., Researcher, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Central Research Laboratory

 

 


FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS

 

Damilola Runsewe, Ph.D. in Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization (’21), Currently at Corning

 

 

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Carol Ellis-Terrell, Ph.D. Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (’20)

 

 

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Niloofar Heshmati, Ph.D. Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (’20), Currently at The University of Texas at Austin

 

 

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Tugba Yildiz, Ph.D. Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (’17), Currently at Senda Biosciences, Inc.

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Travis Cantu, Ph.D. Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program (’15)

 

 

 

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Emilio Lara, MS Biochemistry (’21), Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio

 

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Renato Samuel (Sam) Navarro, MS Chemistry (’14), Received his Ph.D. in macromolecular science & engineering at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University

 

 

Robert K. Danso, Biochemistry MS

Received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio

 

 

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Karolyn Barker, MS Chemistry (’16)

 

 

 Madeline Huff

Madeline Huff, BS and MS Biochemistry (’18). Currently at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Medical School

 

 

Cally Moore, MS Biochemistry

Christopher Munoz, MS student, Biochemistry

Shyam Prasad, MS student, Computer Science

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Michael Marks, Ph.D. (former postdoctoral researcher), currently research investigator, Process Engineer at International Flavors and Fragrances

 

 

 


FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

 

 

 

Edgar Torres, BS Biochemistry

 

 

Josue Osorio

 

Josue Osorio, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

Greta Sanchez Montemayor

 

Greta Sanchez Montemayor, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

 

Eniola Adegbola, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

Mariah Gutierrez

 

 

Mariah Gutierrez, BS Biochemistry & Marketing

 

 

 

Idania Galvan, BS Biology

 

 

Jacob Guerrero

 

Jacob Guerrero, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

Grace Haya, BS in Biochemistry and BS in Psychology

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriel Pohlman,

 

 

 

Niyahnee Thomas

 

Niyahnee Thomas, BS Biochemistry

 

 

 

Joanna Zepeda, BS Biology

 

 

 

 

Lilian Roe, BS Biology (’21)

 

 

 

Kobe De La Paz, BS Microbiology (’21)

 

 

 

 

Terreck Kizzie, BS Exercise and Sports Science

 

 

 

 

Shahad Abdulsahib, BS Biochemistry (’21), Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

 


 

Alejandro (Alex) Conde, BS Biology (’21)

 

 

 

Nallelie Torres

 

 

 

Juan Castillo

 

Juan Castillo; BS Biology (’19)

 

 

 

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Collin Bryant, BS Biochemistry (’19)

 

 

 

David Jaime, BS Biochemistry (’18)

Gabriela Herrera, BS Biochemistry (’17)

Laura Anaya, BS Biology (’17)

Taryn Olivas, BS/MS Biochemistry (’18)

Gione Retana

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Jose (Joe) Dominguez; BS Biochemistry (’19)

 

 

 

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Kyle Walsh; BS Biochemistry (’15), currently at Luminex.

 

 

 

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Ron Hall; BS Biochemistry (’16), currently a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas.

 

 

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Zachary Goddard; BS Computer Science (’16)

 

 

 

Jamie McKinzie; BS Biochemistry (’14), currently a graduate student in bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

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Eugenia Barnes; BS Geography (’14)

 

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Casey Hamon; BS Chemistry (’12)

 

 

 

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Ryan Richter; B.S. Biology (’12)

 

 

 

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Sarah Warren; B.S. Biochemistry (’12)

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Laison Nguyen; B.S. Biology (’13)
Currently a vet student, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University

 

 

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Bradley Rodier, B.S. Biochemistry (’13)
Ph.D. Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University

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David Oakland; Biochemistry

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John McFarland, B.S. Biochemistry (’12)

 

 

 

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Kirsten Carbonaro, B.S. Biology (’12)

Jeffrey Moore; BS Biochemistry
Kole Knutson; Undergraduate student in biology

Former REU Students

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Katie Beaven; Chemical Engineering – University of Kentucky

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Khaled Abdelrahman; Bioengineering – University of Pittsburg


Former High School Student Researchers

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Sarah Mitchell, New Braunfels High School