Principal Investigator
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Rong Huang, Ph.D.
Rong obtained her BS in pharmacy and MS in pharmaceutical sciences from Tongji Medical University. After teaching at Tongji for 2 years, she came to Purdue to pursue a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry with Richard Borch in 2001. She worked on the design, synthesis and evaluation of prodrugs to disrupt SH2 domain-mediated protein-protein interaction. After graduation, she did her postdoc training with Phil Cole at Johns Hopkins University, where she developed a method to site-specifically introduce acetyl-Lys mimics into proteins, as well as worked on histone demethylase enzymology and inhibitor discovery. In 2011, she joined Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Medicinal Chemistry as an Assistant Professor. In 2017, Rong returned to Purdue as a Tenured Associate Professor, where her lab continues to apply an interdisciplinary approach to understand the molecular mechanisms of methyltransferases and acetyltransferases, design and synthesize selective and potent inhibitors to manipulate the epigenetic pathways, and to develop novel and targeted epigenetic drugs.
Contact: huang-r at purdue dot edu |
Our Team
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
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Dr. Dongxing Chen (11/2016-)
Ph.D. (2016) Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University B.S. (2011) Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University chen2738 at purdue dot edu |
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Dr. Iredia D. Iyamu (05/2019-) Postdoc (9/2016-4/2019) Medicinal Chemistry, Northwestern University Ph.D. (2016) Organic Chemistry, Northeastern University M.S. (2009) Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, University of Benin, Nigeria B.S. (2004) Industrial Chemistry, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria iiyamu at purdue dot edu Dr. Youchao Deng (09/2019-)
Ph.D. (2019) Medicinal Chemistry, Central South University M.S. (2016) Medicinal Chemistry, Central South University B.S. (2013) Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine deng215 at purdue dot edu |
Graduate Student
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Guangping Dong (08/2017- Graduate program (2015-2017) Virginia Commonwealth University M.S. (2015) Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University B.S. (2012) Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University dong216 at purdue dot edu |
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Yi-Hsun Ho (12/2018- M.S. (2015) Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Taiwan University B.S. (2013) Pharmacy, National Taiwan University ho156 at purdue dot edu Ying Meng (12/2018-
M.S. (2018) Chemical Biology, Peking University Health Science Center B.S. (2015) Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University meng91 at purdue dot edu |
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Krystal Diaz (12/2019-
M.S. (2018) Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University B.S. (2014) Chemistry, Florida Inernational University diaz161 at Purdue dot edu Amr Elkabbany (12/2019- B.S. (2019) Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University ahelkabb at Purdue dot edu Emma Seipp (12/2020- B.S. (2020) Biochemistry, McDaniel College eseipp at Purdue dot edu |
Undergraduate Students
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Pearl Feng (01/2021-) Prepharmacy student, Purdue University |
Former Lab Members
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Gang Zhang, Ph.D. (02/2012-12/2015)-Current: Associate Research Scientist, LA Biomedical Research Institute (2019-). Associate Professor, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (2016-2018).
Stacie Richardson, Ph.D. (04/2013-12/2014)-Current: Associate Group Leader, PPD, Richmond, VA
Ayad Al-Hamashi, Ph.D. (01/2018-10/2018)-Current: Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Linjie Li, Ph.D. (01/2017-02/2019)-
Zhi Huang, Ph.D. (08/2019-04/2020)-Current: Postdoc fellow at UNC, North Carolina, USA
Nazimuddin, Ph.D (10/2019-06/2020)-Current: Postdoc fellow at Boston University, Massachusetts, USA
Thesis Graduate Students
Brianna Mackie, Ph. D. (2013-2017)-Project Specialist, INC Research, Raleigh, NC
Yunfei Mao, Ph. D. (2012-2016)-Data Analyst, AILares, LLC
Undergraduate and Pharm D. Students
Gray Yuanrui Zhao (01/2019-12/2020)-Undergraduate student in BSPS, Purdue University
Timothy J. Amos (09/2020-12/2020)- Undergraduate student in Chemistry, Purdue University
Alexis T. Reidel (08/2019-12/2019)-Undergraduate student in BSPS, Purdue University
Nathan J Becker (01/2018-05/2018) -undergraduate student in Biology at Purdue University
Pahul Hanjra, B.S. (06/2013-05/2016) - MD/PhD student at Univ of Texas (2018-present)-Fulbright Scholarship awardee, Norway (08/2017-06/2018)
Ariel Nash, B.S. (06/2013–05/2014) - Resident in Albany Medical Center-Pediatrics (2018-); Medical Student at VCU (2014-2018)
Kathryn Marshman, B.S. (06/2016-05/2017) - Pharmacy Technician in Springfield, VA
Pei-Chun Chu, Pharm D (01/2016-05/2016) - Pharmacist, Raleigh, NC
High School Students
Kshitji Saste, Moroe Township High School, (Summer 2012) - Rutgers University (2013-
Ashwin Chetty, Henrico High School (Summer 2016) - Yale University (2017-
Sabrina Ye, Godwin High School (2016-2017) -College of William & Mary (2020-
International Visiting Students
Anselmo Reggiardo, PhD Student, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Summer 2012)
Andrea Citarella, MS student, University of Messina, Italy (Fall, 2016) Current: PhD student at University of Vienna (2018-2020)
Congyu Zhang, Visiting undergraduate student, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China (01/2019-05/2019)-PK/PD Master program in University of Buffalo (2019-)
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Gang Zhang, Ph.D. (02/2012-12/2015)-Current: Associate Research Scientist, LA Biomedical Research Institute (2019-). Associate Professor, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (2016-2018).
Stacie Richardson, Ph.D. (04/2013-12/2014)-Current: Associate Group Leader, PPD, Richmond, VA
Ayad Al-Hamashi, Ph.D. (01/2018-10/2018)-Current: Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Linjie Li, Ph.D. (01/2017-02/2019)-
Zhi Huang, Ph.D. (08/2019-04/2020)-Current: Postdoc fellow at UNC, North Carolina, USA
Nazimuddin, Ph.D (10/2019-06/2020)-Current: Postdoc fellow at Boston University, Massachusetts, USA
Thesis Graduate Students
Brianna Mackie, Ph. D. (2013-2017)-Project Specialist, INC Research, Raleigh, NC
Yunfei Mao, Ph. D. (2012-2016)-Data Analyst, AILares, LLC
Undergraduate and Pharm D. Students
Gray Yuanrui Zhao (01/2019-12/2020)-Undergraduate student in BSPS, Purdue University
Timothy J. Amos (09/2020-12/2020)- Undergraduate student in Chemistry, Purdue University
Alexis T. Reidel (08/2019-12/2019)-Undergraduate student in BSPS, Purdue University
Nathan J Becker (01/2018-05/2018) -undergraduate student in Biology at Purdue University
Pahul Hanjra, B.S. (06/2013-05/2016) - MD/PhD student at Univ of Texas (2018-present)-Fulbright Scholarship awardee, Norway (08/2017-06/2018)
Ariel Nash, B.S. (06/2013–05/2014) - Resident in Albany Medical Center-Pediatrics (2018-); Medical Student at VCU (2014-2018)
Kathryn Marshman, B.S. (06/2016-05/2017) - Pharmacy Technician in Springfield, VA
Pei-Chun Chu, Pharm D (01/2016-05/2016) - Pharmacist, Raleigh, NC
High School Students
Kshitji Saste, Moroe Township High School, (Summer 2012) - Rutgers University (2013-
Ashwin Chetty, Henrico High School (Summer 2016) - Yale University (2017-
Sabrina Ye, Godwin High School (2016-2017) -College of William & Mary (2020-
International Visiting Students
Anselmo Reggiardo, PhD Student, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Summer 2012)
Andrea Citarella, MS student, University of Messina, Italy (Fall, 2016) Current: PhD student at University of Vienna (2018-2020)
Congyu Zhang, Visiting undergraduate student, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China (01/2019-05/2019)-PK/PD Master program in University of Buffalo (2019-)