Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Kyle Reichl
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 2016
American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow
​Project Area: Synthesis of Xanthone Natural Products
Email: kreichl@bu.edu

Dr. Wenhan Zhang
Ph.D., The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2016
Project Area: Synthesis of Flavonoid Natural Products
Email: wenhanzh@bu.edu

Dr. Tim McFadden
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018
Project Area: Synthesis of Epoxyquinol Natural Products
Email: trm66@bu.edu

Fifth Years

Thomas Purgett
​B.S., Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 2013
Project Area: Synthesis of Oxaphenalenone Natural Products
Email: tpurgett@bu.edu

Xiaowei Wu
B.S. & M.S., Peking University Health Science Center, China, 2012 & 2014
​Project Area: Synthesis of Tetrahydroxanthone Natural Products
Email: wywxw@bu.edu

Third Years

Chun Chen
​B.S., Beijing Institute of Technology, China, 2015
​Project Area: Synthesis of Polycyclic Tetrahydroxanthone Natural Products
Email: chunchen@bu.edu

Zack Powers
B.S., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, 2013
Project Area: Synthesis of Meroterpenoid Natural Products
Email: zpowers@bu.edu

Michael Smith
​B.S., Stonehill College, Easton, MA, 2016
​Project Area: Synthesis of Xanthone Natural Products
Email: msmith3@bu.edu

Saishuai (Patrick) Wen
​M.S., Central South University, China, 2016
​Project Area: Development of ESIPT-mediated Photocycloadditions
Email: sswen@bu.edu

Second Years

Mackenzie Marrs
BA, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, 2015
Project Area: 
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Madison Powers
BS, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 2017
Project Area: Synthesis of Epoxyquinone Natural Products
Email: mhpowers@bu.edu
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Tyler Rauwolf
​BA, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, 2017
Project Area: Synthesis of Meroterpenoid Natural Products
Email: trauwolf@bu.edu

Undergraduates

Andrew Cyr
Boston University, BA, MA, Expected 2018
Project Area: Synthesis of Amino Rocaglates
Email: amcyr@bu.edu

Adam Zahara
Boston University, Expected 2018
​Project Area: Synthesis of Flavonoid Natural Products
Email: ajzahara@bu.edu
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Matthew Dyer
Boston University, BA in Chemistry, Expected 2019
Project Area: Synthesis of Oxaphenalenone Natural Products
Email: mwdyer@bu.edu

Dominick Witkowski​
Boston University, BA in Chemistry, Expected 2020
Project Area: Synthesis of chromone and xanthone natural products
Email: domwit@bu.edu

Andrea Cheng
​Boston University, BA in Chemistry, Expected 2020
Project Area: Synthesis of meroterpenoid natural products
Email: andreach@bu.edu

Chris Suarez
Boston University, BA in Chemistry, Expected 2021
Project Area: Synthesis of novel amino rocaglates
Email: cssuarez@bu.edu
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