Principal Investigator
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James P. Landers, PhD, FRSC
jpl5e@virginia.edu Professor of Chemistry Professor of Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor of Pathology Director, Center for Nano-Biosystems Integration Member, UVA Cancer Center Jefferson Scholar Faculty Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry 1991: Canadian Medical Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic 1988: Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Guelph, Canada 1983: B.S. Biochemistry, University of Guelph, Canada |
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Dr. James Landers is currently Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Virginia, as well as Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Virginia Health System. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Biomedicine and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Guelph in Ontario (Canada) in 1984 and 1988, respectively. After a year as a post-doctoral fellow at the Banting Institute at the University of Toronto School of Medicine, as a Canadian Medical Research Council (MRC) Fellow at the Mayo Clinic-Rochester, he studied cancer biology and diagnostics under Thomas Spelsberg, a renowned breast cancer biochemist. He launched and directed Mayo Clinic’s Clinical Capillary Electrophoresis Facility in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, developing clinical assays based on capillary electrophoretic technology.
Dr. Landers joined the Chemistry Department at the University of Pittsburgh in 1997, where he forayed into analytical microfluidic systems with the goal of developing the next generation molecular diagnostics platform. This research was bolstered by the move in 1999 to the University of Virginia where access to a dedicated class-100 cleanroom for microchip fabrication allowed for rapid prototyping of microdevices for separations, DNA purification, and DNA amplification. His group was among the first to generate a fully integrated lab-on-a-chip (PNAS 103:19272, 2006), successfully applied to detecting infectious agents in biofluids and cancer diagnostics, and more recently defined new approaches to fluidic control on microchips (NATURE Physics 5:231, 2009). He has authored more than 180 papers and 25 book chapters on topics as diverse as receptor biochemistry, capillary electrophoretic method development, microchip fabrication, forensic DNA analysis and integrated microfluidic systems for application to both the clinical and forensic arenas. In addition, he has recently completed the third in the succession of editions of CRC Press Handbook of Capillary Electrophoresis, with this one extrapolated to microchip electrophoresis and associated microtechniques.
Dr. Landers joined the Chemistry Department at the University of Pittsburgh in 1997, where he forayed into analytical microfluidic systems with the goal of developing the next generation molecular diagnostics platform. This research was bolstered by the move in 1999 to the University of Virginia where access to a dedicated class-100 cleanroom for microchip fabrication allowed for rapid prototyping of microdevices for separations, DNA purification, and DNA amplification. His group was among the first to generate a fully integrated lab-on-a-chip (PNAS 103:19272, 2006), successfully applied to detecting infectious agents in biofluids and cancer diagnostics, and more recently defined new approaches to fluidic control on microchips (NATURE Physics 5:231, 2009). He has authored more than 180 papers and 25 book chapters on topics as diverse as receptor biochemistry, capillary electrophoretic method development, microchip fabrication, forensic DNA analysis and integrated microfluidic systems for application to both the clinical and forensic arenas. In addition, he has recently completed the third in the succession of editions of CRC Press Handbook of Capillary Electrophoresis, with this one extrapolated to microchip electrophoresis and associated microtechniques.
Administrative Assistant
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Patricia White
phw7t@virginia.edu |
PhD Candidates
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Sadie Kiendzior
smk8ud@virginia.edu Degrees
B.S. Biology, University of Saint Joseph, 2018 Research Interests
Forensic analysis of nucleic acids, detection of microbial pathogens for forensic analysis, development and genetics. Other Activities
Selected publications
Lambert, K. M., Z. D. Stempel, S. M. Kiendzior, A. L. Bartelson and W. F. Bailey (2017). "Enhancement of the Oxidizing Power of an Oxoammonium Salt by Electronic Modification of a Distal Group." The Journal of Organic Chemistry 82(21): 11440-11446. |
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Renna Nouwairi
rln3bm@virginia.edu Degrees
B.S. Chemistry (ACS Certified), Mathematics Minor, James Madison University, 2017 Research Interests
DNA/RNA analysis, rapid amplification, microchip electrophoresis, bioanaytical chemistry, microfluidics and device fabrication Other Activities
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Rachelle Turiello
rat3a@virginia.edu Degrees
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies: Bio-Cultural Hominid Anthropology, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) M.S. Forensic Science, Towson University Research Interests
Bioanalytical chemistry, microfluidics and device fabrication, rapid polynucleic analysis, body fluid identification, microchip electrophoresis. Other Activities
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Larissa Cunha
llc9t@virginia.edu Degrees
B.S. Chemistry, University of South Carolina, 2019 B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2013 Research interests
Drug Detection, Microchip Fabrication for Forensic Applications, Microfluidic Separations, Forensic Chemistry, Detection of Chemical/Biological Weapons. Other activities
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PhD Students
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Junyi Yao
rcb9sz@virginia.edu DEGREES
B.S. Pharmacy, Yantai University, 2015 RESEARCH INTERESTS
Bioanalytical chemistry, Organ-on-a-chip, Drug screening, Microfluidic chips fabrication OTHER ACTIVITIES
Selected Published
Enwere, Miracle Nmesomachi
ftp5kg@virginia.edu degrees
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Abia State University Uturu, 2015 M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Lagos, 2020 M.Sc. Bioinformatics, Covenant University, 2022 research interests
Biochemistry, design of rapid and cost-effective kits for drug resistance testing, and bioanalytical chemistry other activities
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Carter Jones
ckj2sc@virginia.edu Degrees
B.Sc. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021 RESEARCH INTERESTS
Epigenetic detection, Point-of-care microfluidics, Rapid clinical diagnostics OTHER ACTIVITIES
Institutional Review Board Contact Research Assistant at Somalogic, working with aptamer-based proteomics, 2021-2022 |
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Taylor Grace Chambers
mmv4ch@virginia.edu degrees
B. S. Chemistry Troy University 2022 Research Interests
Forensic Chemistry, Microfluidic Separations, Body Fluid Identification, Microfluidic Device Fabrication, Microfluidic Heating Methods Other Activities
-NIST research scholarship 2020-2022 -Research Assistantship, Auburn University, 2021 -Applied Polymer Technology Extension Consortium 2020 -Troy University Science Research Conference 2021 -Auburn Research Symposium, 2021 -Southeastern Regional Meeting ACS 2022 |
Undergraduate Students
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Allison Burton
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Emmanuel Kenscoff
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Megan Joshi
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Major: Chemistry
Minor: Art History Mentor: Renna |
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Systems Engineering Mentor: Sadie |
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Sadie |
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Jim Dapaah
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Liam Tolbert
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Emily Kyaw
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Major: Chemistry Mentor: Sadie Garrett Ross
Major: Biology; Minor: Bioethics Mentor: Rachelle |
Major: Computer science
Minor: Data Science Mentor: Sadie Nel Straub
Majors: Computer Science (BA) and Chemistry (BA)
Mentor: Rachelle |
Major: Kinesiology major
Minor: Chemistry Mentor: Larissa Jordan Keller
Major: Chemistry
Minor: Math Mentor: Rachelle |
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Minahal Aisha
Major: Chemistry
Minor: BA Computer Science Mentor: Junyi |
Kelsey O’Neill
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Larissa |
Zoey Golabek
Major: Chemistry Minor: Computer Science
Mentor: Renna |
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Catherine Engel
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Hannah Aiken
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Sophia Hartshorn
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Major: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Tayler, Carter, and Miaicle |
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Tayler, Carter, and Miaicle |
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Junyi |
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Emilee Holmquist
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Major: Chemistry and Spanish
Mentor: Renna |
Alumni
Killian O'Connell, PhD
Jamila Marshall Roberts, PhD
Scott Karas, PhD
Leah Dignan, PhD
Shane Woolf, PhD
Tiffany Layne, PhD
Anchi Tsuei, PhD
Christopher Birch, PhD, Post-doctoral Fellow
Jingyi Li, PhD, Research Scientist
Charlie Clark, PhD
Shannon Krauss, PhD
Jacquelyn DuVall, PhD
Kimberly Jackson, PhD
Hillary Sloan, PhD
Kerui Xu, PhD
Qian Liu, PhD
Yiwen Ouyang, PhD
Ling Huang, PhD
Jian Wen, PhD
Joan Bienvenue, PhD
Lindsay Bazydlo, PhD
Jessica Norris, PhD
Daniel Marchiarullo, PhD
Brian Poe, PhD
Kyudam Oh, Ph.D
Briony C. Strachan, Ph.D
Jenny A. Lounsbury, Ph.D
Jingyi Li, Ph.D
Carmen R. Reedy, Ph.D
Kristin A. Hagan, Ph.D
James M. Karlinsey, Ph.D
Christopher J. Easley, Ph.D
Daniel C. Leslie, Ph.D
Brandon Thompson, PhD, Post-doctoral Fellow
Daniel Nelson, PhD, Post-doctoral Fellow
Francisco Lara, Ph.D, Post-doctoral Fellow
Murali Ghatkesar, Ph.D, Post-doctoral Fellow
Mariana Almeida, Visiting Graduate Student
Juliane Cristina Borba, Visiting Graduate Student
Gabriela Duarte, Ph.D, Visiting Graduate Student
Annie Piland, Undergraduate
Alexandra Markmann, Undergraduate
Sabrina Kim, Undergraduate
George Fairman, Undergraduate
Christopher Tomley, Undergraduate
Liam Spears, Undergraduate
Kendall Jenkins, Undergraduate
Victoria Holt, Undergraduate
Josh Shield, Undergraduate
Sarah Wychoff, Undergraduate
Jacob Hughes, Undergraduate
Megan Taleg, Undergraduate
Casey Engel, Undergraduate
David Dent, Undergraduate
Morgan Carter, Undergraduate
Michael Do, Undergraduate
Brett A. Melnikoff, Undergraduate
Ibrahim Tora, Undergraduate
Mackenzie Long, Undergraduate
Michelle Sjostrom, Undergraduate
Anne Karlsson, Visiting Undergraduate
Alexis Chernish, Undergraduate
Will Treene, Undergraduate
Ella Frazier, Undergraduate
Zohar (Zoe) Ziff, Undergraduate
Samuel (Sam) Biedler, Undergraduate
Leah Gunnoe, Undergraduate
Hamayal Jabbar, Undergraduate
Michael Flanagan, Undergraduate
Ellaha Momand, Undergraduate
Allison Burton, Undergraduate
Logan Cunningham, Undergraduate
