Moellering Lab

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Raymond E. Moellering, PhD

Raymond E. Moellering, PhD

PI

Dr. Moellering is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Chicago. He obtained Bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics from the University of Arizona. He then earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Harvard University as an American Association for Cancer Research Centennial Fellow, followed by postdoctoral training as a Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow at The Scripps Research Institute. Dr. Moellering started his independent program at UChicago in 2015, where his laboratory is focused on developing novel chemical probes, proteomic technology platforms and therapeutic modalities to expose and exploit signaling pathways in cancer, inflammatory disorders and degenerative diseases like aging. Dr. Moellering’s independent program has garnered recognition with awards that include the Damon Runyon Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists, V Foundation V Scholar Award, American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award, NSF CAREER Award, Sloan Fellowship, and NIH Pathway to Independence and Director’s New Innovator Awards. He has served as scientific founder and advisor to several biotechnology companies and serves as a scientific advisor to several philanthropic disease foundations.

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Anthony Carlos

Anthony Carlos

Graduate Student - Chemistry

B.S., University of Illinois, Chicago

Zeyu Qiao

Zeyu Qiao

Graduate Student - Chemistry

B.S., Peking University

Olivia Laxton

Olivia Laxton

Graduate Student - Chemistry

B.S., Haverford College

Debbie Thomas

Debbie Thomas

Graduate Student - Chemistry

B.S., Florida Atlantic University

Guna Mandava

Guna Mandava

Graduate Student - Chemistry

B.S., Yale University

John Coukos

John Coukos

Graduate Student - MD, PhD

B.S., Northwestern University

Scarlett Huang

Scarlett Huang

Graduate Student - Chemistry

B.S., UCLA

Chris Lee

Chris Lee

Graduate Student - Cancer Biology

B.S., University of California, San Diego

Kedric Milholland, Ph.D.

Kedric Milholland, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D., Purdue University

Xavier Rousseau

Xavier Rousseau

Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of Chicago

Kavya Pillai

Kavya Pillai

Graduate Student - Chemistry

B.S., IISER-TVM

Colin Swenson

Colin Swenson

Postdoctoral Researcher

Ph.D.., Emory University

Somayeh Ahmadiantehrani

Somayeh Ahmadiantehrani

Scientific Professional

Ph.D., UCSF

Lab Alumni
Name                                                                  Current Position

Jae Won Chang, Postdoctoral Fellow                 Assistant Professor, Emory University

Gang Li, Postdoctoral Fellow                              Assistant Professor, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory

Tom Speltz, Postdoctoral Fellow                         Senior Scientist II, Evozyne 

Shaghayegh Fathi, Postdoctoral Fellow             Scientist, Nurix Therapeutics

David McCutcheon, Postdoctoral Fellow            Sr. Research Development Scientist, MilliporeSigma  

Gihoon Lee, Graduate Student                           Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University

Jeff Montgomery, Graduate Student.                  Senior Scientist, ReAx Biotechnologies

Sean Shangguan, Graduate Student.                 Consultant, McKinsey and Company

Joey Huang, Graduate Student                           Senior Consultant, Guidehouse

Jesse Santana, Undergraduate                           Chemist, Bachem

Justin Donnelly, Undergraduate                          Graduate Student, Stanford University

Abby Estes, Undergraduate                                Graduate Student, UC Berkeley

Anna Savin, Undergraduate                                Teach for America

Helene Sertznig, Master’s Student                      University of Dusseldorf