Principal Investigator

Jianfeng Cai Jianfeng Cai
Preeminent and Distinguished University Professor
Julie Harmon Endowed Chair in Chemistry
jianfengcai@usf.edu
NES 408B
Tel: 813-974-9506

B.S. Nanjing University, 1997
M.S. Nanjing University, 2000
Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis, 2006
Postdoc. Yale University, 2009

Full Bio

Postdoctoral Associates

Jianyu Chen Jianyu Chen
Postdoctoral Associate
NES 405
chen26@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649

B.S. Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2012
M.S. Zhengzhou University, 2015
Ph.D. Fudan University, 2019
Heng Liu Heng Liu
Postdoctoral Associate
NES 405
hengliu1@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649

B.S. Zhengzhou University, 2018
Ph.D. University of South Florida, 2024

Graduate Students

Cong Pan Cong Pan
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2017
congpan@mail.usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 407

B.S. China Pharmaceutical University, 2017
AnneMarie VanderSchouw AnneMarie VanderSchouw
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2018
annemariev@mail.usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 407

B.S. University of South Florida, 2018
Huaxuan Yu Huaxuan Yu
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2019
huaxuanyu@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
BSF 359

B.S. Jilin University, 2015
M.S. Jilin University, 2018
Yunpeng Cui Yunpeng Cui
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2019
yunpengcui@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
BSF 359

B.S. Jilin University, 2019
Sihao Li Sihao Li
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2020
sihaoli@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. University of South Florida, 2019
Xue Zhao Xue Zhao
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Spring 2021
xuezhao@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. Tianjin University, 2020
Yu Yu Win Yu Yu Win
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Spring 2022
yuyuwin@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.Pharm. University of Pharmacy, Mandalay, Myanmar, 2017
M.S. Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2021
Mentalla Mahmoud Mentalla Mahmoud
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Spring 2022
mentalla@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. University of South Florida, 2021
Haojie Dong Haojie Dong
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2022
dongh1@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. China Pharmaceutical University, 2019
M.S. China Pharmaceutical University, 2022
Jarais Fontaine Jarais Fontaine
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2022
jarais@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. Eckerd College, 2022
Haohui Ye Haohui Ye
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2023
haohuiye@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. Taiyuan University of Technology, 2016
M.S. Donghua University, 2019
Jun Ou Jun Ou
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2023
junou@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. University of South Florida, 2023
Ritu Vrijender Mathuri Ritu Vrijender Mathuri
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2023
rituvrijender@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. University of Mumbai, 2020
M.S. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), 2022
Wendy Tang Wendy Tang
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2024
wendytang@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. University of Texas at Dallas, 2023
Yuqing Luo Yuqing Luo
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2025
yuqingluo@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. Hainan University, 2021
M.S. Northwest A&F University, 2024
Damjan Damjan Vuksanovic
Graduate Student
Entering Ph.D. Program: Fall 2025
damjanvuksanovic@usf.edu
Tel: 813-974-2649
NES 409

B.S. University of South Florida, 2025

Research Technicians

Undergraduate Students

Ting Chao
Yuzheng Sun
Damjan Vuksanovic
Thi Xuan Phi Phan
Simon Neil Gomes
Shuya Lin
Annmarie Mann
Emma Coleman
Brittney Garcia
Tyler Lambert
Virann Welbourn
Samiha Kazi
Anne Lee