Principal Investigator

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 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 Postdoctoral Associate NES 405 hengliu1@usf.edu Tel: 813-974-2649 B.S. Zhengzhou University, 2018 Ph.D. University of South Florida, 2024
	Huaxuan Yu Postdoctoral Associate NES 409 huaxuanyu@usf.edu Tel: 813-974-2649 B.S. Jilin University, 2015 M.S. Jilin University, 2018 Ph.D. University of South Florida, 2025

Graduate Students

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

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