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Principal Investigator

Lina Cui, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
College of Pharmacy
UF Health Science Center
UF Health Cancer Center
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Physical Address: 1345 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610
Labs: Medical Science Building P5-09, P5-32
Office: Medical Science Building P5-31
Phone: 352-273-7090
Email: linacui@cop.ufl.edu
Brief Bio:
B.Sc. Chemistry, 2003, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2009 University of Alberta, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2011, UC-Berkeley
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011-2014, Stanford University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, 2015-2018, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Postdoctoral Researchers

Laura (Zixin) Chen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. 2014, Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. 2020, Chemistry, Stanford University
Graduate Students

Zhishen Wang
B.Sc., 2017, Nankai University
M. Sc. 2019, University of Florida
Graduate student since 2019

Yuzhao Zhang
B.Sc., 2019, Central South University
M.Sc. 2021, University of Pittsburgh
Graduate student since 2021
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Johnathan Somers
B.Sc., 2019, Univers of Arizona
Graduate student since 2021
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Derrik Scharland
B.Sc., 2024, Anderson University
Graduate student since 2024

Seyedehalaleh (Alaleh) Anvar
D.V.M, Ferdowsi University of Mashhal, Iran
Graduate student since 2022

Drew Kwitchoff
B.Sc., 2023, Rowan University
Graduate student since 2024
PharmD students

Alberto Jimenez Ybargollin
2017-2021, Biochemistry, University of Florida
2021-present, Pharmacy, University of Florida
Cui Lab researcher since 2019
Undergraduate students

Grace Stewart
2019-present, Biology, University of Florida
Cui Lab researcher since 2023

Alejandro Valdes
2019-present, Biology, University of Florida
Cui Lab researcher since 2023
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