Current Lab Members
Sarah O'Neill
Biochemistry Major, '23
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopeptides (Spring 2020 - present)
Future Plans: Plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Honors/Awards: Chemical Rubber Co. Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award; Hardiman Scholars Fund award
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Katie Eighmy
Chemistry Major, '23
Project: Exploring Dynamic Covalent Chemistry on Supramolecular Surfaces (Spring 2020 - present)
Future Plans: Plans to pursue Ph.D. in Chemistry
Honors/Awards: Mancini Student Faculty Research award
Philip Scali
Biology Major, '23
Project: Exploring Dynamic Covalent Chemistry on Supramolecular Surfaces (Fall 2020 - present)
Future Plans: Pursue an M.D.
Honors/Awards: Mancini Student Faculty Research award
Julianna Manson
Biochemistry Major, '24
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopeptide (Summer 2022 - present)
Future Plans: Pursue an M.D.
Honors/Awards: Hardiman Scholars Fund award
Bianca Pineiro
Biochemistry Major, '25
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopeptide (Summer 2022 - present)
Future Plans: Pursue a Ph.D. in biochemistry
Honors/Awards: Hardiman Scholars Fund award
Smith-Carpenter Lab Alumni
Katie Bacchi
Biochemistry Major, '22
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopeptides (Fall 2019-summer 2021)
Future Plans: Pursue Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Grace Dibileo
Biology Major, '22
Project: Exploring Dynamic Covalent Chemistry on Supramolecular Surfaces (Fall 2019 - Fall 2021)
Future Plans: Medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Kierstin Jones
Theatre Major, '21
Project: IDE Collaboration with Prof. Alper @ SHU (Summer 2019-Spring 2020)
Future Plans: Plans to pursue a career in scientific writing
Honors/Awards: Mancini Student Faculty Research award
Ramiz Haddad
Biochemistry Major, '20
Project: Dithiolane Self-Assembling Peptides (Fall 2018-Spring 2020)
Future Plans: Position at Pfizer (Clinical Development and Manufacturing)
Honors/Awards: Sigma Xi member, Vincent Rosivach Collaborative Research award
Daniel Swanson
Math Major, '20
Project: Dithiolane Self-Assembling Peptides (Fall 2019-Spring 2020)
Future Plans: Working as medical assistant for an orthopedic surgery group in Boston and then to pursue a M.D.
Natalia Nawrocka
Biology Major, '20
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopetides (Fall 2019-Spring 2020)
Future Plans: Working at Yale as a research assistant for a Type 1 diabetes clinical trial and a medical assistant at the Dermatogology Group of CT. Plans to pursue a M.D.
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Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Ferraro
Biochemistry Major, '20
Project: Dithiolane Self-Assembling Peptides (Fall 2018-Fall 2020)
Future Plans: Pursue a M.D.... maybe
Honors/Awards: Sigma Xi member, Vincent Rosivach Collaborative Research award
Ashley Halmans
Bio and Mechanical Engineering, '20
Project: Dithiolane Self-Assembling Peptides (Fall 2018-Fall 2019)
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Jovelt Dorsainvil
Chemistry Major, '19
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopeptides (Spring 2018 - Spring 2019)
Current Position: Ph.D. graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis (chemistry)
Honors/Awards: Sigma Xi member, NASA CT Space Grant Consortium Travel Grant award, Lawrence Family Undergraduate Research Grant award
Jonathan 'Jack' Bell
Biochemistry Major, '19
Project: Collaboration with Prof. Alper @ SHU (Fall 2018)
Current Position: Ph.D. graduate student at Mass Amherst (Biochemistry)
Honors/Awards: Lawrence Family Undergraduate Research Grant award
Samantha Brown
Biochemistry Major, '19
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopeptides (Summer 2016 - Spring 2019)
Current Position: Clinical and Translational Research Coordinator at the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center. Plans to pursue an M.D.
Honors/Awards: CAS Award for Distinguished Work in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa member, Magis Grant recipient for Undergraduate Research, Chemical Rubber Co. Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award
Samantha Cooper
Biology, 2018
Project: Collaboration with Prof. Alper SHU (Spring '18)
Future Plans: Optometry School
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Kimberly DelBianco
Chemistry, 2018
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopeptides (Fall '15 - Spring '16; Spring '18)
Current Position: Account Executive at International Meetings and Sciences
Honors/Awards: Sigma Xi member
Kailyn Stephens
Biochemistry, 2018
Project: Dithiolane Self-Assembling Peptides (Summer 2017 - Spring '18)
Current Position: Masters of Education program at Fairfield University
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Biology, 2017
Andre Calixte
Project: Dithiolane Self-Assembling Peptides (Fall '16 - Spring '17)
Current Position: Taking a gap year as a medical scribe and studying for the MCAT
Ruben Neves
Biochemistry, 2017
Project: Dithiolane Self-Assembling Peptides (Fall '15 - Spring '17)
Current Position: M.S. in Biochemistry from Clark University. Plans to apply to Physicians Assistant Programs
Honors/Awards: Sigma Xi member, Hulseman Scholarship recipient, Lawrence Family Undergraduate Research Award
Samantha Schrecke
Biochemistry, 2017
Project: Supramolecular Nucleopeptides (Fall '15 - Spring '17)
Current Position: Chemistry Ph.D. program at Texas A&M
Honors/Awards: Sigma Xi member, Hulseman Scholarship recipient, Lawrence Family Undergraduate Research Award, Chemical Rubber Co. Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award
Smith-Carpenter Lab Alumni (beyond Fairfield University)
Katherine Boback (Amherst College) Summer 2019 Undergraduate Research Student
Jack Brooks (Denver University) Summer 2019 Undergraduate Research Student
Avi Sardana (Wilton High School) Summer 2019 and Fall 2019 High School Intern
Gabriella Silva (Central Magnet High School) Fall 2019 High School Intern
Jamie Orsek (Staples High School) Summer 2019 High School Intern
Lindsey Marks (Staples High School) Summer 2017 High School Intern
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