Group Members

James J. Chambers (P.I) – Curriculum Vitae – contact Jim

Graduate Students


Kathryne Medeiros (Molecular and Cell Biology, Jan 09 start):  Projects include photoswitchable GABA receptor modulator as well as protein sequestration to study Alzheimer Disease.

Rosie Combs-Bachmann (Neuroscience and Behavior, June 09 start):  Projects include TriProbe (nanoprobe) and synaptic loss via excitotoxicity.

Steve McCarron (Chemistry, Jan 10 start):  Projects include novel prodrug development of short peptides for the alleviation of Alzheimer Disease and neurobiological tool development.

Amanda Hussey (Chemistry, Jan 10 start):  Projects include the further development of TriProbes (nanoprobes) and a better understanding of proximity accelerated reactivity.

 

 

 

 

 

Devon McCarthy (Chemistry, Jan 11 start)

 

 

 

 

 

Nate Jefferys Johnson (Neuroscience and Behavior, July 11 start)

 

Post-doctoral fellows

None at the present time.  Watch here for job posting in the near future.

 

Undergraduate Researchers

Currently (2011), the lab is well over capacity – we cannot accept any more students.  Sorry. (updated Nov 2011.)

  • Matthew Stevens (Chemistry) – Feb ’08 -
  • Jessica Royal (Psychology) – Feb ’10 -
  • Tiffany Brucker (Chemistry) – Feb ’10 -
  • Donald Einck (Chemistry) – Feb ’10 -
  • Katherine Williams-Duhamel (Chemistry) – Sept ’11 -

Chambers Lab Alumni

Post-Docs

 

 

 

 

 

  • Vytla Devaiah (HFSP Post-doc) – June ’08-Nov ’11 – BMS

Undergraduate Research Assistants

  • Jessica Lewis (Columbia) May ’08-Aug ’08
  • Christopher Talbot (Western New England College) – May ’08-Aug ’08
  • Nick Druar (Neuroscience) – Sept ’08-May ’09 – Working for City Year in
    Boston/applying to med school (F09).
  • Frances Rodríguez (University of Puerto Rico at Cayey) – June ’09-Aug ’09
  • Yiaslin Ruiz (University of Puerto Rico at Cayey) – June ’09-Aug ’09
  • Martha Luitje (Smith College) – June ’09-Aug ’09
  • Randy Gilbreath (Chemistry) – June ’08-Dec ’09 – looking for a job in them chem sector of industry or government.
  • Joe Reutt (BDIC: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience) – Jan ’08-Jan ’09 – off to grad school
  • Jade Balicki (Chemistry) – Feb ’08 – Jan ’09 – off to nursing school
  • Dan Daly (Biochemistry) – Sept ’09 – May ’10 – off to grad school (Med Chem @ Purdue – I hear they have a good program!)
  • Elana Knight (Psychology/Neuroscience) – Sept ’09 – May ’10
  • Benjamin Suarez Jimenez (Neuro-interested) – Sept ’09 – May ’10 – off to NIH
  • Nick Hathaway (Biochemistry/Neuroscience) – Sept ’09 – June ’10
  • Travis Softic (BMB) – May ’08 – Aug ’10
  • Yu Zhao (Biochemistry) – Feb ’08 – Dec ’10
  • Nate Akey (Chemistry) – Jan ’08 – Aug ’11
  • Ben March (Chemistry) – Feb ’10 – Aug ’11
  • Maya Marcus-Sells (Hampshire College) – Feb ’10 – May ’11