Dr. Berkley E. Gryder
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Department of Genetics & Genome Sciences
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Member, Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Research Initiative
Dr. Berkley Gryder is a chemist who retrained as a molecular biologist and computer scientist. He is passionate about understanding how cancer cells control their genes, and developing new chemical strategies to stop cancer cell’s addiction to gene transcription. Along the way, he has proposed paradigm shifts and surprises that are explaining old conundrums. Recognizing that the “right” answer to a tough question is often out of reach with current tools, Dr. Gryder is always building new techniques with an ultra-high level of spatial and temporal precision to study gene control/epigenetics.
Dr. Hyunmin Kim
Ph. D. in Bioinformatics
Favorites:
Soccer and the metaverse
Dr. Ana MarÃa Garzón Porras
Ph.D. in Org. Chem. (UNICAMP and Max Planck Institute)
M.S. in Org. Chem. (UFMG)
Favorites:
Learning, seeing beauty in simplicity, cooking and enjoying food with family and friends, quality time, getting down to the nitty-gritty.
Quote:
“I love science because it brings me closer to the Creator.”
Dr. Md ‘Imdad’ Khan
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (emphasis on Medicinal Chemistry)
Favorites:
Addition elimination reactions
Diana Chin
Princeton University, AB in Molecular Biology
CWRU School of Medicine, MD/PhD Candidate
Favorites:
the ocean, meals with friends and family, watching the seasons change, chocolate, when my experiments work
Yaw Asante
A.B. in Computer Science, Princeton
Ph.D. Candidate, Bioinformatics
Favorites:
Period pieces, “Chinese food”, free Kindle ebooks, digital art, and Ska
Bhava Udhayakumar
M.S. in Molecular and Cell Biology (University of Texas at Dallas)
Ph.D. Candidate, CWRU School of Medicine
Favorites:
Badminton, family, food, long walk, music and science
Emily Novak
M.S. in Biochemistry (CWRU)
Ph.D. student, CWRU Pharmacology
Favorites:
Mount Union, my cat Pinecone, volleyball, my pink lab coat, drug discovery
Matthew Chang
Currently a senior at CWRU
Favorites:
Climbing, hiking, going to the beach
Quote:
“To infinity…”
Maya Al-Haddad
B.S in Neuroscience (CWRU)
Favorites:
The gym, drug screening, coffee, singing
Quote:
“Chemistry is the study of matter. But I prefer to see it as the study of change.” – Walter White
Carrietta Farma-Hai
B.S. Biochemistry (CWRU)
Favorites:
I really, really like American hamburgers.
Quote:
“Some days it clicks, other days it doesn’t — but I’m still figuring it out.”
Navika Sharma
B.S. Neuroscience (Pre-med), Minor: Business Management, Chemistry (CWRU)
Favorites:
Soccer, Friends/Family, Bhangra, EMS, and learning!
Quote:
“Science is reason, but also wonder”
ALUMINATI
Jordyn Kelly
Case Western Reserve University B.S. in Biology
Favorites:
Family, traveling, Starbucks, Grey’s Anatomy
Quote:
“…and beyond!”
New Position
Research Assistant (Cleveland Clinic)
Anika Sharma
CWRU B.S. Biology, Minor: Business Management, Chemistry
Favorites:
Soccer, snowboarding, art, fashion designing, music
Quote:
“Science is everywhere”
New Position
Medical School student
Ms. Elena Rotariu
Research Manager in Translational Epigenomics
B.S. Biology (OH State)
Favorites:
Romainian literature
New Position
Medical School student
Sarah Kohrt
B.S. Biology
Ph.D. Candidate, Pharmacology
Favorites:
Softball, Marvel, chocolate, superheroes
New Position
Postdoc at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Arushi Khanna
B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, Minor: Medical Anthropology, Pre-medicine
Favorites:
Doordash, Hulu originals, Metal Earth, Bojack Horseman, subway sandwiches, goofiness, fellow ENFJs, memoirs, sweater weather, monkey spirit animals, Bleachers music
New Position
Medical school
Douglas Gurdak
B.S. Biochemistry, CWRU class of 2024
Favorites:
Liquid-liquid phase separation of biomolecular condensates
New Position
Peace Corps
Issra Osman
B.A. Biology, B.A. Medical Anthropology
Kasey Altman Scholar
Favorites:
Family, dad jokes, screenwriting, comedy movies, pop punk music, and Biology!
New Position
Medical School student at CWRU
Batool Akhtar-Zaidi
Ph.D. Bioinformatics, CWRU
Post-Doc Fellow, MIT
CEO, Science First Partnerships LLC
Favorites:
Changing the world with science and technology developmentÂ
New Position
Director of Industry Relations, CWRU
Shanqing Gu
Ph. D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, M.Sc. in Data Science
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New Position
Lead Scientist at ExonanoRNA
Jadon Porch
B.S. in Biology
Favorites:
The Incredibles, Law and Order, music, and Twizzlers
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