Dana A. Baum, PI

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Education:
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Scott K. Silverman)
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Kentucky (Stephen M. Testa)
BA in Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis

Downloadable version of Dr. Baum's CV: Long form or Short form

The Baum Squad

Fall 2024 - Dana Baum (PI), Trevor Pentland (g), Usna Khan (g), Maya Sarkis (u), Meghan Lingle (g), Megan Hughes (u), Brian Kamusinga (g), and John Zieroff (u)
Not Shown - Ali Parvez (g)

Graduate Students
Brian Kamusinga
Education: B.S. - Principia College; M.S. - SIUE
Research Project: Aptamers and hydrogels

Usna Khan
Education: B.S. - Truman State University
Research Project: Investigating aptamers for small molecule sensing

Meghan Lingle
Education: B.S. - Maryville University
Research Project: Investigating aptamers that bind redox cofactors

Ali Parvez
Education: B.S. - University of Central Missouri
Research Project: Investigating aptamers for wound healing

Trevor Pentland
Education: B.S. - University of North Carolina - Asheville
Research Project: Investigating aptamers that bind redox cofactors

Former students
Jack Samuelian - Ph.D. August 2022
01/2017 - 06/2022
Erienne TeSelle - Ph.D. March 2019
07/2013 - 01/2019
Ling Zhong - MS December 2018
08/2016 - 12/2018
Marc Polaske - MS August 2017
07/2015 - 08/2017
Amber Simpson (Eischen) - MS May 2017
07/2015 - 05/2017
Ismaila Emahi - Ph.D. July 2015
Teaching Portfolio
07/2010 - 07/2015
Kelsey Schlund - MS August 2013
07/2011 - 08/2013
Nina Hausmann (co-mentor) - Ph.D. July 2013
04/2012 - 07/2013
Allen Mason
07/2011 - 05/2013
Kennedy Alila - MS(R) August 2011
01/2009 - 08/2011
Mi Zhang - MS(R) May 2011
01/2009 - 05/2011

Undergraduates
Megan Hughes - B.A. Chemistry

Maya Sarkis - B.S. Biochemistry

John Zieroff - B.S. Biochemistry


Former students
Siri Chevuru
01/2023 - 05/2024
Emily Falk - (B.A. - May 2024)
08/2022 - 05/2024
Kirsten Sully - (B.A. - May 2023)
08/2021 - 08/2023
Regan Orr - (B.S. - May 2023)
01/2022 - 05/2023
Blake Recupido - (B.A. - May 2023)
08/2021 - 05/2023
Sheena Patel - (B.S. - May 2022)
08/2020 - 05/2022
Shreya Patel - (B.S. - May 2022)
08/2020 - 05/2022
Ethan Bayer - (B.S. - May 2021)
08/2019 - 01/2021
Minh Pham - (B.S. - May 2021)
05/2018 - 05/2021
Ross Brooker
08/2019 - 05/2020
Johan Carballo - (B.S. - May 2020)
08/2018 - 05/2020
Sabrina Bruozas - (B.A. - May 2019)
05/2018 - 05/2019
Sarah Neisch - (B.S. - May 2019)
01/2018 - 05/2019
Christopher David - (B.S. - May 2018)
01/2017 - 05/2018
Jimmy Chakkalakel - (B.S. Biology - May 2018)
08/2016 - 05/2018
Shailja Sheth - (B.A. - Dec. 2017)
05/2016 - 12/2017
Prerak Trivedi - (B.S. Biology - May 2018)
01/2015 - 03/2018
Nick Guidry - (B.A. - May 2017)
05/2016 - 05/2017
Lisa Green - (B.S. - May 2016)
08/2014 - 05/2016
John Samuelian - (B.S. - May 2016)
01/2015 - 05/2016
Andrew Stevens
09/2015 - 05/2016
Tiffany Chen - (B.S. - Aug 2015)
05/2015 - 07/2015
Paige Gruenke - (B.S. - May 2015)
08/2013 - 05/2015
Thaddeus Hitschler - (B.S. - May 2015)
02/2014 - 05/2015
Michael Mitchell - (B.S. - May 2015)
02/2014 - 05/2015
Neha Thakkar - (B.A. - May 2015)
01/2013 - 05/2015
Katherine Foley - (B.S. - May 2014)
01/2013 - 05/2014
Nickolas Steinauer - (B.A. - December 2013)
06/2012 - 05/2014
Nicholas Jesse - (B.A. - December 2013)
06/2012 - 12/2013
Derek Sonnenberg - (B.S. - May 2014)
01/2012 - 08/2012 and 01/2013 - 12/2013
Mengyu Han
05/2010 - 05/2011 and 01/2012 - 02/2013
Anit Behera - (Honors B.S. - May 2012)
01/2011 - 5/2012
John Truong
01/2012 - 05/2012
Catherine Entriken - (Honors B.S. - May 2011)
09/2010 - 05/2011
Rebecca Grout - (Honors B.S. - May 2011)
08/2010 - 05/2011
Joanna Wnorowski
08/2010 - 10/2010
Kyle Buller
06/2010 - 8/2010
Tejas Pulisetty
01/2010 - 07/2010
Sujit Bhimireddy - (B.S. - May 2010)
07/2009 - 6/2010
Abraham Behrmann - (B.S. - May 2010)
08/2009 - 5/2010
Hannah Livengood - (B.S. - May 2010)
08/2009 - 5/2010
Syed Rahman
01/2009 - 07/2009

Summer Students







Former students
Prosperine Murhwa-Nabintu - Summer ACS SEED 2024
Scott Becker - Summer SLU REU 2019
Christopher Bakker - STARS 2018
Blake Andrews - STARS 2017
Nicholas Lee - STARS 2016
Anjali Pante - STARS 2016
Gavin Turner - STARS 2015
Vickie Williams - STARS research associate 2015
Praveen Bagavandoss - STARS 2014
Lucy Freitag - STARS 2013
Isa Mulvihill - STARS 2012
Dushyant Bhatnagar - Summer 2011
Danny Nightingale - STARS 2011
Beenish Qayum - STARS 2010
Amanda Koenig - Summer undergraduate researcher from Missouri University of Science and Technology 2009