The Dunbar Research Group

Group Statistics

Dunbar Research Laboratories

Office Staff : 1
Postdoctoral Researchers : 3
PhD Candidates : 13
Undergraduates : 2

About Us

The group is a highly international one with a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration. Students, postdoctoral researchers and senior scientists are organized into sub-groups based on the project and work as a unit to solve problems in synthesis, structural determination and numerous physical and spectroscopic methods of characterization. Main techniques that we use are single and powder X-ray crystallography, magnetometry, Infrared NMR, EPR and electronic spectroscopies, and computational methods. We have a tissue culture lab for growing cancer cells to test new anti-tumor active compounds. The group members are expected to perform their own measurements and interpret the data. Written and oral communication skills are honed by presenting at weekly group meetings and by writing weekly reports. The students help to write their own publications and attend conferences to present posters and talks. Collaborations with numerous scientists, both national and international, allow for the group to expand the level of our understanding in specialized areas.

Current Group

Postdoctoral Research Associates Dr. Helen Chifotides Dr. Andrey Prosvirin Dr. Hanhua Zhao

Graduate Students Francisco Birk Andrew Brown Amanda David Jill Frank David Kempe Zhanyong Li Bruno Pena Maceda Mohamed Saber Codi Anne Sanders Heather Southerland Toby Woods Xuan Zhang Zhongyue Zhang

Undergraduate Students Charles Culbertson

Former Group Members Daphne Aguirre Carolina Avendano Maryfer Ballesteros Rivas Dr. Jitendra K. Bera Dr. Rodolphe Clerac Dr. Cristian Saul Campos Fernandez Dr. Steven C. Haefner Matthew Hilfiger Edward Funck Kristen Funck Ian Giles Dr. Mijeong Kang Ferdi Karadas Sarah Lane Nazario Lopez Dr. Akira Ota Subodh Prabhu Dr. Xinyi Wang Michael Woodie

Office Staff Dunbar Research Office Mayela Canales