Dr. Kevin G. Pinney

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Professor of Chemistry
Education: B.A. Chemistry, Ohio Wesleyan University (1983);
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign (1985);
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, University of Illinois, Champaign (1990);
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of South Carolina (1990-1993);
Appointed to Faculty, Baylor University (1993)
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Graduate Students

 Ricardo Francis

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Education:

B.S. Biochemistry, University of Maryland – Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD, 2013;

Currently pursuing Ph.D. Organic Chemistry

Current project: Design and Synthesis of Vascular Disrupting Agents

 

 

Wen Ren

Education:

B.S Chemistry, Southwest University, China, 2017;

Current Project:  Indole-based Compounds as Vascular Disrupting Agents

 

 

 

 

 

 Yu Ching “Molly” Wong

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2018

Current Project:  Indole-based Compounds as Vascular Disrupting Agents and Synthesis of Drug-Linker Constructs for Antibody Conjugation

 

 

 

 

Jennifer “Jenny” VanNatta

Education:

B.S. Biochemistry & B.A. Spanish, Baylor University, 2018

Current Project:  Synthesis of Drug-Linker Constructs for Antibody Conjugation

 

 

 

 

Rebecca “Reba” Vairin

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, Schreiner University, 2020

Current Project:  Synthesis of Indole- Based Analogues and Drug-Linker Constructs for Antibody Conjugation

 

 

 

Cyprian Pavlich

Education:

B.S. Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 2020

Current Project:  Synthesis of Indole- Based Compounds and Applications with Dual Therapies

 

 

Postdoctoral Researchers

Khagendra Hamal

Education:

M.S. Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, 2005

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 2018

Postdoctoral research associate, University of South Dakota, 2018-2020

Current Project:  Synthesis of Indole- Based Compounds and Applications with Dual Therapies

 

 

Undergraduate Students

Brendan Harp

Education:

B.S. Biochemistry, Baylor University, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logan Zwerneman

Education:

B.S. Biochemistry, Spanish minor, Baylor University, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kellen Pettus

Education:

B.S. Biochemistry, Honors Program, Baylor University, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abigail Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sutton Cameron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlo Pangilinan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carra Honderich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrative Associate

Jessica Pearce

Education:
B.A. English, History minor, University of Alaska, Anchorage, 2001

B.A. Music, Emphasis in Songwriting, Greenville College, 2009

 

 

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