Octavio Sousa, B.S.
Visiting Scholar
B.S. Agronomy, Federal Universidade De Lavras, Brazil
March 2021 – present
Natalia de Andrade Teixeira Fernandes, M.S.
Visiting Scholar
B.S. Biology 2015, Center for Higher Education, Juiz de Fora
M.S. Agricultural Microbiology 2018, Federal University of Lavras
Natalia’s research interest is the production of yeast-produced biosurfactant
December 2019-June 2021.
Lie-Fen Shyur, Ph.D.
Distinguished Research Fellow (Academica Sinica, Taiwan)
Lie-fen’s research interests include phytochemistry, metabolomic engineering, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory compounds, and natural products.
June 2019-August 2019
Meng-Ting Chang
Ph.D. Candidate (Academica Sinica, Taiwan)
Meng-Ting’s research interests include natural products, synthesis, steryl glycosides, and organic chemistry.
June 2019-August 2019
Kevin O’Shea, Ph.D.
Professor (Florida International University)
B.S. Chemistry 1984, CSU, Sacramento
Ph.D. Chemistry 1989, UC Los Angeles
Kevin’s research interests include pollution chemistry, fluorine-containing molecules, beta-cyclodextrin, and organic chemistry.
January 2019-June 2019
Claude-Bernard Paultre, M.S.
Graduate Student (Florida International University)
M.S. Organic Chemistry 2014, Université Lyon 1
Claude-Bernard’s research interests include phytochemistry, drug discovery, heterocyclic chemistry, quality control of pharmaceuticals, and water analysis.
January 2019-July 2019