Young-Hoon Ahn, PI
ya426@drexel.edu
Ahn received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Bioorganic Chemistry from New York University working with Professor Young-Tae Chang. His research focused on the development and application of fluorescent bio-imaging probes. He did his post-doctoral research in Pharmacology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with Professor Philip A. Cole. His post-doctoral research focused on investigating cysteine-based signaling pathways with chemical probes. He began his tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University in 2012 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2018. He moved to Drexel University Department of Chemistry in 2022.
Faezeh Mashhadi Ramezani
fmm66@drexel.edu
Faezeh is a graduate student. Faezeh received BS and MS in Chemistry from Zanjan University and Imam Khomeini International University, Iran. Faezeh started the Ahn lab from the fall term of 2023. Faezeh works on the proteomic identification of glutathionylated proteins associated with cancer cell migration. Faezeh is our official party organizer!
Ahmed Bulhassan
ab445@drexel.edu
Ahmed is a graduate student starting the Fall term of 2024 in the Ahn laboratory. He received BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from Drexel University and an MS in Biochemistry from Drexel College of Medicine. Ahmed works on developing glutathione probes to uncover the non-canonical roles of glutathione using chemical proteomics and redox biology.
Divya Das
dd3398@drexel.edu
Divya is a graduate student starting the Fall term of 2024 in the Ahn laboratory. She received the integrated MS degree in Chemistry from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a private University in India. She then worked as a junior research fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology. Divya works on medicinal chemistry and chemical biology related to protein glutathionylation.
Ghazaal Ghodratpanah
gg567@drexel.edu
Ghazaal is a graduate student and started the Fall term of 2024 in the Ahn laboratory. She received the BS degree in Chemistry from Islamic Azad University of Medical Science Ghazaal develops and uses chemical biology approach to study protein glutathionylation in neurobiology.
Steven Lawandy
shl53@drexel.edu
Steven is an undergraduate student majoring in Chemistry at Drexel University. Steven started his research in the winter term of 2024. Steven works on studying protein glutathionylation using our clickable glutathione approach in cancer cells.
Past members
Past Postdoc
Madhu Shivamadhu, 2023-2026, madhucs89@gmail.com
William Schiff, 2022-2025, williamhschiff@gmail.com
Padmavathi Rayavarapu, 2023-2025, soumyarayavarapu@gmail.com
Bo Huang, 2018-2020, bohuangbbc@gmail.com
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Past Graduate Students
Daniel Oppong, 2025 Ph.D. Research Scientist, do454@drexel.edu
Nadee Matarage Do, 2024 Ph.D. Postdoc, University of Delaware, nm3336@drexel.edu,
Poornima Herath Mudiyanselage, 2024 Ph.D. gq0437@wayne.edu
Dhanushika Kukulage, 2023 Ph.D. Research Scientist, Emervax Inc. dhanushika@wayne.edu
Adeleye Adewale, 2022 Ph.D. adeleye.adewale@wayne.edu
Maheeshi Yapa Abeywardana, 2022 Ph.D. Postdoc, Harvard Medical School, Parvus Therapeutics, Inc.
Sewvandi Gurusingha Arachchige, 2022 Ph.D. harshanisewvandi@wayne.edu
Iftekher Mahmud, 2020 M.A. gi9802@wayne.edu
Dhanushka (Nalin) Munkanatta Godage, 2018 Ph.D. Broad Institute. Ten63 Therapeutics. nalin852004410@gmail.com
Fidelis Ndombera, 2018 Ph.D. Research Associate, Covance, Indiana. fidelis@chem.wayne.edu
Dilini Kekulandara, 2018 Ph.D. Postdoc, Wayne State University Medical school. Senior Lecturer, Wayamba University.
Kusal Samarasinghe, 2017 Ph.D. Postdoc, Yale University. Amgen, Inc.
Past Undergraduate Students
Talan Khasro, 2026, B.S. Biology, Drexel University.
Elizabeth Newberry, 2025, B.S. Chemistry, Drexel University (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Biochemistry)
Chris Park, 2024, B.S. Chemistry, Drexel University.
Sam Hawk, 2023, B.S. Chemistry, Drexel University.
Rami Razooq, 2022, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Bilal Kawsara, 2021, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Shima Nagi, 2021, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Huy Nguyen, 2020, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Batoul Ayad, 2020, B. S. Biochemistry, Wayne State University.
Karam Razooq, 2019, B. S. Biochemistry, Wayne State University (Pharmacy, Ohio State U)
Ahmed Ayantayo, 2019, B.S. Biochemistry, Wayne State University (WSU, Medical School)
Dhruvil Patel, 2019, B.S. Biochemistry, Wayne State University (WSU, Medical School)
Garrett VanHecke, 2015, B.S. Chemistry, Wayne State University (University of Michigan, Dental School)
Adam Schlichther, 2018, B.S. Chemistry, Wayne State University.
Nirmeen Chouaib, 2018, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Mohammed Alzamami, 2017, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Mawadah Samad, 2017, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Justin Macks, 2017, B.S. Chemistry, Wayne State University.
Ivan Pavlinov, 2015, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Thomas Fell, 2015, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.
Chris Smith, 2013, B.S. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Wayne State University.