Current Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost

Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost

Ph.D. Chemistry, MIT
Postdoc, Harvard Medical School
mrseyed@princeton.edu

Administrator

Postdoctoral Researchers

Brett C. Covington

Brett C. Covington

Ph.D. Chemistry, Vanderbilt University (with Prof. Brian Bachmann)
bc17@princeton.edu
John "Jack" Ganley

John “Jack” Ganley

Ph.D. Chemistry, Duke University (with Prof. Emily Derbyshire)
jg1385@princeton.edu
Zheng "Jonathan" Huang

Zheng “Jonathan” Huang

Ph.D. Chemistry, McGill University (with Prof. JP Lumb)
zh3@princeton.edu
Kanta Hoshino

Kanta Hoshino

Ph.D. Microbiology, Shinshu University (with Prof. Takeshi Hosaka)
kh2313@princeton.edu
Joon Soo An

Joon Soo An

Ph.D. Natural Products Science, Seoul National University (with Prof. Dong-Chan Oh)
ahnjunsoo@princeton.edu
Andy Nguy

Andy Nguy

Ph.D. Chemistry, Princeton University (in the Mo Lab)
B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology, B.A. English, UC Berkeley
anguy@princeton.edu
Joanna A. Quaye

Joanna A. Quaye

Ph.D. Chemistry, Georgia State University (with Prof. Giovanni Gadda)
jq8175@princeton.edu
Ziyang Zheng

Ziyang Zheng

Ph.D. Chemistry, UT Austin (with Prof. Ben Liu)
zyzheng@princeton.edu
Yorick Chiang

Yorick Chiang

Ph.D. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UCLA (with Prof. Yi Tang)
cychiang@princeton.edu

Graduate Students

John Ambrose

John Ambrose

B.S. Biochemistry, UNC Chapel Hill
jambrose@princeton.edu
Brielle Dalvano

Brielle Dalvano

B.S. Biology and Politics, Bates College
bdalvano@princeton.edu
Caitlin Winner

Caitlin Winner

B.S. Biochemistry and Chemistry – Medicinal Chemistry, Virginia Tech
cw5645@princeton.edu
Nithin Bagal

Nithin Bagal

B.S. Chemistry, Emory University
nb9790@princeton.edu
Brendan Sperling

Brendan Sperling

B.S Chemistry, Hofstra University
(Joint student with Prof. Hecht)
bs0504@princeton.edu
Tina X. Li

Tina X. Li

B.S. Molecular and Environmental Biology, B.A. Applied Mathematics, B.A. Psychology, UC Berkeley
tinaxli@princeton.edu
Jacob Leeman

Jacob Leeman

B.S. Chemistry (B.S. Chemistry, UC Berkeley)
jacobleeman@princeton.edu
John Georgiades

John Georgiades

B.S. Chemistry, Washington University
georgiades@princeton.edu
Aidan Boving

Aidan Boving

B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, B.S. Health Studies, University of Rhode Island
ab5723@princeton.edu
Max Kim

Max Kim

B.S. Biochemistry, New York University
mk0871@princeton.edu

Undergraduate Students

Fateh Aliyev

Fateh Aliyev

Undergrad in Chemistry, Class of 2029
fa3788@princeton.edu

Former Lab Members

Lab Alumni

Chase Kayrouz

Chase Kayrouz

Graduate student 2019-2025
After Mo Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, Rockefeller University (with Prof. Sean Brady)
Elly Overton

Elly Overton

Graduate student 2020-2025
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Novartis
Amanda Cai

Amanda Cai

Undergraduate researcher 2022-2025
Princeton Class of 2025
After Mo Lab: Graduate student, Stanford University
Julia Lin

Julia Lin

Undergraduate researcher 2023-2025
Princeton Class of 2025
After Mo Lab: Medical student, UPenn School of Medicine
Ryan Roo

Ryan Roo

Graduate student 2022-2025
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Givenchy
Derek Muir

Derek Muir

Undergraduate researcher 2022-2024
UCSD Class of 2025
After Mo Lab: Graduate student, Rockefeller University
Brian S.-K. Li

Brian S.-K. Li

Undergraduate researcher 2021-2024
Princeton Class of 2024
After Mo Lab: Graduate student, University of Cambridge
Jong-Duk Park

Jong-Duk Park

Graduate student 2018-2023
Postdoctoral Fellow 2023-2024
After Mo Lab: ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow (CDRH, FDA)
Esther Han

Esther Han

Graduate student 2019-2024
After Mo Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University (with Prof. Andrew Goodman)
Vasiliki T. Chioti

Vasiliki T. Chioti

Graduate student 2018-2024
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Reven Pharmaceuticals
Yuchen Li

Yuchen Li

Graduate student 2018-2024
After Mo Lab: Consultant, ClearView Healthcare
Brooke Johnson

Brooke Johnson

Graduate student 2018-2023
After Mo Lab: Instructor, Department of Chemistry, Rice University
Nicole Hauser

Nicole Hauser

Postdoctoral Fellow 2020-2023
After Mo Lab: Assistant Professor, Aarhus University
Seungrak Lee

Seungrak Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow 2020-2023
After Mo Lab: Associate Professor, Inje University
Sydney Mullin

Sydney Mullin

Undergraduate Student 2021-2023
smullin@princeton.edu
Etienne Gallant

Etienne Gallant

Graduate Student 2016-2022
After Mo Lab: Engineer at Agilent Technologies
egallant@princeton.edu
Chen Zhang

Chen Zhang

Graduate Student 2017-2022
After Mo Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSF (with Prof. Peter Turnbaugh)
Kenzie Clark

Kenzie Clark

Graduate Student 2017-2022
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist at Arzeda (Seattle, WA)
Yifan Zhang

Yifan Zhang

Graduate Student 2018-2022
After Mo Lab: Rutgers/Princeton M.D./Ph.D. Program
Shotaro Hoshino

Shotaro Hoshino

Postdoctoral Fellow 2019-2022
After Mo Lab: Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo
Maryam Elfeki

Maryam Elfeki

Postdoctoral Fellow 2020-2022
Anran Li

Anran Li

Graduate Student 2018-2021
After Mo Lab: Healthcare Investment Analyst, Octagon Capital Advisers
Alessio Caruso

Alessio Caruso

Graduate Student 2016-2021
After Mo Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University (with Prof. Dan Kahne)
Ryan J. Martinie

Ryan J. Martinie

Postdoctoral Fellow 2018-2021
After Mo Lab: Assistant Professor, Hamilton College
Wabathi Ngecu

Wabathi Ngecu

Undergraduate Student 2018-2021
After Mo Lab: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Leah Bushin

Leah Bushin

Undergraduate and Graduate Student 2013-2020
After Mo Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, SIO/UCSD (with Prof. Brad Moore)
Kyuho Moon

Kyuho Moon

Postdoctoral Fellow 2016-2020
After Mo Lab: Assistant Professor, Chonnam National University
Fei Xu

Fei Xu

Postdoctoral Fellow 2014-2020
After Mo Lab: Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University
Aya Yoshimura

Aya Yoshimura

Postdoctoral Fellow 2017-2020
After Mo Lab: Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University
Clarissa Forneris

Clarissa Forneris

Graduate Student 2014-2019
After Mo Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, ETH Zürich (with Prof. Jörn Piel)
Paul Rosen

Paul Rosen

Undergraduate Student and Researcher 2016-2018
After Mo Lab: Graduate Student, MIT Biology (with Prof. David Sabatini)
Bethany Okada

Bethany Okada

Graduate Student 2013-2018
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Sirenas (San Diego, CA)
Currently: Research Scientist, Lassogen (San Diego, CA)
Yihan Wu

Yihan Wu

Graduate Student 2013-2018
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, WuXi AppTec (Shanghai, China)
Currently: Assistant Professor, Shanghai University
Dainan Mao

Dainan Mao

Graduate Student 2013-2018
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Merck & Co (Rahway, NJ)
Currently: Research Scientist, Ultragenyx (Boston, MA)
Marcus Gibson

Marcus Gibson

Postdoctoral Fellow 2016-2018
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Omega Therapeutics (Cambridge, MA)
Rurun Wang

Rurun Wang

Graduate Student 2013-2017
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Merck Research Labs (Cambridge, MA)
Kelsey Schramma

Kelsey Schramma

Graduate Student 2013-2017
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Encodia, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
Logan Lee

Logan Lee

Undergraduate student 2015-2016
After Mo Lab: Medical School A.B. Chemistry 2016
lylee@princeton.edu
Behnam Nazari

Behnam Nazari

Postdoctoral Fellow 2014-2016
After Mo Lab: Research Scientist, Symbiotic Research, LLC (Mount Olive, NJ)
Currently: Research Scientist, Invaio Sciences (Cambridge, MA)