Current Lab Researchers

~Welcome to Gkikas Group (Fall 2023)~

Postdoctoral Researchers

TBA

Graduate Students

Tannaz Farrokhi

Ph.D. Candidate in Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, U.S.A. (Spring 2021 - )
M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Iran (2016)
B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Iran (2013)
Hometown: Tabriz, Iran

Ioanna Chatzaki

Ph.D. Candidate in Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, U.S.A. (Fall 2022 - )
B.Sc. in Materials Science & Technology, University of Crete, Greece (2021)
Hometown: Thessaloniki, Greece

Undergraduate Students

TBA

Alumni

~Gkikas Group (autumn 2022 photo)~

~Gkikas Group (summer 2022 photo)~

~Gkikas Group (summer 2021 photo)~

~Gkikas Group (summer 2018 photo)~

Pei-Yi (Christina) Shen

M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, U.S.A. (2018)
Hometown: Taichung, Taiwan
Research Area: Alzheimer's Disease (Fall 2017 - Spring 2018)
*Published Research (1 paper)
Current Position: Sanofi / Dyne Therapeutics

Josephine J. Garfield

B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, U.S.A. (2018)
Hometown: Cambridge, England
Awards: UMass Alumni Association Scholar '17; Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence '18
Research Area: Contrast Agents (Fall 2017 - Spring 2018)
*Published Research (2 papers)
Current Position: Mass General Hospital / Albany Medical College

Frances Skinner

B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, U.S.A. (2019)
Hometown: New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Research Area: Antibacterial Drugs (Spring 2017 - Summer 2018)
*Published Research (1 paper)
Current Position: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics / University of New Hampshire

Kevin Smith

B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, U.S.A. (2019)
Hometown: New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Research Area: Contrast Agents (Summer 2018 - Spring 2019)
*Published Research (1 paper, 1st author)
Current Position: TBA

Andrew Gerace

B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, U.S.A. (2019)
Hometown: Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Research Area: Alzheimer's Disease (Fall 2018 - Spring 2019)
*Published Research (1 paper, 1st author)
Current Position: TBA

Kathleen Thai

B.Sc. in Biology and Minor in Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell (2019).
Hometown: Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Research Area: Alzheimer's Disease / Biomaterial Sealants (Summer 2017 - Fall 2019)
*Published Research (1 paper)
Current Position: New England College of Optometry (Boston)

Kostas Tsimenidis

PhD Candidate in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, U.S.A. (2018-2019)
Hometown: Thessaloniki, Greece.
Research Area: Polypeptides (Fall 2018-Summer 2019)
*Published Research (3 papers)
Current Position: BL-Nanobiomed

Jonathan Johnson

B.Sc. in Biology, University of Massachusetts Lowell (2020).
Hometown: Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Research Area: Alzheimer's Disease / Biomaterial Sealants (Summer 2017 - Fall 2019)
*Published Research (1 paper)
Current Position: Virginia Medical School

Tanmoy Maji

Postdoctoral Researcher in Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, U.S.A. (2018-2019)
Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
Research Area: Cationic Polymerization / Polymeric Barriers (Summer 2018 - Fall 2019)
Hometown: Kolkata, India
*Published Research (4 papers)
Current Position: UFlex Limited

James Christie

B.Sc. in Chemistry & Minor in Teaching, University of Massachusetts Lowell (2021).
Hometown: Nahant, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Research Area: Polymer-Coated Metal Stents / Biomineralization (Summer 2018 - Fall 2020)
Current Position: University of Miami

Aiyana Parker

B.Sc. in Biological Sciences & Minor in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, expected May 2023.
Hometown: Plainville, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Research Area: Contrast Agents (Summer 2021)
KCS Scholar '21
Current Position: University of Massachusetts Lowell

Coral Moretti

M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, U.S.A. (2021)
B.Sc. in Forensic Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell (2020)
Hometown: Groveland, MA, U.S.A.
Research Area: Alzheimer's Disease (Fall 2020 - Fall 2021)
Current Position: BioNTech

Dayanna Calderon Brito

B.Sc. in Chemistry and B.A. in Spanish, University of Massachusetts Lowell, expected May 2023.
Hometown: Worcester, MA
Research Area: Contrast Agents (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)
Current Position: University of Massachusetts Lowell

Kalyan Ramesh

Postdoctoral Researcher in Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, U.S.A. (2021-2022)
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi (IIT BHU; 2016)
Research Area: Contrast Agents for breast cancer imaging (Spring 2021 - Summer 2022)
Hometown: Hyderabad, India
*Published Research (1 paper)
Current Position: Seqence Bio

Samantha Silva

B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, expected May 2025.
Hometown: Peabody, MA
Research Area: Graphene Nanomaterials (Spring 2022 - Spring 2023)
Current Position: University of Massachusetts Lowell

Ragheed Najia

B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, expected May 2025.
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Research Area: Arthriis/Inflammantion (Fall 2023 - Spring 2023)
Current Position: University of Massachusetts Lowell

Dorcas Ruhamya

B.Sc. in Chemistry and Minor in Biology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, expected May 2024.
KCS Scholar '22 / UMMS Baccalaureate MD Pathway Medical Scholar
Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo
Hometown: Worcester, MA
Research Area: Cancer and siRNA (Spring 2022 - Fall 2024)
Current Position: University of Massachusetts Lowell

Ankan Biswas

Postdoctoral Researcher in Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, U.S.A. (2022-2024)
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, India (2021)
Research Area: Contrast Agents for breast cancer imaging (Autumn 2022 - Spring 2024)
Hometown: Kolkata, India
*Published Research (TBA)
Current Position: University of Massachusetts Lowell

Visiting

Ibrahim Burak Gökoglan

Visiting Undergraduate Researcher
B.Sc. in Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, expected June 2020.
Hometown: Denizli, Turkey.
Research Area: Peptides (Summer 2019)