Current Members

Rhoda Asiamah

Graduate Student in Chemistry

Rhoda Asiamah graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology. She joined the Venton lab in 2024...

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Sydney Connors

Undergraduate Student in Biochemistry

Sydney is an undergraduate student studying biochemistry. She is interested in the intersection of neuroscience and chemistry and wants to pursue a career in research. She is currently working on...

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Aaditya Sunil Deshpande

Postdoctoral Researcher

Aaditya received his PhD from Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY in Feb 2023. At CU, his work focused on the fabrication and surface characterization of electrochemical sensors used for oxidative stress...

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Eric Donarski

Graduate Student in Chemistry

Eric Donarski graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020 with a B.S. in Biophysics and a minor in Physics. He joined the Venton Lab in May of 2023. In the lab, Eric is using imaging techniques...

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Priyansha Dubey

Postdoctoral Researcher

Priyansha obtained her doctorate from the University of Wuerzburg, Germany, in May 2024. During her PhD, she mainly focused on the development and characterization of a novel rat model of dystonia...

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Faith Eyimegwu

Graduate Student in Chemistry

Faith Eyimegwu earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Nigeria Nsukka in 2019. She completed a master's degree in 2023 at Illinois State University under Dr. Jun-Hyun Kim, focusing on...

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Bella Guardado

Bella Guardado graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Her current research interests are developing novel carbon microelectrodes...

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Kiersten Angela Kudo

Undergraduate Student in Chemistry

Kiersten is a third-year undergraduate student studying chemistry. She is interested in the human brain and wants to pursue a neuroscience research career. She is currently learning the fundamentals...

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Grace Levitt

Graduate Student in Chemistry

Grace Levitt is a graduate student in the Chemistry Department. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Arts degree in German from Wofford College in 2023. As an...

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Emily Miller

Graduate Student in Chemistry

Emily Miller graduated from the University of New Haven in 2023 with a B.S. in Forensic Science - Chemistry and a minor in Biology. In the Venton lab, she is studying serotonin uptake in fruit fly...

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