Current Members

Emma Sexton

Graduate Student in Chemistry

Emma graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2025 with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. In the Venton Lab, Emma works on understanding carbon dioxide sensing in...

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Dayana Surendran

Research Scientist

Dayana completed her Ph.D. in Biophysics at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in India. Her doctoral research revolved around investigating the role of protein kinase C...

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Lauren Turner

Graduate Student in Chemistry

Lauren graduated from the University of Virginia in 2025 with a B.S. in Chemistry and a minor in Data Science. In the Venton Lab, she is studying the effect of low-intensity focused ultrasound on...

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Samantha Webster

Graduate Student in Chemistry

Sam Webster graduated from Truman State University in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and minors in Forensic Science, Military Science, and Spanish. As an undergraduate, Sam researched...

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He (Oliver) Zhao

Graduate Student in Chemistry

He Zhao graduated from American University in 2019 with a BS in Biochemistry. His research focused on synthesizing different shapes of AuNPs and their applications on improving the signals of CFMEs...

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