Principal Investigator
Eden E. L. Tanner, DPhil
Dr. Eden Tanner completed her undergraduate degree with Honors in Advanced Science as a Chemistry major at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. She earned her doctorate in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Prof Richard Compton, with a thesis titled “Nanoelectrochemistry in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids”. Her love of ionic liquids brought her to Harvard University as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow working with Samir Mitragotri. As of August 2020, Dr. Tanner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Mississippi. The Tanner Lab works at the interface of Chemistry and Bioengineering to solve outstanding biomedical challenges, with a particular focus on the use of ionic liquids in nanoparticle drug delivery.
Program Manager
Paul Frankel, Ph.D.
Joined September 2024
B.S., Social Sciences (Honors), Michigan State University.
M.S., Psychological Sciences, Tulane University.
Ph.D., Social Psychology, Tulane University.
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Gagandeep Singh, Ph.D.
Joined August 2021
Guru Nanak Dev University
PhD in Chemistry, 2020
Duoyi Hu, Ph.D.
Joined July 2023
University of Illinois at Chicago
PhD in Biological Sciences, 2022
Graduate Students
Christine Hamadani
Christine Hamadani
Christine Hamadani
Bachelor’s in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Research Honors Distinction (Boston University)
Masters in Bioengineering, concentration Nanotechnology, summa cum laude (Harvard University)
5th year Ph.D. student in Chemistry (nanomaterials)
Gaya S Dasanayake
Christine Hamadani
Christine Hamadani
B.S. Molecular and Cell Biology
Former technical research assistant at McLean Hospital and Tufts University Boston
5th year PhD student
Claylee Chism
Christine Hamadani
Seth Darlington
B.S. Chemistry with minor in Biology
(Mississippi State University)
5th year PhD student
Currently researching the antimicrobial effects and nano-bio interactions of ionic liquid materials for the development of bacterial capture devices
Seth Darlington
Priyavrat Vashisth
Seth Darlington
B.S. Forensic Chemistry (University of Mississippi)
5th year PhD student
Sara Edgecomb
Priyavrat Vashisth
Priyavrat Vashisth
B.S. Chemical Engineering (Concentration in Biomolecular) with minor in French (Clemson University)
4th year PhD student
Priyavrat Vashisth
Priyavrat Vashisth
Priyavrat Vashisth
B.S. Physical Sciences (PCM)
M.S. Chemistry
4th year PhD student
Mercedes Pride
Ayodele Olowookere
Ayodele Olowookere
B.A. Biochemistry with a minor in Psychology (University of Mississippi)
3rd year PhD student
Ayodele Olowookere
Ayodele Olowookere
Ayodele Olowookere
B.Sc. (Hons). Biochemistry
Adekunle Ajasin University
2nd year PhD student
Mariam Salifu
Ayodele Olowookere
Mariam Salifu
B.Sc. (Hons). Biochemistry (Kogi State University)
M.Sc. (Hons). Biochemistry (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.)
2nd year Ph.D. student
Alysha Hunter
Alysha Hunter
Mariam Salifu
B.A. Chemistry (University of Mississippi)
1st year Ph.D. student
Undergraduate Students
Hannah Glover
Angela Roberts
Hannah Glover
Senior
B.S. Forensic Chemistry with minors in Mathematics and Biology
Anya Merrell
Angela Roberts
Hannah Glover
Senior
B.S. Chemistry & B.A. Mathematics with minor in Neuroscience
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Angela Roberts
Angela Roberts
Angela Roberts
Senior
B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ember Suh
Mary Beth Vanlandingham
Angela Roberts
Senior
B.S. Forensic Chemistry (ACS Certification) with minor in Biology
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Jillian Tinnell
Mary Beth Vanlandingham
Mary Beth Vanlandingham
Senior
B.S. Forensic Chemistry with minor in Biology
Mary Beth Vanlandingham
Mary Beth Vanlandingham
Mary Beth Vanlandingham
Senior
B.S. Chemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Claire Guion
Abigail Hartline
Abigail Hartline
Junior
B.S. Forensic Chemistry with minor in Biology
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Abigail Hartline
Abigail Hartline
Abigail Hartline
Junior
B.A. Biochemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Ethan Jarrett
Abigail Hartline
Ethan Jarrett
Junior
B.S. Chemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Wake Monroe
Madison Schroeder
Ethan Jarrett
Junior
(On leave Spring 2023)
B.S. Chemistry & B.A. International Studies with minors in Biology, Math, and Spanish
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Croft Institute
Isabel Nichols
Madison Schroeder
Madison Schroeder
Junior
(On leave Fall 2022 & Spring 2023) B.S. Forensic Chemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Madison Schroeder
Madison Schroeder
Madison Schroeder
Junior
B.A. Psychology with minor in Chemistry
Nicole Guerin
Deauntaye Jones
Nicole Guerin
Senior
B.A. Biology with a minor in Chemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Bekah Heintz
Deauntaye Jones
Nicole Guerin
Senior
B.S. Chemistry with minors in Biology and Society and Health
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Deauntaye Jones
Deauntaye Jones
Deauntaye Jones
Senior
B.A. Biochemistry
Jasmine Nguyen
Jasmine Nguyen
Deauntaye Jones
Senior
B.A. Biochemistry with minor in Biology
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Ava D'Auvergne
Jasmine Nguyen
Ava D'Auvergne
Freshman
B.A. Biochemistry
Amandeep Kaur
Jasmine Nguyen
Ava D'Auvergne
Freshman
B.A. Allied Health Studies
Alysha Hunter
Cocoa Elizabeth
Cocoa Elizabeth
Post-Baccalaureate Research Associate/Lab Manager
B.A. Chemistry graduate
Cocoa Elizabeth
Cocoa Elizabeth
Cocoa Elizabeth
Head Lab Assistant to Dr. Tanner
Lab Alumni
Brendan Kelly
Saadman Alamgir
Saadman Alamgir
Senior
B.S. Forensic Chemistry with minors in Biology and Anthropology
Saadman Alamgir
Saadman Alamgir
Saadman Alamgir
B.A. Biochemistry with minors in Biology and Business
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Joh'nis Randall
Saadman Alamgir
Joh'nis Randall
B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences with minors in Chemistry and Biology
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Brinley Tapp
Meghan Gorniak
Joh'nis Randall
B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences
Meghan Gorniak
Meghan Gorniak
Meghan Gorniak
B.S. Chemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Noah Grovich
Meghan Gorniak
Meghan Gorniak
B.S. Chemistry (Biochemistry emphasis)
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Anh Hoang
Allison Mahurin
Karen Wong
B.A. Biochemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Karen Wong
Allison Mahurin
Karen Wong
B.A. Biochemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Allison Mahurin
Allison Mahurin
Allison Mahurin
B.S. Forensic Chemistry
Mercedes Pride
Leslie Anne Bell
Allison Mahurin
B.A. Chemistry with minor in Psychology
Leslie Anne Bell
Leslie Anne Bell
Leslie Anne Bell
B.A. Biochemistry
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Jo Galloway
Leslie Anne Bell
Leslie Anne Bell
B.S. Forensic Chemistry with minor in Biology
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Alysha Hunter
Daniel Zuckerman
Daniel Zuckerman
B.A. Chemistry
Daniel Zuckerman
Daniel Zuckerman
Daniel Zuckerman
B.A. Biology
Chelsey Little
Daniel Zuckerman
Chelsey Little
B.A. Biochemistry
Jasia Hodges
Timothy Stoner
Chelsey Little
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Jody Todd
Timothy Stoner
Timothy Stoner
B.S. Biomedical Engineering
Now at Georgia Tech as a PhD student
Timothy Stoner
Timothy Stoner
Timothy Stoner
B.A. Biochemistry
Elizabeth Hale
Elizabeth Hale
Elizabeth Hale
B.S. Biomedical Engineering
Now in the Smith Lab
Sam Plash
Elizabeth Hale
Elizabeth Hale
B.S. Engineering
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College