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Postdoctoral Scholars
Dr. Luiz Paulo Melchior de Oliveira Leão
email: lmo24b [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: October 2024
Ph.D. Chemistry: UNICAMP (2024, Roque)
M.S. Chemistry: UNIFAL–MG
B.S. Chemistry: UNIFAL–MG
Current Project: Pd Catalysis and Complex
Alkaloid Synthesis
Graduate Students
Ryan Harbit (G5)
email: rharbit [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: August 2021
B.S. Chemistry
College of Charleston
– Dean's Award for Doctoral Excellence
Current Project: Synthesis of Psychedelic Molecules
Dallas Dukes (G5)
email: ddukes [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: October 2021
B.S. Chemistry
Eckerd College
– TA Excellence Award
Current Project: Complex Indole Alkaloid Synthesis
Zackary Firestone (G4)
email: zdf22 [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: November 2022
B.S. Chemistry
Oakland University
Current Project: Total Synthesis of Marine Alkaloids
Filipe Pernichelle (G2)
email: fgp24 [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: August 2024
B.S. Chemistry
Universidade de São Paulo
Current Project: Synthesis of Marine Alkaloids
Summer Students
Ana Julia Ferrugini Souza (G1)
email: as25h [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: June 2025
B.S. Chemistry
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Current Project: Synthesis of complex polycyclic alkaloids
Ana Pietsch (G1)
email: amp25 [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: July 2025
B.S. Chemistry
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Current Project: Complex Alkaloid Total Synthesis
Former Members and Alumni
Former Postdoctoral Scholars
Dr. Brian Knight (Postdoc)
Joined: August 2018
Departed: October 2020
Post SmithLab: Asha Therapeutics
Former Graduate Students
Dr. Thiago Grigolo (Grad)
Joined: July 2019
Departed: December 2023
Post SmithLab: Nurix Therapeutics
Dr. Zachary Tolchin (Grad)
Joined: July 2019
Departed: March 2024
(Dr. Tolchin passed away in March 2024)
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Former Undergraduates
Victor Atanassov (Undergrad)
Joined: May 2023
Departed: May 2025
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (Yale)
Leanna Gharbaoui (Undergrad)
Joined: January 2021
Departed: April 2022
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (Yale)
Ariana Subhit (Undergrad)
Joined: April 2019
Departed: April 2022
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (NYU)
Caleb Haake (Undergrad)
Joined: December 2018
Departed: March 2020
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (NYU)
Jordan Artzy (Undergrad)
Joined: August 2021
Departed: April 2022
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (UPenn)
Colin O'Connor (Undergrad)
Joined: December 2018
Departed: September 2019
Post SmithLab: Pharmacy Student (UF)
Jackson Cheplick (Undergrad)
Joined: January 2023
Departed: August 2023
Post SmithLab: Undergraduate Student (FSU)
Dr. Xianwei Sui (Postdoc)
Joined: May 2019
Departed: July 2020
Post SmithLab: Postdoc (UTSA–Larionov)
Lucia Jenkins (Grad)
Joined: November 2021
Departed: May 2023
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (FSU)
Yan Zhang (Grad)
Joined: November 2018
Departed: April 2019
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (FSU)
Cayley Williams (Undergrad)
Joined: August 2024
Departed: May 2025
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (Emory)
Thomas Suarez (Undergrad)
Joined: August 2022
Departed: December 2022
Post SmithLab: Undergraduate Student (FSU)
Jiatong Huo (Undergrad-Nankai University)​Joined: October 2018
Departed: April 2019
Post SmithLab: Grad Student (IC–London)
Anna-Sophie Breitkreuz (Undergrad)
Joined: May 2021
Departed: February 2022
Post SmithLab: Undergraduate Student (FSU)
Lauren Passino (Undergrad)
Joined: August 2018
Departed: December 2018
Post SmithLab: Undergraduate Student (FSU)
McKinley Carter (Undergrad)
Joined: August 2018
Departed: December 2018
Post SmithLab: Undergraduate Student (FSU)
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Interested graduate students should contact Professor Smith via email.
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Interested undergraduates should fill out this form and send it to Professor Smith via email.​
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The laboratory is currently not accepting applications for postdoctoral scholars.
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