Graduate Students

Zachary Tolchin (G3)
email: zat19a [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: July 2019
B.S. Chemistry
University of Georgia (E. M. Ferreira)
– Hoffman Summer Research Fellowship
(2019)
Current Project: Catalytic Asymmetric Alkaloid Total Synthesis
Thiago Grigolo (G3)
email: tag19d [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: July 2019
B.S. Chemistry
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana
M.S. Chemistry
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (R. Pilli)
– Summer Synthesis Fellowship (2019)
Current Project: Total Synthesis of Piperidinyl Alkaloids

Ryan Harbit (G1)
email: rharbit [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: August 2021
B.S. Chemistry
College of Charleston
Current Project: Synthesis of Psychedelic Molecules
Dallas Dukes (G1)
email: ddukes [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: November 2021
B.S. Chemistry
Eckerd College
Current Project: Dearomative Total Synthesis of Monterpenoid Indole Alkaloids
Lucia Jenkins (G1)
email: ljenkins5 [at] fsu [dot] edu
Joined: November 2021
B.S. Chemistry
Allegheny College
Current Project: Total Synthesis of Rearranged Strychnos Alkaloids
Undergraduate Students
Former Members
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)
Jiatong Huo (Undergrad-Nankai University)
Joined: October 2018
Departed: April 2019
Post SmithLab: Grad Student (IC–London)
Yan Zhang (Grad)
Joined: November 2018
Departed: April 2019
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (FSU)
Dr. Xianwei Sui (Postdoc)
Joined: May 2019
Departed: July 2020
Post SmithLab: Postdoc (UTSA–Larionov)
Anna-Sophie Breitkreuz (Undergrad)
Joined: May 2021
Departed: February 2022
Post SmithLab: Undergraduate Student (FSU)
Jordan Artzy (Undergrad)
Joined: August 2021
Departed: April 2022
Post SmithLab: Graduate Student (UPenn)
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)
Colin O'Connor (Undergrad)
Joined: December 2018
Departed: September 2019
Post SmithLab: Pharmacy Student (UF)
Dr. Brian Knight (Postdoc)
Joined: August 2018
Departed: October 2020
Post SmithLab: Venn Therapeutics
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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 postdoctoral scholars. Check this page again in the future for opportunities regarding postdoctoral positions.