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Ayanna Culmer-Gilbert

My name is Ayanna and I’m from The Bahamas. I got my bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. I am a third-year grad student in the Tait lab. I chose to pursue my PhD in chemistry at Indiana University because the...

Cayla Rose

My name is Cayla Rose, and I am from Columbus, Georgia. I am a second-year grad student in the Dann lab. I received my bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Columbus State University. IU was my top choice for graduate programs because there was a wide range o...

Kaustav Chatterjee

During my undergraduate days, I decided to take up graduate school and pursue a PhD degree. My decision to pursue a PhD at Indiana University (IU) in Prof. Sara E. Skrabalak’s lab has been the best. Being an international student has its own set of c...

Nabarupa Bhattacharjee

As an international student, I am very happy with my decision of pursuing my PhD degree at Indiana University. IU chemistry department offers diverse research opportunities in the field and houses well equipped state-of-the-art facilities. All the faculties...

Prabir Saha

I decided to pursue research in biocatalysis and joined the Ph.D. program at Indiana University (IU) Chemistry where I work in Jared Lewis's lab. Since biocatalysis is an innovative blend of protein engineering, molecular biology, assay development, and...

Rebecca Skalla

After serving in AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, I was excited to get back into research. I knew I wanted to attend an R1 research university. I accepted an offer at IU because of the motivated faculty and exceptional research facilities. You can watch professors’ b...