Justin M. Lopchuk

Associate Member, 2023 – present
Assistant Member, 2017 – 2022
Drug Discovery Department, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Associate Professor, 2023 – present
Assistant Professor, 2017 – 2023
Department of Oncologic Science, Morsani College of Medicine, USF
External Graduate Affiliate Faculty, 2017 – present
Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida
email: justin.lopchuk [at] moffitt.org

Education:
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, 2013 – 2016
Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 2009 – 2013

Selected Honors and Awards:
– NIH R35 MIRA for Early Stage Investigators, 2021
– ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator, 2019
– NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, 2013 – 2016
– Graduate Studies Teaching Award (formerly Filene), Dartmouth College, 2014
– John H. Wolfenden Teaching Prize, Dartmouth College, 2013
– Arthur Dunham Holmes 1906 Memorial Graduate Fellowship, Dartmouth College, 2012 – 2013
– GAANN Fellowship, Dartmouth College, 2012 – 2013
– ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2011


Postdoctoral Fellows

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Zachary Shultz
Research Instructor Designation
Ph.D., University of South Florida (Prof. James Leahy)
zachary.shultz [at] moffitt.org
Joined 2019

Anindita Bhowmick
Ph.D., IISER, Pune (Prof. Ramakrishna G. Bhat)
anindita.bhowmick [at] moffitt.org
Joined 2024

Daria Galaktionova
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago (Prof. J.T. Mohr)
daria.galaktionova [at] Moffitt.org
Joined 2024

Prakash Warghude
Ph.D., IISER, Pune (Prof. Ramakrishna G. Bhat)
prakash.warghude [at] moffitt.org
Joined 2024

Yun-Pu Chang
Ph.D., University of California-Davis (Prof. Annaliese K. Franz)
yun-pu.chang [at] moffitt.org
Joined 2024

Vivek Aryal
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (Prof. Ramesh Giri)
vivek.aryal [at] moffitt.org
Joined 2024


GRADUATE STUDENTS

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Vishala Maharaj
B.S. Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
vishalam [at] usf.edu
Joined 2018

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Chuan Shan
B.S. Chemistry, Shandong University
chuanshan [at] usf.edu
Joined 2020

Yvonne “Eve” Hall
B.S. Chemistry, NC State University
eve.hall [at] moffitt.org
Joined 2024

Connell Jno. Baptiste
B.S. Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
cjnobaptiste [at] usf.edu
Joined 2024


UnderGRADUATE STUDENTS

Madison Rhodes
University of South Florida
Major in Chemistry

Ngan Mai
University of South Florida
Major in Biomedical Sciences


Interested in joining the group?

See the "Positions Available" page for details.