Lab Members
Nick Levinson
Principal Investigator
Ph.D in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 2008
B.A. in Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK 2003
nml @ umn.edu
Tiffany Engel
Lab Technician
B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 2016
Damien Rasmussen
PhD Student
B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI 2016
Apoorva Limaye
PhD Student
B.S. in Pharmacy, Mumbai University, Bombay, Maharashtra, India 2016
M.S. in Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, MN, 2021
Zach Baker
PhD Student
B.S. in Chemistry & Biology, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 2019
Manny Semonis
Lab Technician
B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, MN 2021
Rosella Stower
Lab Technician
B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, MN 2021
Katie Dunleavy
Postdoctoral Associate
B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth 2012
PhD. in Chemistry, University of Florida 2020
Nidhi Joshi
Postdoctoral Associate
B.Sc. in Biotechnology, H. N. B. Garhwal University, India 2010
Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 2020
Liam Fawcett
PhD Student
B.S. in Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, Duluth 2019
M.S. in Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Duluth 2021
Former Lab Members
David Burban
Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California San Diego, 2017
B.S. in Chemistry, Arizona State University, 2011
Current Position: Scientist at Lifecore Biomedical, Minnesota
Eric Lake
PhD Student
B.S. in Chemistry, College of St Scholastica, 2012
Ph.D. in Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 2021
Current Position: Postdoc in Lebeau Lab, UW Madison
Abir Majumdar
PhD Student
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2014
PhD in Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 2021
Current Position: Postdoc in Tagliabracci Lab, UTSW
Emily Ruff
Postdoctoral Associate
B.A. in Chemistry, Carleton College, 2009
PhD in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Winona State University, 2017
Soreen Cyphers
Lab Technician
B.S. in Biochemistry, Syracuse University, 2012
Current Position: Technician, Pharmgate LLC, 2017
Position Openings
Postdocs - We are hiring for multiple positions!
We are looking to hire multiple postdocs. Applicants should have strong graduate training in biochemistry, biophysics/biophysical chemistry or structural biology. Candidates with experience in recombinant protein expression in insect cells and/or mammalian cells are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants should Send a CV and cover letter to Dr. Levinson.
Graduate Students
We are interested in graduate students with both chemical and life science undergraduate training. Pharmacology and BMBB graduate students are encouraged to rotate in the lab; students in or considering joining the UMN chemistry progrom or medicinal chemistry program should contact the head of the relevant graduate program.