Principle Investigator
Dr. Yusuke Okuno
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
okuno@wustl.edu | 314-935-9503 | Louderman Hall, RM 336
- Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health, 2018 -2023
- PhD in Biophysics, University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2017
- B.A.Sc., Double Major in Chemistry & Molecular Biology (High Distinction), Minor in Mathematics & Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, 2011
Undergraduate Student
Jake Page
Project: Elucidate the mechanism of cosolute-mediated protein-folding and aggregation
Education: Junior, Major in Biochemistry, Minor in Music, and German
Hometown: St. Louis
Outside the class: plays percussion in orchestra and wind ensemble and he participates in run club
Favorite Movies: Jojo Rabbit and Whiplash
Johnny Yang
Project: Investigate the molecular mechanism of Amyloid formation involved in Alzheimer’s disease
Education: Junior, Major in Chemistry, first 2 years in University of Minnesota twin-cities
Hometown: Guangzhou, China
Favorite Food: French fries, Chicken Wing, Katsu, Chinese cuisine, and etc.
Favorite Movies: Avatar
Huanran Sun
Project: to-be-decided
Education: Junior, Major in Biochemistry and Computer Science + Mathematics, first year in UC Irvine
Hometown: Shenzhen, China
Outside the class: (British) football (FC Bayern München fan), video games lover (Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, Heart of Iron VI, Battlefield V, Wargame: Red Dragon, CrossFire, Grand Theft Auto V), amateur director, novels and sci fic (The Three-Body Problem, 1984, Crime and Punishment, To Live)
Favorite Movies: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Dark Knight
- Holly Restad
- Project: Development of reverse micelle encapsulation technique for amyloid beta peptides
- Education: Senior, Major in Chemistry (Biochemistry), Minor in Medical Humanities
- Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota
- Outside of class: Member of Phi Delta Epsilon (Premedical fraternity)
- Hobbies: running and, gardening
- Favorite TV Shows: Survivor and The Bachelor