Morimoto Lab

Mariko Morimoto, PhD

Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Huisking Foundation Inc. Collegiate Assistant Professor
Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program Faculty Member 
About the PI

Postdoctoral Associates

Ell Handy, PhD

Michael and Janet Colleran Family Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Stanford University
BS, UC Berkeley

Graduate Students

Madeline Gilbert

Chemistry PhD candidate
BA, Butler University

Brandon Matos

Chemistry-Biology Biochemistry Interface Graduate Fellow
BS, St. Peter’s College

Jingyuan Zhang

Biochemistry PhD student
   BS, University of Vermont         MS, Johns Hopkins University

Phoebe Miller

Biochemistry PhD student
(Co-advised by Dr. Brian Baker)
 BS, University of Michigan

Fran Schiaffino Pereira

IBMS PhD student
BS, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Oliver S. Reyes

Dean's Graduate Fellow
(Co-advised by Dr. Matthew Champion)
BS, Grand Valley State University

Hongli Wang

Biochemistry PhD student
          BS, Liaoning University          MS, Wuhan University

Research Associates

Gabriela Padilla 

ASPiRE-ND Fellow
BS, Syracuse University

Undergraduate Students

Alex English

3rd year, University of Notre Dame

Annie Scheidler

3rd year, University of Notre Dame

Makkas Nugent

3rd year, University of Notre Dame

Jason Vance

2nd year, University of Notre Dame

Aidan Pacholec

2nd year, University of Notre Dame

Katherine Sopko

3rd year, University of Notre Dame

Group Alumni

Grace Stepek (MS in Chemistry, 2026): Currently teaching chemistry at Saint Joseph High School 
Renzo Gutierrez (BS in Biology, 2026): Currently applying to medical school
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