The Ryu Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Youngha Ryu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, 2013 - Present

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, 2007 - 2013

Postdoctoral Research Associate: The Scripps Research Institute, 2004 - 2007

Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 2004

M.S. Pohang University of Science and Technology, 1993

B.S. Pohang University of Science and Technology, 1991

 

Current members

• Sophia Tran, Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024 - Present)

• Giang Tran, Undergraduate Student (Spring 2024 - Present) 

• Izzie Galvan, Undergraduate Student (Fall 2023 - Present)   

 

Previous Members

- Graduate Students

• Andrea Guedez Pere , Ph.D. (Fall 2016 - Spring 2022)    

• Pradeep Budhathoki, Ph.D. (Fal  2009 - Spring 2015)

• Lina Bernal-Perez, Ph.D. (Spring 2008 - Fall 2012)

- Visiting Scientists

• Manon Desmares (Summer exchange student, Summer 2016)

• Kyung-Shin Suh (Visiting Research Assistant, Spring 2009 & Fall 2009)

- Undergraduate Students

• Joel Umana (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023, SERC, SRS) - Baylor School of Medicine

• Ana Bernal (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023, SERC, SRS)  

• Alex Bernal (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022, SERC, SRS) 

• Mitch Richter (Spring 2020 - Spring 2021, SER, SRS)   

• Olivia Spears (Spring 2019) 

• Viet Dihn (Fall 2017 - Spring 2018, SERC, SRS) 

• Courtney Wright (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017, SERC, SRS) - University of Arkansas Medical School   

• Courteny Nail (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017)  

• Kristina Hermanson (Spring 2016 - Spring 2017, SERC, SERC, SRS) - Texas Tech Phamacy School   

• Emily Fung (Fall 2015 - Spring 2016, Honors Thesis, Honors College Fund) - UNTHSC Pharmacy School

• Kim Bui (Summer 2015 - Fall 2015, SERC) - Texas A&M Graduate Program  

• Shan Jiang  (Spring 2014 - Fall 2014, SERC) - Baylor Dental School

• Hieu Nguyen (Fall 2013 - Spring 2014)  

• Matt Sherman (Fall 2012 - Spring 2014, Honors Thesis, SERC, SRS) - UTSW Medical School

• Rene Monjaraz (Fall 2012)

• Matthew Ogbeide (Fall 2009 - Spring 2012) - Creighton University Medical School

• Trang Le (Spring 2012, SGA) - Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy

• Ana Morales Alfaro  (Spring 2010, SERC, SRS)

• Ali Tareen (Fall 2009 & Spring 2010, SERC, SRS)

• Laramie Jameson (Fall 2009 & Spring 2010, SERC, SRS) - TCU Chemistry Graduate Program

• Kiran Butt (Spring 2009, SERC, SRS)

• Fatima Sahyouni (Fall 2008 & Spring 2009, SERC, SRS) - UNTHSC Graduate Program

• Pradeep Budhathoki (Summer 2008-Summer 2009, SERC, SRS) - TCU Chemistry Graduate Program

• Mike Foster (Fall 2007 & Spring 2008, SERC, SRS) - UT Medical School at Houston

• Brett McKnight (Fall 2007 & Spring 2008, SERC, SRS) - UT Medical School at Houston

• Diana Tran (Fall 2007 & Spring 2008, SERC, SRS) - TCOM

- High School Students

• Emily Ng (Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, Fall 2018-Spring 2019)

• Alyssa Moreno (Harmony School of Innovation, Fort Worth,  Fall 2017)

• Steven Mendosa (Harmony School of Innovation, Fort Worth,  Fall 2017)

• Adriana Robledo (Paschal HS,  Fort Worth,  Fall 2016 & Spring 2017)

• Junsung Lee  (Paschal HS, Fort Worth, Fall 2012-Spring 2015)

• Paul Ryu (Paschal HS, Fort Worth, Fall 2012-Spring 2015)

• Eric Kim (Carrol Senior HS, Southlake, Fall 2011) - Texas A&M University

• Sangbin Kwon (Guyer HS, Denton, Summer 2010) - University of Texas at Austin

• Daniel Kwak (Grapevine HS, Grapevine, Summer 2010) - University of Pennsylvania

• Hakyong Ko (Paschal HS, Fort Worth, Summer 2010)