Houk Research Group
 
Group Members
Visiting Scholars
Yi-Lei Zhao

Ph.D. - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - 2002
Postdoc - UCLA - Houk Group - 2002-2005
Subgroups: Enzymes
Postdoctoral Fellows
Jacob Sanders

Ph.D. - Harvard University - 2016
A.M. - Harvard University - 2013
Subgroups: Enzyme Design and Biosynthesis, Reaction Dynamics, and Organic Photovoltaics
Meng Duan

Ph.D. - Chongqing University - 2020
Subgroups: Stereoselectivity and Mechanism, Enzymes and Biosynthesis
Panpan Chen

Ph.D. - Zhejiang University - 2021
Subgroups: Cycloaddition, Selectivity and Mechanism, Enzymes and Biosynthesis, Organometallics
Huiling Shao

Ph.D. - University of Pittsburgh - 2019
Subgroups: Stereoselectivity and Mechanism, Enzyme Design and Biosynthesis
Donald J. Cram Teacher-Scholar
Graduate Students
Tyler Benton

5th year Graduate Student
Lisa Boatner

5th year Graduate Student
B.A. in Chemistry - The University of Texas at Austin
B.S. in Computational Biology - The University of Texas at Austin
Subgroups: Enzymes and Machine Learning
John Alan Walker Excellence in Research Award, 2022
Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation, 2021
NIH Systems and Integrative Biology Trainee, 2020
Billy Treacy

5th year Graduate Student
B.S. in Chemistry - UNC Chapel Hill
B.A. in Math - UNC Chapel Hill
Subgroups: Host-Guest, Organometallics
Qingyang Zhou

2nd year Graduate Student
B.A. in Chemistry - Nankai University - 2022
Subgroups: Reaction Dynamics, Machine Learning, Stereoselectivity and Mechanism
Jing-Ran Shan

2nd year Graduate Student
(joint between Prof. Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay and Prof. Kendall N. Houk)
B.S. in Chemistry - Dalian Univ. of Tech. - 2021
Subgroups: Molecular Dynamics, Organometallics
Nathan C. Incandela

2nd year Graduate Student
(joint between Prof. Stuart J. Conway and Prof. Kendall N. Houk)
B.S. in Chemistry from UCSB with a minor in anthropology
Subgroups: Reaction Dynamics, Machine Learning
Alexander Maertens

1st year Graduate Student
(joint between Prof. Abigail G. Doyle and Prof. Kendall N. Houk)
B.S. in Chemistry - University of Southern California - 2021
Subgroups: Machine Learning, Organometallics
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2023
Visiting Graduate Students
Zhixin Qin

5th year Graduate Student - Zhejiang university
Subgroups: Reaction Dynamics, Cycloadditions, and Ambimodality
Yaling Zhang

4th year Graduate Student - Zhejiang University of Technology
Subgroups: Enzymes, Stereoselectivity and Mechanism
Undergraduate Students
Myrsini San Marchi

Subgroups: Stereoselectivity, Mechanism, and Organocatalysis
Kriti Shukla

Subgroups: Reaction Dynamics, Cycloadditions, and Ambimodality
Braden Chaffin

Subgroups: Machine Learning
Chang Lu

Subgroups: Enzymes
Khushi Bhatt

Subgroups: Machine Learning, Stereoselectivity, Mechanism, and Organocatalysts
Elaine Chao

Subgroups: Organometallics
Visiting Undergraduate Students
Qiankun Mo

4th year Undergraduate Student in chemistry - Nankai University
Subgroups: Machine Learning
Administrative Assistant
Laura Strom

Former Group Members
UCLA Group Members, 1986-Current (UCLA era)
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University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
607 Charles E. Young Drive East
Box 951569
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569
Phone: (310) 206-0515
Fax: (310) 206-1843
Kendall N. Houk

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August 25, 2021