The Kunjapur Lab is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.
We celebrate the different backgrounds and perspectives that every lab member brings to our team.
We are hiring! We seek to add 3 graduate students and 1 or 2 postdocs to the team in academic year 2020-2021.
Postdocs with experience in chemical biology, natural products, or protein computational design are preferred.
Interested postdoc candidates should email a brief cover letter and CV to Aditya.
We celebrate the different backgrounds and perspectives that every lab member brings to our team.
We are hiring! We seek to add 3 graduate students and 1 or 2 postdocs to the team in academic year 2020-2021.
Postdocs with experience in chemical biology, natural products, or protein computational design are preferred.
Interested postdoc candidates should email a brief cover letter and CV to Aditya.
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Principal Investigator: Aditya M. Kunjapur2019 Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
2018 Post-Doc, Genetics, Harvard Medical School (Advisor: George Church) 2015 PhD, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Advisor: Kristala Prather) 2010 BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas Aditya is from Houston, Texas, and interned for 5 summers with Shell and ExxonMobil during his undergraduate years. His interest in biomolecular engineering was sparked by a desire to develop renewable liquid transportation fuel alternatives, and he is always excited to discover what chemicals can be formed from renewable sources using biocatalysis. During his post-doc, he became fascinated by the enormous potential and creative opportunities to harness designer bacteria for biomedical applications. When outside of lab, Aditya enjoys playing board games, watching basketball/football, and traveling. Recent Awards 2020 - American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 35 Under 35 2019 - Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative (ELBI) Fellow |
Graduate Students & Postdocs
Neil ButlerNSF GRFP Honorable Mention
B.S., Penn State University ndb(at)udel(dot)edu 
Sabyasachi Sen
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
sen(at)udel(dot)edu 
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Soumili ChattopadhyayM.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
B.Tech, MAKAUT, West Bengal soumili(at)udel(dot)edu 
Morgan SulzbachNSF GRFP Honorable Mention
B.S., University of Maryland - College Park msulzbac(at)udel(dot)edu 
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Michaela Jones
NIH CBI Fellow, NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
B.S., Cornell University majones(at)udel(dot)edu 
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Undergraduate Students
Ryan Buchser
Ishika Govil
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Nathan Edwards
Sean Wirt
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Natalie Fuhr
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Past Mentees: (UG = Undergrad / G = Grad / T = Technician / P = Post-Doc)
Before Delaware: Emily Niu - 2018 - UG - MIT Aditya Jog - 2018 - UG - MIT Lucas Brown - 2018 - T - Harvard Medical School Karen Noguera - 2017-2018 - T - Harvard Medical School Peter Smith - 2017-2018 - G - Harvard Biological and Biomedical Sciences Devon Stork - 2016-2018 - G - Harvard Biological and Biomedical Sciences Jason Hyun - 2014-2015 - UG - Then: MIT - After: Manus Biosciences Asmawaw Wassie - 2013 - UG - Then: MIT - After: MIT Biological Engineering PhD Nikita Khlystov - 2012-2014 - UG - Then: MIT - After: Stanford Chemical Engineering PhD Spencer Wenck - 2012-2013 - UG - Then: MIT - After: Boston Consulting Group Bernardo Cervantes - 2012 - UG - Then: Berkeley - After: MIT Microbiology PhD |
Delaware January 2019 Team
L to R: Aditya Kunjapur, Sean Wirt, Natalie Fuhr, Morgan Sulzbach, Ryan Buchser, Sunny Sen, and Neil Butler. 
HMS Summer 2018 Team
L to R: Karen Noguera, Devon Stork, Aditya Jog, Lucas Brown, Emily Niu, and Aditya Kunjapur. |
Selected Lab Social Events
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2019
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