Dr. Michael T. Bowser
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Nils Hasselmo Hall
Room 7-134
312 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Current Students
Gretchen Burke
PhD Student, Chemistry
Research Interests: Catalytic DNA, Biochemical Assays in Micro Free Flow Electrophoresis
Education: B.A., St. Olaf College
Contact: [email protected]
Jordan Kunze
PhD Student, Chemistry
Research Interests: Micro Free Flow Electrophoresis
Education: B.S., University of Wisconsin Stout
Contact: [email protected]
Sandra Nwankwo
PhD Student, Chemistry
Research Interests: Micro Free Flow Electrophoresis
Education: B.A., Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Contact: [email protected]
Jaya Jakhar
PhD Student, Chemistry
Research Interests: Catalytic Oligonucleotides
Education: B.A., University of Delhi; M.S., Kurukshetra University
Contact: [email protected]
Saeedeh Mohammadi
PhD Student, Chemistry
Research Interests: Catalytic Oligonucleotides
Education: B.S., Shahid Beheshti University; M.S., Sharif University of Technology; M.S., University College Dublin
Contact: [email protected]
Bowser Group Alumni
Cecilia Douma
Defended Thesis 2023, currently an Assay Development Scientist at Bio-Techne
Matthew LeMon
Defended Thesis 2023, currently a QC Analyst at Bimeda
Nicholas Brinza
Defended Thesis 2023, currently a Public Health Laboratory Scientist at the Maryland Department of Health through the APHL-CDC Fellowship Program
Ryan Hunt
Defended Master's Thesis 2019, currently a Quality Operations Supervisor at Charles River Laboratories
Sean K. Dembowski
Defended Thesis 2021, currently a Senior Scientist at Pace Analytical
Sarah Nelson
Post-Doc (left 2021), currently a Grants & Contracts Administrator at The University of Minnesota
Alex C. Johnson
Defended Thesis 2017, currently a Senior Scientist II in the Analytical Method Development Group at Aldevron
Kailey J. Soller
Defended Thesis 2017, currently a Senior Business Development Manager at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
Megan M. Groskreutz (Weisenberger)
Defended Thesis 2017, currently a Clinical Trial Project Manager at Eli Lilly
Sarah K. Anciaux
Defended Thesis 2017, currently a R&D Program Manager at Hatch
Jae-Sung-Kwon
Post-Doc 2013-2016, currently an Associate Professor at Incheon National University
Rachel K. Harstad
Defended Thesis 2016, currently a Senior Analytical Chemist at Cargill, Inc.
Amy L. Stading (Hogerton)
Defended Thesis 2016, currently an Upper School Science Teacher at St. Paul Academy
Matthew Geiger
Defended Thesis 2016, currently a Senior Scientist at Land O’Lakes
Thane H. Taylor
Defended Master's Thesis 2014 (co-advisor E. Arriaga)
Nicholas W. Frost
Defended Thesis 2014
Jing Yang
Defended Thesis 2014, currently a Senior Scientist at Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
Eric Castro
Defended Thesis 2012, currently a Senior Associate Editor at Wiley-VCH
Meng Jing
Defended Thesis 2012, currently a Research Scientist at Dow Inc.
Yixiao Sheng
Defended Thesis 2012
Neil J. Graf
Defended Thesis 2011
Anne P. Mohns
Defended Thesis 2011, currently the Operations Engineering Technology Director at Medtronic
Ryan T. Turgeon
Defended Thesis 2010, currently a Flight Test Engineer in the US Navy, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Courtney Wettlaufer
M.S. 2010
Zhouhan Shang
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, 2010
Renee K. Cline (Mosing)
Defended Thesis 2008, currently a Healthcare IT Platforms & Strategy Director at 3M
Abul Fazal
Post-Doc 2006-2008, currently an associate professor of chemistry at College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University
Bryan R. Fonslow
Defended Thesis 2007, currently a Principal Scientist at Lundbeck
Chanda M. Klinker (Ciriacks)
Defended Thesis 2007, currently a R&D Operations Leader for Performance Plastics & Hydrocarbons at Dow
Emily Skowronek-Resar
M.S. 2007
Christopher Harrison
Post-Doc 2005-2007, currently an Associate Professor at San Diego State University
Wei Xu
Post-Doc 2003-2004
Kylie B. O’Brien
Defended Thesis 2005, currently a Consultant at Pintail Limited
Shaun D. Mendonsa
Post-Doc 2001-2005, currently the Director of Analytical Development & QC at Novo Nordisk