KEJIA ZHU
Third year undergraduate student at the University of Florida, Kejia is working towards his B.S. in Microbiology and Cell Science. He joined Dunn Lab in 2005 and is working with Roxana Coman to obtain crystals and solve the 3D structure of different mutants of HIV-1 subtype C protease.

ALEXANDER GARCIA-GODOY
He is pusuing a B.S. in Biochemistry, at the University of Florida. Currently he is working with Tony Sochet and Roxana Coman to characterize substrate specificity of various aminopeptidases from Arabidopsis thaliana.

LACHARA LIVINGSTON
She is working towards a B.S. in Microbiology and Cell Science. She is studying the in trans cleavage of extended form of HIV protease.

CHRIS LAZO
He is a third year undergraduate student at Florida University pusuing his Bachelor Degree in Microbiology. He joined Dunn Lab in 2005 and he is working to:purify and determine p2-PR structure.
SUMEET JAIN
He is an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, pusrsuing a Bachelor Degree in Biochemistry. His research project consists in characterization of an unknown protease of tuberculosis infectious agent - Bacilum Koch.
ANGELA ESTAMPADOR
She is a fourth year undergraduate at the University of Florida, pursuing a Bachelor Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She joined the Dunn Lab in 2005 and is working under the supervision of Roxana Coman to characterize the HIV-1 subtype F protease.
MOLLIANN OUSLEY
Molliann is an undergraduate student working towards her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. She joined Dunn Lab in the Fall semster 2006.
ARTI MAHARAJ
She is a third year undergraduate student pursuing a B.S. degree in Microbiology and Cell Biology. She started in the Dunn lab summer 2006 with an interest determining conditions that will express malarial enzymes.
EDITH BRACHO-SANCHEZ
She is second year undergraduate student working towards his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. Edith joined Dunn Lab in the Fall semster 2006.

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PENG LIU, Ph.D.
He received his B.S. in Biotechnology in 2001, at the Peking University. Currently he is forth-year IDP graduate student at University of Florida. He is working to characterize biochemically and structurally various malarial food vacuole enzymes.
MELISSA R MARZAHN, B.S.
She received a Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Mathematics from University of Texas in 2004. She was admitted in IDP in Biomedical Sciences in 2004 and joined Dunn Lab in 2005. She is working to express and characterize a group of malarial enzymes that are not located within the food vacuole.
C TAYLOR GILLILAND
He is a Beckmann scholar pursiung a Bachelor Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with a minor in Applied and Professional Ethics. He joined Dunn Lab in 2004 and he is working with various HIV-1 proteases.
OBEHI IRUMUDOMON
She is working towards her IDS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology degree. Currently she is conducting research under Peng Liu supervision to identify mutations within aspartic proteases PM I and IV employing a GFP system.
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ARTHUR H ROBINS, Ph.D.
He received his Ph.D. in Crystallography in 1975, at the University of Pittsburgh. Currently he is working on getting crystals and solving 3D structure of different variants of HIV-1 subtype B protease. His research interests are structure-aided design, metalloenzymes, aspartyl proteases, in silico ligand docking, virtual screening.
BEN M DUNN, Ph.D.
He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1971, at the University of Califoria at Santa Barbara. He joined the Faculty at University of Florida in 1974. He became a Distinguished Professor in 1998. His research interests revolve around the study of protein function-structure relationship.
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ROXANA M COMAN, MD
She received her M.D. in 2000, at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. Currently she is pursiung two concurrent programs: Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, and MPH in Health Management and Policy, University of Florida. Her major interests are HIV/AIDS related topics and currently she is working with HIV-1 proteases and Gag/Pol proteins from non-B subtypes
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MARTY FERNANDEZ
She is currently in her second year at University of Florida as a major. She joined Dunn Lab in 2006 and she is working with Roxana Coman to characterize various HIV proteases.