Principal Investigators

Michael Pollastri, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost
Academic Lead, The Roux Institute
Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
m.pollastri@northeastern.edu

Lori Ferrins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
l.ferrins@northeastern.edu
Research Scientist

Marco Mottinelli, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
m.mottinelli@northeastern.edu
Postdoctoral Researchers

Olaia Marti Mari, Ph.D.
o.marti@northeastern.edu

Yetunde Oyesakin, Ph.D.
y.oyesakin@northeastern.edu

Sam Spijkers-Shaw, Ph.D.
s.spijkers-shaw@northeastern.edu

Saloni Patel, Ph.D.
sal.patel@northeastern.edu
Doctoral Students

Caroline Millard ’25
millard.c@northeastern.edu

Hayden Motter ’27
motter.h@northeastern.edu

Jess Pennington ’28
pennington.je@northeastern.edu

Jasmyn Genchev ’27
genchev.j@northeastern.edu

Vinou Val ’27
val.v@northeastern.edu
Undergraduate Students

Maia Paymar ’26
Maia is a 3rd year biochemistry major from Portland, Oregon. Outside of science she enjoys hiking, reading, knitting, and drawing.

Thomas Waltz-Chesnaye ’25
Tommy is an honors student from Maryland majoring in biochemistry. Outside of the lab, he enjoys basketball, weightlifting, and guitar.

Jordan Miller ’25
Jordan is a 4th-year chemistry major from Vestal, New York. Outside of the lab, she enjoys hiking, skiing, cooking, and baking.

Madison Bonomolo ’25
Madison is a 3rd year biochemistry major from Tucson, Arizona. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading, traveling, running, and coffee.

Alex Petruzzelli ’25
Alex is a fourth-year chemistry major with a minor in computer science from Long Island, New York. Besides science, he enjoys listening to music, solving Rubik’s Cubes, and going for walks around Boston.

Bella Baratta ’25
Bella is a 4th year student majoring in chemistry with a minor in political science from Toronto, Canada.
Outside of science, they enjoy crocheting, jazz music, analogue photography, reading, and travelling.

Varun Bulusu ’25
Varun is a 4th year Chemistry major from Clinton, New Jersey. Outside of science, he enjoys watching movies, listening to music, and going on runs.