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
Rowan Waring ’25
Rowan is from Colorado majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Spanish. Besides research, she enjoys hiking, reading, and trying new coffee places around Boston.
Thomas Waltz-Chesnaye ’25
Tommy is an honors student from Maryland majoring in biochemistry. Outside of the lab, he enjoys basketball, weightlifting, and guitar.
Ruth Swain ’26
Ruthie is a third-year student from Massachusetts studying biochemistry and ethics at Northeastern. In her free time, she enjoys walking, painting, and watching movies.
Kathryn Burns ’25
Katie is from New York, majoring in Biology with minors in History and Psychology. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, live music, and spending time with friends and family.