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The team

A multidisciplinary group of chemists, biochemists, and computational scientists developing chemical analysis workflows and discovering new biology together.

Facundo M. Fernández

Principal Investigator

Facundo M. Fernández

Regents’ & Vasser-Woolley Professor

Regents’ Professor and Vasser-Woolley Endowed Professor in Bioanalytical Chemistry, leading the lab’s work across mass spectrometry instrumentation, metabolomics, and molecular discovery.

Research Scientists

3
David Gaul

David Gaul

Research Scientist (SyMS-C)

since 2013

Samuel Moore

Samuel Moore

Research Scientist (SyMS-C)

since 2015

Ying Liu

Ying Liu

Research Scientist (SyMS-C)

since 2018

Postdoctoral Fellows

1
Albert Vega-Herrera

Albert Vega-Herrera

Postdoctoral Fellow

since 2025

Support Staff

1
Shantel Floyd

Shantel Floyd

Faculty Support Coordinator

Visiting Scientists

1
David Fabregat-Safont

David Fabregat-Safont

Visiting Scientist

Staff

3
Rithika Gorrepati

Rithika Gorrepati

Research Technician

since 2026

Samuel Kelly

Samuel Kelly

Research Technician (SyMS-C)

Britany Kroner

Britany Kroner

Research Technician (SyMS-C)

Graduate Students

7
Joseph Corstvet

Joseph Corstvet

Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

since 2021

Elisabeth Schwiebert

Elisabeth Schwiebert

Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

since 2023

David Lewis

David Lewis

Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

since 2024

Eric Gier

Eric Gier

Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

since 2024

Thomas Knehans

Thomas Knehans

Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

since 2025

Tristen West

Tristen West

Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

since 2025

Maggie Kim

Maggie Kim

Ph.D. Student, Chemistry

since 2025

Undergraduate Researchers

3
Catherine Decker

Catherine Decker

Undergraduate Researcher

since 2026

MaiAnh Doan

MaiAnh Doan

Undergraduate Researcher

since 2026

Gillian Greer McCallum

Gillian Greer McCallum

Undergraduate Researcher

since 2026

Lab alumni

Our former members have gone on to careers across academia, industry, and government.

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