Current Graduate Students

Scott Cole

I joined Dr. Anderson's group in March 2012, after spending three semesters doing mass spectrometry in the Yu Xia group at Purdue.  My current research focuses on common student misconceptions in an analytical teaching laboratory, and how the use of visualizationsmay help them to overcome these limitations.  

I was born in Carthage, Illinois as the youngest of three sons. I received a B.S. in Biochemistry from Illinois State University in 2007, followed by an M.S. from the same university in 2010.

Derek Fish

I have been a Masters student with Prof. Anderson part time for the last 4 years. I run an interactive Science Centre in Richards Bay, South Africa, and my Masters focuses on how different school groups’ (urban, township and rural) experiences of our Centre differ, in terms of enjoyment, understanding and visualization of the material we present. I am looking especially at a show we present on the Science of Sound, through the medium of musical instruments. I am demonstrating my hosepipe bugle in my photo.

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Sara Johnson

I received my B.S. in Biochemistry and M.S. in Science Education from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.  I am interested in students’ understanding of biochemistry, including their ability to interpret and reason with biochemical visualizations. 

Franziska Lang

Before joining Prof. Anderson's lab, I received my B.Sc. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Heidelberg University, Germany. In addition, in 2012 I received a Masters-equivalent teaching degree in Chemistry and Biology.

Subsequently, I got the opportunity to work in Dr. Chiorazzi´s and Dr. Sherry´s laboratories in NYC, USA on a project entitled Characterization and Identification of IL-17A-Expressing Cells in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Lymphoid Tissues: Potential role in the disease, which led to the publication Th17 and non-Th17 IL-17-expressing cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: delineation, distribution and clinical relevance (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22058222).

In addition, I had various teaching appointments at the Heidelberg University and the Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Germany, which stimulated my interest in researching students' difficulties with their understanding, learning, visualization of and reasoning about biochemistry phenomena.

I am excited about the outstanding education reaserch being perfomred by members of this group.

Reeh Tekane

My overall research goal is to develop and validate tasks which develop (formatively) and assess (summatively) Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians (SFFP) competencies in the context of chemistry for life scientists and to use these to inform curriculum development.

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