Born and raised in Mumbai, India. She graduated in 2018 as Bachelor in Pharmacy from Dr. Bhanuber Nanavati College of Pharmacy - University of Mumbai and joined our group in September of the same year. In July 2020, Dhwani obtained her MSc degree at St. John's University.  She is currently working on the synthesis of analogs of the carbohydrate antigen aGal for improving the efficacy of vaccines, developing anti-parasitic vaccine candidates, and designing small-molecule based therapies for aGal syndrome (red meat allergy). In addition to her research, Dhwani also enjoys drawing, sketching, and dancing.

Dipesh was born and raised in Biratnagar, Nepal. He graduated as Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2014 from the Institute of Medicine - Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Then he moved to the US for completing his M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Science at Idaho State University. In November 2018 he joined our group and started his Ph.D. centered in the synthesis of carbohydrate antigens associated with Leishmania spp. for the development of vaccine candidates and diagnostic tools. When not working in the lab, Dipesh enjoys playing guitar, trecking and listening to music. 

Born and raised in New York City. Joe holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. Chemistry degrees from New York University and before joining St. John's University he worked in quality operations and technical services at Pfizer. His current research is centered in the development of electrochemical glycosylation methods. In his free time, Joe enjoys playing piano.

Born and raised in Erandol, India. Bhavesh graduated in 2015 as Bachelor in Pharmacy from the Mumbai College of Pharmacy and in 2018 he graduated as M.S.c. in Pharmacy at the same institution. Before joining our group on September 2019, Bhavesh worked at Cipla tld. and IQVIA. His current research is centered on the synthesis of carbohydrate antigens associated to Schistosoma mansoni for diagnostics and vaccine candidate development. In addition to research, Bhavesh also loves traveling and dancing. 

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Amy is a 4th-year Pharm.D. student at SJU who enjoys developing synthetic methods for the synthesis of rare bacterial monosaccharides. In addition to her academic activities, Amy also enjoys hiking and traveling. 

From Queens, New York City, William joined our laboratory in May 2019. He is currently in his 4th year of Pharm.D. program at SJU and his research is focused in the synthesis of disaccharide models for conformational studies. In addition to his academic duties, William also enjoys Jazz, playing piano and powerlifting.