Staff

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RICHARD TRILLES

CMD Organic Sythesis Specialist

Mr. Trilles was a Scientist in the Discovery Group at Pfizer Global Research and Development in Groton, CT. His research focused on the area of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases. Before Pfizer, he worked at Hoffmann-La Roche in Nutley, NJ, as a medicinal chemist in their Preclinical Department. Mr. Trilles received a B.A. in Chemistry from Rutgers University in NJ.  He joined BU-CMD in June, 2010.

STEPHEN BENGTSON

Analytical Core Specialist

  • phone: 617.358.0934
  • email: sjb18

Originally from North Attleboro, MA, Stephen completed his undergraduate studies and received his B.A. in Chemistry from Boston University in 2019. During his time at BU, Mr. Bengtson worked on the production of cinnamate Weinreb amides for the synthesis of rocaglate derivatives in the Brown lab. Following graduation, he continued on as a research assistant for the BU-CMD in the Brown lab where his main focus was the development of novel, fungal-selective HSP90 inhibitors until February 2020. After a brief hiatus, Stephen returned to the BU-CMD in July 2020 as the Analytical Core Specialist in which he is responsible for the curation and distribution of small, drug-like molecules to the BU-CMD’s many collaborators.

SAMEER REDDY

CMD Postdoctoral Researcher

Sameer was born and raised in Hyderabad, the pearl city, in India. After obtaining his B.Sc. in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Chemistry (2006-2009) and M.Sc. in Chemistry from Osmania University (2009-2011), he Joined Dr. Raju L. Chowhan group (https://sites.google.com/site/drrajuchowhan/group; first Ph.D. scholar of the group!!) at central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat for M.Phil.(2012-2014)/ Ph. D (2014-2019) integrated course.  His doctoral thesis work focused on “Heterocyclic Spiro Molecules Via 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides” and additionally worked on DST-SERB funded project on the concise total synthesis of bicycle butanolide natural products during the Ph. D. tenure. He has a total of 5 years of Industrial R&D experience (CRO) with Piramal Discovery solutions (Ahmedabad, Gujarat) and Sai Life Sciences (Hyderabad, Telangana) before joining Prof. Lauren E. Brown’s lab at CMD as Post Doctoral Associate in November, 2023. Outside the lab, he enjoys Carnatic classical, fusion, and Sufi music, indulges in non-fiction literature, and finds relaxation in the art of cooking.

LYLA THOMSON

CMD Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • phone: 617.358.0934
  • email: lylat

Lyla Thomson is working towards a B.A. in Chemistry at BU to explore its many applications within public health. She is currently pursuing an independent project within the Brown lab to discover and synthesize small molecules that may further our understanding of addiction and related neural pathways. Outside of the lab, Lyla enjoys volunteering, collecting books on psychoactive molecules, and learning new things – her goal this year is to master the art of fly fishing.

KELLY KWONG

CMD Undergraduate Student Researcher

RINAT RIZVANOV

CMD Undergraduate Student Researcher