The Roper Group
Back Row, Left to Right: Chris Baker, Alix Grimley, Supriya Mathur, Cindy Duong, Carla Garcia and Anna Lomasney
Front Row, Left to Right: Ashley Sidebottom, Christelle Guillo, Mike Roper and Xinyu Zhang
Michael Roper, Principal Investigator
University of Texas at Austin - B.S. Chemistry (1998)
University of Florida - Ph.D. Chemistry (2003)
University of Virginia - Postdoctoral Fellowship
Christelle Guillo, Research Scientist
University Paris XI, Orsay, France - D.U.T. (1997)
Kingston University, Kingston-Upon-Thames, UK (2000) - B.Sc. Medicinal Chemistry (2000)
King’s College London, London, UK - Ph.D. Chemistry (2004)
University of Virginia - Postdoctoral Fellowship
My research interests include the design of new analytical methods and microfluidic technologies to measure the secretion of multiple analytes from cells simultaneously. One project has involved the development of a two-color electrophoretic immunoassay for the simultaneous detection of insulin and glucagon from islets of Langerhans. Another project aims at developing new methods to investigate the role of leptin on islet physiology.
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Graduate Students
Chris Baker
Wayne State University - B.S. Chemistry (2006)
Hometowns - Detroit, MI / London, England
I was born in the UK and grew up in Canada, but Detroit is really where my heart is. I love Tigers baseball, traveling, sailing and craft brewing. Prior to joining the Roper group I was a contract chemist working in the specialty petrochemical industry in Houston, TX.
My research interests include the development of a microfluidic platform for the selection of aptamers, and the application of those aptamers to CE and microchip immunoassays.
Cindy Duong
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - B.S. Chemistry (2005)
Hometown - Charlotte, NC
Prior to joining Dr. Roper's group, I worked for Cirrus Pharm, Inc.
in Raleigh, NC.
My Current research focuses on developing microfluidic device to perform real-time derivitization of fatty acids to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) to investigate fatty acid signaling
Anna Lomasney
University of West Florida - B.S. Chemistry (1998)
University of West Florida - M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction (2002)
Hometown - Pensacola, FL
I taught high school chemistry for 5 years and hope to work in industry after earning my Ph.D. I like to quilt, read science fiction novels, and ride my scooter.
My research interests include the optimization of glucagon immunoassay, development of two-color immunoassay on microfluidic platform.
Supriya Mathur
St. Xaviers College, Bombay, India - B.S. Chemistry (2004)
Florida State University - B.S. Chemistry (2006)
Hometowns - Bombay India / Jaipur India / Washington DC
I enjoy the outdoors, swimming, watching movies and have an
interest in politics. My undergraduate research was in waste water analysis at BARC Bombay. When I’m done with school I’d like to travel the world.
My research involves the study of leptin, a protein that influences the secretion from islets of Langerhans, using microfluidic immunoassay methods.
Xinyu Zhang
Anhui Normal University - B.S. Chemistry Education (2001)
University of Science and Technology of China - M.E. Materials Physics and Chemistry (2004)
Hometown - Bengbu, Anhui, China
I always hope to do a little faster and better.
My research involves the development of microfluidic perfusion devices for automated delivery of reagents in cell secretory dynamics research
Alix Grimley
College of Charleston - B.S. Biochemistry (2007)
College of Charleston - B.A. Chemistry (2007)
Hometown - Greenville, SC
I love Charleston, dancing, reading and the Beatles. Most of all I love to learn, which has led me to FSU. When I complete my graduate work I hope to work in the pharmaceutical industry.
My research involves the study of transcription factors which may be affected by the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway and are implicated in type II diabetes.
Undergraduate Students
Carla Garcia
Ashley Sidebottom
