Based on knowledge and relevant experience in key areas of research, select pre- and post-doctoral fellows currently employed by Dr. Hamann’s academic research laboratory will fill lead management positions for various projects. Additional talent and management will be recruited from other research programs and academic laboratories internationally.
Jiangnan Peng, Ph.D.
Bulk Drug Purification; Contract High Field NMR studies
Dr. Peng is a Research Scientist in the Department of Pharmacognosy of The University of Mississippi, and was previously and an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the Institute of Radiation Medicine in Beijing. He holds a Ph.D. in Natural Products Chemistry from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, in addition to a M.Sc. in Pharmacognosy and a B.Sc. in Pharmacy from Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Peng is an author of 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 paper presentations and 2 book chapters.
Anna Kochanowska, Pharm.D., M.Sc.
Repository QC/Shipments; Neuropharmacology Development
Anna is currently working on her Ph.D. dissertation research in the Department of Pharmacognosy in the School of Pharmacy at The University of Mississippi. Ms. Kochanowska graduated from Skubiszewski Medical University of Lublin, Poland with M.Sc. in Pharmacognosy, and is a licensed pharmacist from the same University. Presently, Ms. Kochanowska is working in the area of isolation, purification and structure assignment of marine natural products that show efficacy in animals in the control of depression, anxiety and sleep disorders. She is an author or co-author of three peer-reviewed publications in international journals, several presentations and a co-inventor on a patent.
John J. Bowling, M.S.
Contract Mass Spec and NMR Services
Mr. Bowling is presently completing his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. He also works as the assistant NMR Spectroscopy Technician for the School of Pharmacy and has participated in several training workshops associated with NMR maintenance, acquisition of routine NMR data and advanced NMR experiments. He obtained his B.A. in Chemistry-Biochemistry from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and his M.S. at The University of Mississippi. His current research includes the isolation and structure elucidation of bioactive secondary metabolites from marine invertebrates and microorganisms, semi-synthetic optimization of lead compounds and mechanism of action studies. He has published 6 peer-reviewed publications and given several presentations at both national and international conferences.