The Center for Translational Medicine Adjuvant Research Team gathers for a photo on the Oval at UM

Adjuvant Research Team

Chemistry Team Members

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Asia Riel, PhD

Principal Investigator, Assistant Research Professor
Joined in 2020
Email: asia.riel@mso.umt.edu
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Kendal Ryter, PhD

Principal Investigator, Research Professor, MSCF Core Director
Joined in 2016
Email: kendal.ryter@mso.umt.edu
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Mark Livesay

Senior Scientist
Joined in 2016
Email: mark.livesay@mso.umt.edu
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Soma Shekar Dachavaram, PhD

Senior Scientist
Joined in 2020
Email: soma.dachavaram@mso.umt.edu
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Tamer Elwaie, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined in 2023
Email: tamer.elwaie@umt.edu
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Ben Uhlenbruck, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joined in 2025
Email: benjamin.uhlenbruck@mso.umt.edu
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Allison Kelly, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate, PhD Graduate Student (Chemstry, 2026)
Joined in 2021
Email: allison.kelly@mso.umt.edu
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Annie Buchholz

PhD Graduate Student (PSDD)
Joined in 2022
Email: annie.buchholz@umconnect.umt.edu
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Lydia Garrick

Research Associate
Joined in 2024
Email: Lydia1.garrick@umconnect.umt.edu
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Sydney McGrath

Undergraduate Researcher
Joined in 2024
Email: sydney.mcgrath@umconnect.umt.edu
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Ashley Freeman

PhD Graduate Student (Chemistry)
Joined in 2025
Email: ashley.freeman@umconnect.umt.edu
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Jhansi Dachavaram

Research Associate
Joined in 2025
Email: jhansi.dachavaram@mso.umt.edu
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Joelle Smith

PhD Graduate Student (PSDD)
Joined in 2026
Email: joelle.smith@umconnect.umt.edu
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Ryan Slovarp

PhD Graduate Rotation Student (Chemistry)
Joined in 2026
Email: ryan.slovarp@umconnect.umt.edu

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