Group Members

Supervisor

Postdoctoral Researcher

Bernadette Schneider

Email: bls69@case.edu

Bernadette is a jointly appointed postdoc facilitating collaboration between the Renner Lab and Duval Lab. She is developing novel chemistries for peptide-functionalized membranes and rare earth element recovery. 

Current Graduate Students

Rebecca Ahn

Musculoskeletal Training Fellow

Email: rsa73@case.edu

Rebecca is a PhD student studying polyproline monolayer assembly and its antifouling properties. 

Geeta Verma

Email: gxv68@case.edu 

Geeta is a PhD student investigating engineered peptides for rare earth element recovery.

Sogol Asaei

Email: sxa1036@case.edu 

Sogol is a PhD student studying fundamental surface-bound elastin properties.

Terril Vallikalam

Email: txv106@case.ed

Terril is a PhD student studying nutrient recovery using engineered peptides. 

Henry Grome

Email: htg5@case.edu

Henry is an MS student studying antifouling and antimicrobial systems. 

 Current Undergraduate Students

 Elena Ising 

Email: evi3@case.edu 

Elena is working on bioengineered nutrient recycling technology. 

Ben Kau

Email: bxk381@case.edu 

Ben works on a collaborative project with the Martin Lab developing nanodiamond sensors.

Caeden Couch

Email: cec200@case.edu 

Caeden is working on electrochemical methods to detect conformational changes of peptides on surfaces.