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Undergraduate Researchers

Ryan Bachman

Ryan Bachman

Undergraduate Researcher (2025-Present)
Chemistry Major (Pre-Med)
Hometown: Wichita, KS
Lab: CBC 338L Email Ryan
Current Project:
Future Aspirations: To attend medical school, with a focus in internal medicine or general surgery
Hobbies: I like to go spend time in the gym, woodworking, and play sports
Favorite Quote: " Don't count the days, make them count" - Muhammad Ali
Noah Burgoon

Noah Burgoon

Undergraduate Researcher (2025-Present)
Biology Major (Pre-Med)
Hometown: Carbondale, KS
Lab: CBC 333L Email Noah
Current Project:
Future Aspirations: To go into neurosurgery after medical school.
Hobbies: Going to the gym and hiking.
Favorite Quote: " Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them"
-Marcus Aurelius
Ibrahim Ciftci

President* Ibrahim Ciftci

Undergraduate Researcher (2025-Present)
Biochemistry Major
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
Lab: CBC 338L Email Ibrahim
Current Project: Synthetic efforts on analogs of the balgacyclamide family
Future Aspirations: To attend medical school and interest in healthcare policy
Hobbies: Ceramics, playing the Turkish Flute (Ney), and playing soccer
Favorite Quote: "Don't forget who you are, where you come from, or you'll forget where you're going"
*President Ciftci of Student Government Committee 2025-2026

Emma Edwards

Emma Edwards

Undergraduate Researcher (2025-Present)
Biochemistry & Chemistry Dual Major
Hometown: Stilwell, KS
Lab: CBC 333L Email Emma
Current Project: Synthetic efforts on reniochalistatin E analogs
Future Aspirations: To either go to graduate school or work in industry
Hobbies: I like to draw, read, and watch movies

Favorite Quote: "the best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time"
- Abraham Lincoln


Sicilei Redd

Sicilei Redd

Undergraduate Researcher (2025-Present)
Chemistry Major
Hometown: Verdigris, OK
Lab: CBC 338L Email Sicilei
Current Project: Synthetic efforts on analogs of the balgacyclamide family & MAFIA
Future Aspirations: To attend medical school (emphasis in neurosurgery)
Hobbies: Going to the gym, running, and sleeping (everyone's favorite)
Favorite Quote: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficent for the day is its own trouble" - Matthew 6:34
Ashlee Wilkinson

Ashlee Wilkinson

Undergraduate Researcher (2024-Present)
Biochemistry & Chemistry Dual Major
Hometown: Riley, KS
Lab: CBC 333R Email Ashlee
Current Project: Chemical screening library construction upon the brocazine family
Future Aspirations: To persue a PhD in chemistry and then to join the industrial sector in human health and medicine
Hobbies: Playing video games, arts (various media), taking care of plants, and reading
Favorite Quote: "You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it." - Robin Williams