Tao Lab at the 2026 Purdue Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

We’re pleased to share that undergraduate researchers Christopher Powell and Akhilesh Vigneshwaran presented their work at the Purdue Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. Chris, a biochemistry student at Murray State University participating in the NSF REU program, presented, “Enriching a Novel Protein Modification by 2-Hydroxyglutarate,” under the mentorship of Shakhzodjon Uzokboev. Akhil, a Purdue undergraduate double majoring in biochemistry and biological engineering, presented “2-Dimensional Solid Phase Proteome Profiling for In-Depth Tracking of Drug Interactions,” with mentorship from Kai Liu and Nathaniel Miller. Tao Lab graduate student Hesam Mashaollahi also served as a judge for the research talks and poster presentations.

Christopher Powell and Shakhzodjon Uzokboev

Akhilesh Vigneshwaran