Members
Current group members and recent alumni.
Current members
J. H. Moon
Principal Investigator
Profile and CV
Carlos Romagosa
Graduate Student
Carlos Romagosa is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at Florida International University. He earned his B.S. in Biochemistry at FIU working with Dr. Kathleen S. Rein on redox proteomics of brevetoxins. He joined Dr. Moon’s group in 2022 to develop biopolymeric materials for therapeutic delivery and ion detection and earned his M.S. in Chemistry in 2025.
Undergraduate students
Celine Bert
Undergraduate Student
Celine Bert is an undergraduate researcher working on protein nanoparticle formation.
Samuels Serrano
Undergraduate Student
Samuels Serrano is a recent FIU graduate and working on modification of chitosan with ion-selective functional groups for environmental or biomacromolecular delivery.
Recent alumni
PhD graduate students
- Md. Sabiir Sarker (2018–2025)
- Alfonso Barrios (2019–2024)
- Michelle Miranda (2019–2024)
- Salauddin Ahmed (2015–2020)
- Prakash Manandhar (2013–2018)
- Megan Twomey (2011–2016)
- Tereza Vokata (2012–2015)
- Eladio Mendez (2009–2015)
Postdoctoral Associates
- Dr. Junghan Lee (2011–2012)
- Dr. Yoon-joo Ko (2009–2010)
Research Technicians
- Yoonmi Na (2012–2013)
- Youri Lee (2011–2012)
Undergraduate students
- Camilo Hernandez (2013–2015)
- Jiodany Perez (2013–2014)
- Charlie Bonnano (2012–2014)
- Manny Dacosta (2009–2014)
- Melanie Tolbert (Summer 2013)
- Hyewon Choi (2012)
- Giselle Gomez (2011–2012)
- Zahilyn Roche (2010–2012)
- Christian Machado (2010–2012)
- Anabel Gonzalez-Gil (2009–2010)
- Alien Nguyen (2009–2010)
- Joanna Villa (2008–2009)
- Ricardo Hernandez (2008–2009)