Nilay Patel

Graduate Student (Fall 2024-present)

Nilay is from Baltimore, Maryland. He obtained his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from McDaniel College. While there he conducted research with Prof. Peter Craig on cobalt and zinc schiff-based complexes as COVID-19 protease inhibitors. After graduating he took a gap year and conducted research on protein structure elucidation with Prof. Edward Twomey at Johns Hopkins University. He joined the Thomas lab in the fall of 2024 and is conducting research on nickel-catalyzed cross–coupling reactions. In his free time, he enjoys being outdoors.