Shaw Lab at UNL Chemistry
Cutting-edge bioanalytical technologies and methods to enable and inform chemical and structural biology approaches
The Team
Jared B. Shaw
Principal Investigator
Jared Shaw received a BA in Biochemistry from Texas Tech University in 2008 and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013. He was a postdoctoral researcher and Senior Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Jared joined the team at e-MSion, Inc. as the Chief Scientific Officer in 2020. In the fall of 2023, Jared moved to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an Assistant Professor and the Elmer H. and Ruby M. Cordes Chair in Chemistry.
Hometown: Colombo, Sri Lanka
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B.S. in Chemistry; University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Hobbies: tennis, reading, swimming, watching movies
Sachin Tennakoon
Graduate Student
Hometown: Naogoan, Bangladesh
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B.S. and M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
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Hobbies: singing, cycling, traveling, event management
Mashiyat Mubassera
Graduate Student
Hometown: Colombo, Sri Lanka
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B.S. in Chemistry; University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
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Hobbies: : karate, fitness training, watching movies, road tripping
Lasini Amunugama
Graduate Student
Hometown: Haryana, India
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B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Delhi and Dehli Technological University, respectively.
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Hobbies: cooking, music, traveling to and exploring new places
Hema Tewatia
Graduate Student
