Biography
Hi! My name is Sallu (Sal) Kargbo. I am from Davenport, Iowa and have a B.A. in chemistry from Grinnell College. During my time at Grinnell I played football and worked as an undergraduate researcher for Professor Stephen Sieck. Outside of chemistry I enjoy sports (both watching and playing), video games and chess.
Awards
Departmental Third Year Graduate Student Research Symposium Winner, 2024
Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color, 2024
Merck Discovery Process Chemistry Internship, 2024
Departmental Outstanding Graduate TA Award Honorable Mention, 2023
Graham N. Gleysteen Departmental First Year Fellowship, 2021
Publications in the Roberts Group
Expanding Access to Previously Inaccessible 5-Membered N-Heteroarynes
Roman G. Belli ǂ, Jenna N. Humke ǂ, Sanu S. Pullarat, Erin E. Plasek, Sallu S. Kargbo, Courtney C. Roberts*
ǂ Contributed equally
Nickel Binding Enables Isolation and Reactivity of Previously Inaccessible 7-Aza-2,3-indolynes
Jenna N. Humke ǂ, Roman G. Belli ǂ, Erin E. Plasek ǂ, Sallu S. Kargbo, Annabel Q. Ansel, Courtney C. Roberts*
ǂ Contributed equally
Ph.D. Candidate
(Since 2022/11/16)