The Lemon Lab
Our team includes both PhD and MS graduate students, as well as undergraduates majoring in chemistry or biochemistry.
Chris Lemon
Principal Investigator
Chris has synthetic chemistry and protein biochemistry research experience and is integrating these two fields in his lab at MSU
Austin Phillips
Third Year PhD Student
Synthesis and characterization of red emitting BODIPY fluorophores
Isaac Schomberg-Sanchez
Third Year PhD Student
Synthesis of biomimetic dipyrrin catalysts for alkane oxidation
Allie Crawford
Second Year MS Student
Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of bacterial HemW proteins
Abie McCollar
Second Year MS Student
Synthesis of heme-like dipyrrin catalysts for artificial metalloenzymes
Ethan Wiita
Second Year PhD Student
Development of novel red fluorescent proteins and metabolite sensors
Charles Brenzel
First Year MS Student
Development of protein-based fluorescent nitric oxide sensors
Wil Janusz
First Year PhD Student
Synthesis of heme-like dipyrrin catalysts for artificial metalloenzymes
Dylan Ahlgren
Senior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
Caelan Madden
Senior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry
Micah Pierson
Senior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
Makayla Sanderson
Junior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry
Andi Shick
Senior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
David Woolner
Junior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry