
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
Fourth Year PhD Student
Synthesis and characterization of
red emitting BODIPY fluorophores

Isaac Schomberg-Sanchez
Fourth Year PhD Student
Synthesis of biomimetic dipyrrin
catalysts for alkane oxidation

Logan Mikesell
Fourth Year PhD Student
Synthesis of picket fence corrole
catalysts for alkane oxidation

Ethan Wiita
Third Year PhD Student
Development of novel red fluorescent proteins and metabolite sensors

Wil Janusz
Second Year PhD Student
Synthesis of heme-like dipyrrin catalysts
for artificial metalloenzymes

Charles Brenzel
First Year PhD Student
Development of protein-based
fluorescent nitric oxide sensors

Gabe Gracza
First Year PhD Student
Synthesis of biomimetic dipyrrin
catalysts for alkane oxidation

Cruz Allies
Junior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry

Sarah Jarman
Senior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry

Ivan Kay
Junior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry

Makayla Sanderson
Senior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry

David Woolner
Senior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry