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
Dylan Ahlgren
Senior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
Cruz Allies
Junior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
Sarah Jarman
Senior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry
Ivan Kay
Junior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
Micah Pierson
Senior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
Makayla Sanderson
Senior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry
David Woolner
Senior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry