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
Fifth Year PhD Student
Synthesis and characterization of
red emitting BODIPY fluorophores
Isaac Schomberg-Sanchez
Fifth Year PhD Student
Synthesis of biomimetic dipyrrin
catalysts for alkane oxidation
Logan Mikesell
Fifth Year PhD Student
Synthesis of picket fence corrole
catalysts for alkane oxidation
Ethan Wiita
Fourth Year PhD Student
Development of novel red fluorescent proteins and metabolite sensors
Wil Janusz
Third Year PhD Student
Synthesis of heme-like dipyrrin catalysts
for artificial metalloenzymes
Charles Brenzel
Second Year PhD Student
Development of protein-based
fluorescent nitric oxide sensors
Gabe Gracza
Second Year PhD Student
Synthesis of biomimetic dipyrrin
catalysts for alkane oxidation
Cruz Allies
Senior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry
Jacob Hanson
Junior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry
Cooper Hubbard
Junior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
Ivan Kay
Senior Undergraduate
Protein biochemistry
Shea Wadman
Senior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry
Norah Wold
Junior Undergraduate
Synthetic chemistry