Lab Leader
Alison Narayan, Ph.D.
Mary Sue Coleman Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences
Research Professor, U-M Life Sciences Institute
Professor, Department of Chemistry, U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Director, U-M Program in Chemical Biology
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Research Staff
Luisa Aring
Research Laboratory Specialist
Postdoctoral Fellows
Cole Meyer, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Eunjae Shim, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Katherine Torma, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Member since 2022. B.S., Loyola University of Chicago. Katie Jane is from the midwest and loves to spend her free time baking, playing her ukulele, and tap dancing!
Graduate Students
Maddie Arbuckle
Graduate Student
Cade Brady
Graduate Student on Rotation
Katelyn Brown
Graduate Student on Rotation
Aidan Cosgrove
Graduate Student
Marielle Frooman
Graduate Student on Rotation
Jorge Garcia
Graduate Student on Rotation
Teddy Gianoulis
Graduate Student
Jolie Kan
Graduate Student
Erica Ko
Graduate Student
Esther Oko
Graduate Student
Daniel Ong
Graduate Student
Ryan Russo
Graduate Student
Caroline Spancake
Graduate Student
Max Unger
Graduate Student
Gonzalo Villegas Rodríguez
Graduate Student
Member since 2022. B.S., Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Gonzalo is originally from Lima, Peru. He likes eating pastries and playing the piano.
Undergraduate Students
William Aye
Undergraduate Student
Sean Keane
Undergraduate Student
Soomin Kim
Undergraduate Student
Administrative Staff
Abigail Coulter
Administrative Assistant
Supporting: Faculty members Daniel Klionsky, Alison Narayan, Lois Weisman and Jun Wu