Narayan Lab Members

Lab Leader

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Alison Narayan, Ph.D.

Mary Sue Coleman Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences
Research Associate Professor, U-M Life Sciences Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Director, U-M Program in Chemical Biology
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Postdoctoral Fellows

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Lauren Murray, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Member since 2021. Ph.D., The University of Adelaide. Lauren is a postdoctoral research fellow from Adelaide, Australia. Her Ph.D focused on the biomimetic total synthesis of meroterpenoid natural products.

Graduate Students

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Sarah Ackenhusen

Graduate Student
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Member since 2019. B.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Sarah knows that a hot dog never has ketchup, and enjoys hiking, national parks, and spending time with her pet rabbits Toph and Pinball.

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Sarah Champagne

Graduate Student
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Member since 2020. B.S., Angelo State University. NSF-REU University of North Texas and Texas State University

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Jose Hernández-Meléndez

Graduate Student
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Member since 2021. B.S., University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. José is originally from Puerto Rico and currently works on chemoenzymatic syntheses of natural products and directed evolution of enzymes. He loves singing, even while working in lab, spending quality time with loved ones and exploring new realms of his artistic side.

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Alexander Kim

Graduate Student

Member since 2022. B.S., Emory University. Alex hails from north NJ and enjoys spending time cooking, hiking, and playing with his cat, Arrhenius (Arri for short).

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Anthony Saucedo

Graduate Student

Member since 2021. B.S., Texas State University. In the group, Anthony is currently exploring complex molecules synthesis and outside of the lab he enjoys playing guitar, camping, and geocaching.

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Katherine Torma

Graduate Student

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!

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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

Administrative Staff