​Vander Zanden Lab
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Colorado Colorado Springs




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WHAT WE DO

Biophysics of Protein Interactions With Membranes
Liquid surface X-ray scattering
  • X-ray reflectivity
  • Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction
Molecular dynamics
  • All-atom, explicit solvent
  • Protein/membrane systems

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WHO WE ARE

High Impact Research -
​Powered by Undergraduate Students

As a primarily undergraduate institution, the lab's expertise is training new researchers in cutting edge methods while maintaining a high standard of research excellence. 
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Undergraduate Student Danielle Browne

Recent Publications

"Structure of Galectin-3 Bound to a Model Membrane Containing Ganglioside GM1" Biophysical Journal. 122, 1-12. 2023. 
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​"Tau and Membranes: Interactions That Promote Folding and Condensation" Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 9:725241. 2021.
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