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  Principle Investigator

Crystal M. Vander Zanden, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
​[email protected]
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Recent Lab Highlights

  Current Lab Members

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Danny Bazan
MSc student
 Project: Galectin-4  interactions with different membrane-bound ligands
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Lily Lyons
Undergraduate student
Project: Galectin-3 interactions with membranes containing ganglioside GM1 (microscopy)
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Kristina Hrbac
Undergraduate student
Project: EGCG interactions with Aβ and membranes (fibrillation assays)
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Casper Reese
Undergraduate student
Project: Galectin proteins tethering two membranes, also protein production
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Daniel March
Undergraduate student
 Project: Galectin interactions with mucins
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Alejandro Vargas
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Undergraduate student
Project: Fluorescence microscopy for galectin interactions
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Andres Sandino
Undergraduate student
Project: Amyloid beta interactions with membranes and EGCG (X-ray scattering)
Luna Park
Undergraduate student
Project: Galectin protein production
Elizabeth Beal
Undergraduate student
Project: Galectin vesicle tethering

  Lab Alumni

Masters Students

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Chad Sallaberry (2019-2021)
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Barbie Voss (2020-2022)
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Ian Wisneiwski (2021-2022)
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Kyle Talley (2022-2024)
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Julia Baroth (2022-2024)
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Abigail Senne (2023-2025)
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Sommer Vanden Heuval ('23-'25)     LinkedIn

Undergraduate Students

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Danielle Browne (2019-2020)
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Billy Stone (2019-2020)
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Yvonne Weissbarth (2020-2021)
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Daniel Soto (2021-2022)
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​Wendt Griffin (2021-2022)
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Cosme Morales (2021-2022)
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​Fabiola Estrada (2022)
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Advita Bhatia (2022-2024)
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Jamil Nemri (2023-2024)
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Leah Tamarez (2023)
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Alexa Unger (2024-2025)
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