Current Lab Members

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Dr. M. Todd Washington - the Big Man (Creator of the Washington Lab in 2003)

  • Hometown: Hubbard, Ohio
  • Education: 
    • Bachelor- BA in Philosophy and BS in Biology at Ohio State
    • PhD- Biochemistry at Ohio State
    • Postdoc- University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) 
  • Hobbies, Activities, and Interests: Reading, Star Wars, D&D, films, classical music, and playing the piano 
  • Random Factoids: He dreams of committing the rest of his life to learning more about the Star Wars universe.
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Zachary Frevert, Graduate Student (Joined in 2020)

  • Hometown: Papillion, NE
  • Education: BS in Chemistry, ACS Biochemistry Track, Creighton University
  • Research Interests: Riboswitches and DNA polymerases
  • Hobbies, Activities, and Interests: Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, Reading
  • Future Goals: Steady employment in industry
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Sarah Jordan, Graduate Student (Joined in 2023)

  • Hometown: Pleasantville, IA
  • Education: BS in Biochemistry, BA in Biology at Grand View University
  • Research Interests: Structural biology and enzyme kinetics
  • Hobbies, Activities, and Interests: I love to read in my spare time. I help coach shooting sports, and love to get outside to walk or ride my bike on the trails.
  • Random factoids: I used to shoot competitively throughout high school and undergraduate college. 
  • Future Goals: I would love to do more traveling, especially to Scotland and Ireland.
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Tyler Woodward, Graduate Student (Joined in 2023)

  • Hometown: Bennington, NE
  • Education: BS in Biochemistry at Creighton University
  • Research Interests: DNA Damage, enzyme mechanisms, structural biology
  • Hobbies, Activities, and Interests: Running, listening to podcasts, and taking my cats on walks
  • Random factoids: I married my high school sweet-heart.  I have three siblings (one older brother, one younger brother and a younger sister).
  • Future Goals: Working in Industry

 

Previous Lab Members

Justin Ling Current Position: Postdoc in Dr. Bret Freudenthal's lab at Kansas University Medical Center
Dustin Reusch Current Position: Protein Biochemist and Instrument Engineer, Protein and Crystallography Facility, University of Iowa
Christine Kondratick Current Position: Core Facility Research Specialist, Department of Biology, University of Iowa
Melissa Gildenberg Current Position: Clinical Fellow in Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Brittany Ripley Current Position: Postdoc in Dr. Lilliana Radoshevich's lab at the University of Iowa
Kyle Powers Current Position: R&D Scientist, Advanced Diffraction Technology, Bruker AXS, Karlsruhe, Deutschland
Elizabeth Boehm Current Position: Patent Agent with Wolf Greenfield
Lynne Dieckman Current Position: Professor in the Chemistry Department at Creighton University https://www.creighton.edu/ccas/chemistry/facultystaff/facultystaff/lynnedieckman/
John Pryor Current Position: Associate Director, Analytical Development at Atsena Therapeutics
Bret Freudenthal Current Position: Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center http://www.freudenthallab.com
Karissa Carlson Current Position: Chemistry Department Chair at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa https://www.nwciowa.edu/chemistry/faculty/karissa-carlson