Ken Christensen
Dr. Ken Christensen received his B.S. in Chemistry from BYU in 1992. He then went on to earn his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Michigan under Dr. Michael Morris. After graduate school, Dr. Christensen spent a year as a Lecturer at the University of Michigan before beginning his postdoctoral work under Dr. Joel Swanson in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Christensen also did postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School (Department of Genetics and Microbiology) under Dr. John Collier before joining the faculty at Clemson University. In 2015, Dr. Christensen moved to Brigham Young University where he is currently an associate professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Current Lab Members
Daniel Call
Ph.D. graduate student in Biochemistry
Emma Frost
B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering expected in 2024.
Fangfang Jiang
Ph.D. graduate student in Biochemistry
Manuel Larrea
B.S. Biochemistry expected April 2024
Samantha Latham
B.S. Biochemistry expected April 2024
Madalyn Osterhaus
B.S. Molecular Biology expected April 2022
Jarrett Pittman
B.S. Biology expected in April 2022.
Alex Reed
B.A. Finance expected April 2022
Robert Roden, O.D.
Ph.D. graduate student in Biochemistry
Josh Rogers
B.S. Exercise Science expected in December 2021.
Connor Roper
Biochemistry major. B.S. Biochemistry expected April 2023.
Caleb Shelton
B.S. Microbiology expected April 2025
Erica Tovey
B.S. Neuroscience expected April 2024
Ethan Wood
B.S. Biochemistry expected April 2025
Joshua Wright
B.A. Communications expected April 2024
Previous Lab Members
Chris Biggs
B.S. Biochemistry 2018. Currently a medical student at Midwestern University (AZ)
Kameron Brown
Ph.D. Chemistry (2011). Currently a Sr. R&D Engineer at TE Connectivity.
Tom Caldwell
Technician. Currently a Lab Manager at Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences.
Cayman Cardiff
Currently a Biology major at the University of Utah.
Brandon Chamberlain
B.A. Music-Brass (2020)
Nick Chartrand
B.S. Biochemistry (2021). Attending medical school beginning in Fall 2021.
Adriana Chaurra
Ph.D. Chemistry (2009). Professor at Universidad Autonoma de Occidente - Cali, Colombia.
Johnny Choi
M.S. Biochemistry (2018). Currently a PhD student at Baylor School of Medicine.
Idongesit Ekpo
B.S. Biochemistry (2020). Currently a Ph.D. student in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago.
Parker Evans
B.S. in Biology (2017). Currently a Ph.D. student in Bioenergetics and Exercise Science at East Carolina University
Paul Evans
B.S. in Biology. Currently a medical student (DPM) at Des Moines University.
Sam Garrard
B.S. Biochemistry (2019). Currently a laboratory technician at Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School.
Mark Gold
B.A. Chemistry (2019). Currently a graduate student in Biochemistry at Utah State University.
Andy Halterman
B.S. Biochemistry (2017). Currently a medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Zachary Hamilton
B.S. Exercise Science December 2020. Planning to attend medical school and the Univ. of California-Davis.
Scott Herrod
B.S. Public Health expected in 2022. Currently a Research Assistant at International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council.
Talon Hicken
B.S. Neuroscience (2019). Currently the Location Manager at Kicks & Giggles.
Zachary Hughes
B.S. Biochemistry expected April 2024
Matthew Hyer
B.S. Molecular Biology (2020).
Andrew Jensen
B.S. Microbiology expected in 2021.
Yonghoo (Andy) Jo
B.S. Biochemistry (2019). Currently a M.S. student at Montana State University-Bozeman.
Prakash Kandel
Ph.D. Chemistry (2015). Technical Director at Toxicology Laboratory.
Natasha Khan
M.S. Chemistry (2014). Currently works at IM Flash Technologies.
Chris Lau
B.S. Biochemistry (2018). Currently a Ph.D. student in Biochemistry at the University of Utah.
Sai-Lun (Eddie) Lee
M.S. Biochemistry (2022)
Jacob Lefler
B.S. Mathematics (2018). Currently a Ph.D. student in Economics and the University of California-Berkeley.
Sheng Lin
Ph.D. Chemistry (2015). Currently an Analytical Chemist at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Morgan McBride
B.S. Microbiology expected in 2021.
Fernando Amaya Meza
B.S. Biochemistry. Currently a PharmD student at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy.
Blake Nordblad
B.S. Biochemistry (2020).
Enkhzaya Nyam-Ochir
B.S. Psychology at Utah Valley University (2019). Currently a Laboratory Technician at SnugZ USA.
Garrett Parker
B.S. in Biochemistry (2019).
Cody Roberts
B.S. Biochemistry (2020). Currently in medical school at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.
Rachael Rogers
B.S. Molecular Biology (2021).
Ethan Silva
B.A. Chemistry and French expected in 2021.
Kat Smith
B.S. Microbiology expected in April 2021.
Ryan Stenquist
B.S. Biochemistry (2018). Currently a medical student at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences.
Emily Tague
B.S. in Biochemistry (2019).
Jason Taylor
B.S. in Business Strategy (2019). Currently a consultant at Oliver Wyman.
David Tripp
B.S. Biochemistry (2019). Currently a Ph.D. student in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arizona.
Tsz-Ming (Jeremy) Tsang
Ph.D. Biochemistry (2020). Currently working at Brilliant Science LLC as a Formulation Scientist.
Jacob Vance
B.S. Biochemistry (2020). Currently a PhD student in Biochemistry at the University of California-San Diego.
Chuck Voyton
Ph.D. Chemistry (2018). Clinical Scientist at Median Technologies.
Alec Wallace
B.A. in French (2019).
Kennedy Wandelt
B.S. Biochemistry (2019). Currently a Full Stack Software Developer at Revature.
Cade Wheelwright
B.S. Exercise Science (2019). Currently a medical student at the University of Utah Medical School.
Vance Willis
B.S. Biochemistry (2021). Attending dental school at Midwestern University (AZ) beginning in Fall 2021.