Our Team
LAB VALUES: We are people first! Our goal is to create a supportive and inclusive lab environment. We value diversity of all kinds and believe in helping one another succeed rather than competing with each other.
Current Lab Members
Kelly Kim
Principal Investigator
kimhyoj6@msu.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow, Rockefeller University (New York, NY)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA)
Ph.D., Simon Fraser University (BC, Canada)
Interests: Structural biology, membrane proteins, protein folding and targeting, basic mechanistic research, running and swimming the stress away, watching movies (across all genres), trying unfamiliar foods, laughing at stand-up comedy, and admiring art without needing to ‘get it’.
Diego Granados-Villanueva
Graduate Student
granad17@msu.edu
M.Sc., National Autonomous University of Mexico (CDMX, Mexico)
Interests: Protein structure and dynamics, AI algorithms applied to structural biology, protein targeting, cooking (and trying) new dishes, caffeine beverages, literature, cinema, New Jeans, swimming, biking, listening to King Crimson (only on Fridays) and finding the best breakfast sandwich in America.
Lab Alumni
Katharina Singendonk ……………….. Visiting Undergraduate Student …………………… 2024 - 2025
Robert Wolfe …………………………….. Postdoctoral Researcher ………………………….… 2021 - 2024
Erandi (Jay) J. Arachchige ………….. Lab Manager / Research Technologist …………… 2020 - 2024
Andrew Rossow ………………………... Undergraduate Research Assistant ……………..… 2023 - 2024
Tuan Kiet (Kyle) Trinh ………………… Undergraduate Research Assistant …………..…… 2022 - 2024
Amanda Makemson …………………… Undergraduate Research Assistant ………….…… 2023 - 2024
Amberly Crawford …………………….. BMS Rotation Student ………………………………… 2022
Min Ju Goo. ……………………………….. Undergraduate Research Assistant ………………. 2021 - 2023
Thomas Qian …………………………….. Undergraduate Research Assistant ………………. 2022