Liberal Arts and Sciences
Loesgen Lab
Led by Sandra Loesgen · Chemistry
What we study
The Loesgen Lab studies chemical compounds made by microbes in marine ecosystems, figuring out their structures and testing if they can help human health. They use lab experiments to isolate and analyze these natural products and explore how microbes and hosts interact chemically.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Marine organisms
- Bacteria & microbes
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 2
Current projects
Chemical Diversity of Aspergillus alliaceus Phenotypes: Discovery of brominated Bianthrones with triple-negative breast cancer Activity
We study Aspergillus fungi to find brominated compounds that affect aggressive breast cancer.
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Recent papers, explained
- Meta-analysis of cnidarian microbiomes reveals insights into the structure, specificity, and fidelity of marine associations.
2022
We analyze marine animal (cnidarian) microbiomes to understand how microbes associate with their hosts.
- Discovery and Biosynthesis of a Structurally Dynamic Antibacterial Diterpenoid
2021 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition
We identify and investigate a new antibacterial compound produced by marine microbes.
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