Lane Lab Team
Kristin D. Lane, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
My lab studies fundamental biological and biochemical pathways in human pathogens to identify ways to exploit their pathways as targets for rational drug design with limited capacity to evolve resistance.
We currently study: 1) malaria mitochondrial gene regulation, 2) molecular mechanisms of antimalarial drug resistance, and 3) genetic switches in bacteriophage residing in multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. Our malaria mitochondrion studies will identify new, highly conserved targets for drug development and the ways the parasite might develop resistance to those candidate drugs. Translational and applied bacteriophage genetics provide an opportunity to treat MRSA infections without the possibility of antibiotic resistance.
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Andi (front) & Alex (back)
Lab Mascots
Alex and Andi are 4 year old sisters. When they aren’t helping Kristin analyze data, they enjoy inspecting her house plants, chasing the laser pointer, long naps in the sun, and many boops.
Previous Lab Members
Nathan D’Antuono, Lab Manager
2026 ISU Research Roundup: Cadence Andrus (undergraduate student 2024-2026)
2026 ISU Research Roundup: Adam Brown (MS student 2022-2026)
2026 ISU Research and Creative Works Symposium: Sara Mackenzie (undergraduate student 2024-2026)
2025 INBRE Annual Conference: Sara Mackenzie (undergraduate student 2024-2026)
2024 INBRE Annual Conference: Max Anderton (INBRE summer student 2024)
2024 ASM Intermountain Branch Meeting (Lab 2.0)
Back row left to right: Dallin Stokes (MS 2022-2025), Michael Cutler, Nathan D’Antuono, Kristin Lane. Front row left to right: Trystan Gray, Adam Brown (MS MS 2022-2026), Bailey Bresee (PhD student 2022-present), Olivia Swainston.
2023 ASM Intermountain Branch Meeting (Lab 1.0)
Back row left to right: Nathan D’Antuono, Michael Cutler, Dylan Hunt, Olivia Swainston, Dallin Stokes (MS 2022-2025). Front row left to right: Adam Brown (MS 2022-2026). Bailey Bresee (PhD student 2022-present), Trystan Gray, Kristin Lane