Bachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude) - Indiana State University 2003 Ph.D. - Georgia Institute of Technology 2008 - Organic/Biochemistry Postdoctoral Research - Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California - San Diego 2008-2010 Teaching Dr. Lane teaches Organic Chemistry

Natural products, also known as secondary metabolites, are organic molecules without a recognizable function in growth, development, or reproduction of the producing organism. Research in a range of interconnected scientific fields has resulted in discovery of unusual secondary metabolites with immense clinical utility, development of nature-inspired organic synthesis routes, understanding of genes directing biosynthesis of natural products, and insights into intriguing enzymes employed in formation of these molecules.