The Lazenby Lab is looking forward to recruiting new graduate students in Fall of 2025. We are also recruiting highly motivated undergraduate researchers. Interested in joining our lab? … Please contact Robert Lazenby to talk about research.
Group Leader: Robert A. Lazenby
Robert A. Lazenby – Assistant Professor
email: rlazenby@fsu.edu
2019-present – Assistant Professor – Florida State University, FL, USA.
2017-2019 – Postdoc Fellow – University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
2016-2017 – Postdoc Fellow – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA.
2010-2015 – PhD Chemistry – University of Warwick, UK.
2006-2010 – MChem Chemistry – University of Warwick, UK.
Graduate Students:
Debashis Sen
Joined Spring 2021 – Fifth Year Graduate Student.
Master’s in Chemistry, 2017, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh.
Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2015, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh.
Developing electrochemical aptasensors for simultaneous detection of multiple analytes.
Yusuf Muhammed
Joined Spring 2022 – Fifth Year Graduate Student.
Master’s in Biotechnology, 2019, University of Nottingham, UK.
Bachelor’s in Biochemistry, 2017, Kaduna State University, Nigeria.
Developing micro and nanoscale sensors for pH and small molecules, for applications in SECM-SICM for mapping biological and non-biological entities.
Ana Ramirez
Joined Fall 2022 – Fourth Year Graduate Student.
Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2020, Stetson University, FL, USA.
Developing aptamer-functionalized nanopipettes for quantitative detection of biomolecules.
Lara Haroun
Joined Spring 2025 – Third Year Graduate Student.
Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2023, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Developing double-barrel aptamer-functionalized nanopipettes for the multiplexed biosensing of bioanalytes.
Michael Lopez
Joined Fall 2024 – Second Year Graduate Student.
Bachelor’s in Biochemistry, 2024, Florida State University, FL, USA.
Investigating gold nanoparticle formation within aptamer-functionalized nanopipettes to improve reproducibility and reliability of biosensors.
Robbie Huff
Joined Fall 2025 – First Year Graduate Student.
Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2025, University of North Florida, FL, USA.
Research description.
Airionna Fordham
Joined Fall 2025 – First Year Graduate Student.
Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2025, Valdosta State University, GA, USA.
Research description.
Undergraduate Students:
Raphaela De Faria Aildasani
Pre-Clinical Professions Major
Fabrication of carbon nanoelectrodes modified with platinum and iridium for pH sensing in single cancer cells.
Brett Jung
Biochemistry Major
Designing microelectrodes for the development of electrochemical biosensors that selectively detect target analytes.
Ihuoma Uchegbu
Biochemistry Major, Pre-medicine
Reproducing the fabrication of nanoelectrodes with platinum to study oxygen consumption in cells.