{"id":48,"date":"2019-08-06T15:58:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T15:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.chem.fsu.edu\/~lazenby\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:14:00","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chem.fsu.edu\/~lazenby\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Lazenby Lab is looking forward to recruiting new graduate students in Fall of 2026. We are also recruiting highly motivated undergraduate researchers<\/strong>. Interested in joining our lab? … Please contact Robert Lazenby to talk about research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group Leader: Robert A. Lazenby<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Robert A. Lazenby<\/strong> – Assistant Professor<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

email: rlazenby@fsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019-present – Assistant Professor – Florida State University, FL, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017-2019 – Postdoc Fellow – University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016-2017 – Postdoc Fellow – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010-2015 – PhD Chemistry – University of Warwick, UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006-2010 – MChem Chemistry – University of Warwick, UK. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Students:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ana Ramirez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joined Fall 2022 – Fourth Year Graduate Student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2020, Stetson University, FL, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing aptamer-functionalized nanopipettes for quantitative detection of biomolecules.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lara Haroun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joined Spring 2025 – Third Year Graduate Student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2023, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing double-barrel aptamer-functionalized nanopipettes for the multiplexed biosensing of bioanalytes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Lopez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joined Fall 2024 – Second Year Graduate Student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor’s in Biochemistry, 2024, Florida State University, FL, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigating gold nanoparticle formation within aptamer-functionalized nanopipettes to improve reproducibility and reliability of biosensors<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Robbie Huff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joined Fall 2025 – First Year Graduate Student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2025, University of North Florida, FL, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing microscale electrochemical aptamer based sensors for imaging and localized analyte detection<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Airionna Fordham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joined Fall 2025 – First Year Graduate Student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor’s in Chemistry, 2025, Valdosta State University, GA, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Utilizing nanopipettes for quantitative single cell analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Undergraduate Students:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Raphaela De Faria Aildasani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Clinical Professions Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fabrication of carbon nanoelectrodes modified with platinum and iridium for pH sensing in single cancer cells<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brett Jung<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biochemistry Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designing microelectrodes for the development of electrochemical biosensors that selectively detect target analytes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jahnaya Octavien<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behavioral Neuroscience<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing aptamer-functionalized nanopipette biosensors for detection of specific molecules in analytical sensing applications.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The Lazenby Lab is looking forward to recruiting new graduate students in Fall of 2026. 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 – … <\/p>\n

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