Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Scott Horowitz
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging
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B.A. Wesleyan University
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M.A. Wesleyan University
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Ph.D. University of Michigan
When not in the lab, there's a good chance you'll find Dr. Horowitz in some sort of musical endeavor. He currently sings with the Denver choir Kantorei.
Research Assistant Professor
Ahyun Son
B.S. Seoul Women's University
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M.S. Yonsei University
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Ph.D. Yonsei University
She joined the Horowitz lab in April 2018.
Her current project focuses on studying the role of nucleic acids in protein folding and stability in cells using fluorescence proteins as biosensors.
Ahyun spends her free time cooking, doing crochet, and playing the piano. She currently serves as the first keyboardist for worship services in Disciples Mission Church in Denver.
Graduate Students
Jess studyies how nucleic acids modulate protein folding. She enjoy doing aerial silks, running and figure skating.
Eman is studying how nucleic acids can prevent protein aggregation is ALS. Outside of lab, she enjoys hiking, camping, and playing the violin.
Lena joined the Horowitz lab in 2022. She studies the chaperone activity of G-quadruplexes in Alzheimer's disease aggregates. She enjoys biking, skiing, reading, and spending time with her very cute dog.
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Jay is studying the effectiveness of RNA nanostructures as protein chaperones. In his free time he enjoys listening to music, fishing, and boxing.
Jess Huang
Eman Elshalia
Lena Kallweit
Jay Aposhian
Undergraduate Students
Parker Crowley
Catie Moynahan
Alumni
Lab staff: Bella Lorenz, lab coordinator
Dr. Ted Litberg
Alexa Gomez
Trang "Linda" Nguyen
Adam Begeman
Teddy Wroblewski
Haley Hammond
Thane Gehring
Veronica Huizar Cabral
Millennie Um
Kori Lea-Smith
Mark Bray
Olivia Schneider
Madie Thorburn