About us
The Carlson Laboratory is interested in the isolation and characterization of biologically active small molecules. The Carlson lab is interested in collaborating with other researchers that have a small molecule they need identified. Contact the PI, Skylar Carlson, directly on the Contact Us page.
We are focused on undergraduate research experiences and developing each student’s research interests. First semester undergraduates are given basic training in microbiology or analytical chemistry. Second semester undergraduates are given their own research projects that align with their career goals. Guided by graduate students, these side projects help our students master inquiry based learning, sterile technique, biological assay development, chromatography, and advanced spectroscopic techniques such as HPLC, NMR, and LCMS.
Microbial Natural Products
Sometimes we grow fungi on purpose! We are practice sterile technique and isolating all kinds of bacteria and fungi.
Undergraduate researchers Celine and Vanessa update their lab notebooks in the Carlson laboratory, Fall 2019.
Skylar Carlson, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of the Pacific