Dr. Lane is a Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Prior to her move to Rose-Hulman in 2024, she was a faculty member in Chemistry & Biochemistry at University of North Florida (UNF) for 14 years. At UNF, she progressed through the ranks from Assistant Professor to Terry Presidential Professor and Director for the Advancement of Women in Natural Sciences.Dr. Lane is passionate about undergraduate education and mentorship through both classroom instruction and the engagement of students in cutting-edge chemical biology research. She mentors undergraduate research projects to unveil and engineer Nature’s machinery for the assembly of new druglike molecules (known as natural products). Her undergraduate research program has been supported by grant awards from agencies including NSF, NIH, Dreyfus Foundation, and Research Corporation. She and her undergraduate team have authored publications in journals that include Nature Communications, ACS Synthetic Biology, and Journal of Organic Chemistry. Dr. Lane is also an accomplished education content creator for general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry, with a demonstrated track record of course development for face-to-face, distance learning, and hybrid formats.Selected areas of expertise: Natural product chemistry; Biosynthesis; Drug discovery; Chemical biology; Metabolomics; Chemistry education