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DNA stained with different colored dyes.

MCF10A human mammary cells proliferating over several days (color-coded by movie frame). Image by Sam Holtzen.

Palmer Lab members by staircase

Palmer Lab group photo! - February 2024

A hippocampal neuron expressing a zinc FRET sensor.

A hippocampal neuron expressing a zinc FRET sensor. Image by Lynn Sanford.

HeLa cells expressing genetically encoded zinc and kinase sensors, as well as a nuclear stain.

HeLa cells expressing genetically encoded zinc and kinase sensors, as well as a nuclear stain. Image by Kelsie Anson.

A field of hippocampal neurons and glial cells stained with a zinc-sensing membrane dye.

A field of hippocampal neurons and glial cells stained with a zinc-sensing membrane dye. Image by Lynn Sanford.

Listeria infecting HeLa cells stained with phalloidin.

Listeria infecting HeLa cells stained with phalloidin. Image by Dilara Batan.

Bed of neurons stained with zinc-sensing dye.

A bed of neurons stained with a zinc-sensing dye (white regions are high zinc). Image by Lynn Sanford.

Welcome to the Palmer Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder!

Our research lies at the interface of chemistry and biology, where the application of chemical and physical principles provides a unique opportunity to better understand the fundamental biochemistry of living cells. Living cells are complex and dynamic entities that must integrate internal and external signals in order to coordinate diverse functions. Deciphering the molecular details of how cellular constituents define healthy and diseased states, and how dynamics propagate from the cellular to the organismal level, is one of the great challenges in modern biology.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this lab, we welcome people regardless of race, ethnicity, color, country of origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or disability status. We believe diversity promotes excellence, that the more our lab reflects the diversity in our society, the more innovative and creative we will be, and the more we will challenge conventional norms.

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