THE THANE RESEARCH LAB
Taylor A. Thane, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Taylor began her interest in organic chemistry at the University of San Diego (USD) where she received her B.A. in Chemistry in 2017. Here she worked with Prof. Timothy B. Clark on a borylation/homologation sequence to synthesize beta-silyloxy allylboronate esters. Taylor pursued her graduate studies at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) working under Prof. Elizabeth R. Jarvo. At UCI, Taylor developed and studied Ni-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling reactions for cyclopropane synthesis. After receiving her Ph.D. from UCI in 2022, Taylor joined the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at Cal Poly, Pomona as an Assistant Professor. Taylor looks forward to developing new Ni-catalyzed transformations that rapidly build molecular complexity from simple chemical building blocks.
Meet The Team
Berthy Aroche
Undergraduate Student
NSF SPIRES Student Fellow AY24-25
CSU-SPARA Student Fellow AY25-26
Dora-Andersen Award Recipient 2026
CPP Class of '26
Daevon Skinner
Undergraduate Student
STARS Student Fellow Summer 25
STARS Student Fellow AY25-26
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CPP Class of '26
Camila DelGado
Undergraduate Student
STARS Student Fellow AY25-26
CPP Class of '27
Elijah Torres
Undergraduate Student​
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CPP Class of '28
Darya Shafaie
Undergraduate Student
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CPP Class of '28
David Yauw
Undergraduate Student
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CPP Class of '28
Raymond Helguera
Master's Student
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CPP Class of '27
David Pitones
Master's Student
CPP Class of '28
Luke Heron
Undergraduate Student - Rio Hondo College
SURE Program Summer 2026
CPP Class of '29
This Could be You!
Undergraduate Student or Master's Student
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CPP Class of 'XX
Thane Lab Alumni
Where are they now?
See where former Thane Lab research students have ended up!
Donna Amaya
Undergraduate Student
SURE Student Fellow
Summer 2023
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Outstanding Poster Award Recipient at UCI SoCal Undergrad Chemistry Symposium 2023
Currently at UCR
Class of '25
Angelica Montalvo
Undergraduate Student
SURE Student Fellow
Summer 2023
Currently at UCSD
Class of '25
Tristan Steelman
Undergraduate Student
SURE Student Fellow
Summer 23​
Currently applying to Master's of Public Health programs!
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CPP Alum, Class of '25
Ashley Kwong
Undergraduate Student
Currently working on her M.Sc. at UCLA
CPP Alum, Class of '24
Serli Arakelians-Gheslagh
Undergraduate Student
Currently on the Job Market
CPP Alum, Class of '24
Benjamin Le
Undergraduate Student
STARS Program Summer 23
Currently working on his Pharm.D. at Keck Graduate Institute
CPP Alum, Class of '24
Berenice Fregoso
Undergraduate Student
STARS Program Summer 24
Currently working on her Pharm.D. at Western University
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CPP Alum, Class of '24
Nathan Kusumoto
Undergraduate Student
STARS Program 24-25
Currently working on his Pharm.D. at Western University
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CPP Alum, Class of '25
Katherine Barraza-Hernandez
Undergraduate Student
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Currently working for ThermoFisher Scientific!
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CPP Alum, Class of '25
Adrian Sanchez
Undergraduate Student
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Currently on the job market!
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CPP Alum, Class of '25
Timothy Tran
Undergraduate Student
STARS Student Fellow AY24-25
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Outstanding Poster Award Recipient at UCI SoCal Undergrad Chemistry Symposium 2025​
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Honorable Mention for Outstanding Poster 2024
Currently on the job market!
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CPP Undergrad, Class of '25
Justin Montes
Undergraduate Student
STARS Student Fellow​ AY24-25
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Goldstein Outstanding Research Award Recipient 2025
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Outstanding Poster Award Recipient at UCI SoCal Undergrad Chemistry Symposium 2025
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Honorable Mention for Outstanding Poster 2024​
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Currently working on earning his D.D.S at University of the Pacific!
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CPP Undergrad, Class of '25
Matthew Polino
Undergraduate Student
STARS Student Fellow AY24-25
SPARA Student Fellow AY25-26
CSU-SPARA Proud Award Recipient 2026
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Currently working on his Ph.D. at University of California, Irvine!
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CPP Undergrad, Class of '26
Kimya Shafaie
Undergraduate Student
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Currently applying to dental school programs!
CPP Undergrad, Class of '26
Interested in Getting Started in Research?
Looking to get started in research or want to learn more about what research in the Thane Lab entails? Email Dr. Thane to find out!
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