Faculty Contact
Dr. Bernd Markus (“Mark”) Lange
Director and Professor, Institute of Biological Chemistry
Director, M.J. Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory
Director, NIH Protein Biotechnology Training Program
Washington State University
Plant Sciences Building
Pullman, WA 99164-7411, USA
Office: ………509-335-3412
E-Mail: ……..lange-m@wsu.edu
Lab Website: Weblink
Service Center Website: Weblink
Honors and Recognition
2025, Co-Organizer, Annual Conference of the Phytochemical Society of North America
2019, Vice Chair, Terpnet Conference, Halle, Germany
2021, Elected Fellow, Amercican Association for the Advancement of Science
2019, Elected Member, Faculty of 1000 (now Faculty Opinion)
2018, Co-Chair, Gordon Research Conference of Plant Volatiles, Lucca, Italy
2017 – 2018, President, Phytochemical Society of North America
2016, Co-Chair, ACMAC Conference, Spokane, WA, USA
2007, Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award, Phytochemical Society of North America
Professional Experience
2025 – present
Director, NIH Protein Biotechnology Graduate Training Program
2022 – present
Director, Institute of Biological Chemistry
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
2007 – present
Director, M.J. Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
http://www.murdockmetabolomics.wsu.edu
2019 – present
Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Dewey Scientific LLC, Pullman, WA, USA (plant biotechnology company)
https://www.deweyscientific.com/
2009 – 2013
Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Ajuga Biosciences, Pullman, WA, USA (plant biotechnology company)
2003 – 2004
Senior Staff Scientist (Cell Engineering)
Diversa Inc. (now part of BASF), San Diego, CA, USA
2000 – 2003
Principal Investigator, Head of Metabolic Pathway Genomics Group,
Torrey Mesa Research Institute, Syngenta Research & Technology, San Diego, CA, USA
1997 – 2000
Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA (group of Prof. Rod Croteau)
1995 – 1996
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pharmazeutisches Institut,
Universität Tübingen , Germany (group of Prof. Lutz Heide)
1991 – 1995
Graduate Student (Ph.D. (“Dr. rer. nat.”)
Helmholz Center, Munich, Germany (group of Prof. Heinrich Sandermann)
1986 – 1991
Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry (graduation with M.Sc. (“Diplom”) University of Bonn, Germany