Summer Research 2025

This post is a little late into the summer as the students have been gone for a few weeks and everyone is almost back on campus for the start of a new semester. However, I just wanted to highlight the amazing group that made progress on essentially five different...

The Stories That Shape My Science

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence has increased dramatically in the United States in the past decade. A recent study from JAMA found that from 2011 to 2022, ASD diagnosis rates increased by 175%. This surge in cases emphasizes the urgency of understanding not...

Graduating Senior – Camryn Sung

Next up in our graduating seniors of 2025 is BMB major, Camryn Sung. Camryn was in my CHEM 205 (organic chemistry 1) course in Fall 2022. When she first reached out about joining the lab I wasn’t sure that I had any space; however, we (my collaborators at HPU...

Graduating Senior – Briseily Cejudo

I say this every spring, but I cannot believe we are rapidly approaching graduation. That means that it is time to say goodbye to another set of amazing seniors. This year, the Pollock lab is seeing off three students and the first is Briseily Cejudo. Briseily is a...