by Julie Pollock | Aug 14, 2018 | Blog, Publications, Research, Students
When I was writing my tenure-track job applications back in 2013, I was thinking hard about research projects. I was reading lots of papers and drafting research strategies to jump into once I secured a job. One of those projects focused on a phospho-tyrosine binding...
by Julie Pollock | Aug 9, 2018 | Academia, Blog, Department, Students
7 years ago, Profs. Angie Hilliker and Carrie Wu of the biology department implemented the 1st annual Gottwald Games. This fun event consists of a variety of field games, all with a science-y twist. Games throughout the years have included Water Glove Toss, Petri Dish...
by Julie Pollock | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
Friday was Kristen Rubenstein’s last day in the lab. She has been working full-time since last August as a post-baccalaureate researcher during her gap year before medical school. Back in January 2017 when I was writing the Jeffress grant, I approached Kristen,...
by Julie Pollock | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
When Joseph first started in the lab in Summer 2017, I tasked him with analyzing the compounds that Hyejin had synthesized. I thought that HPLC was our best bet for getting the answers we wanted since Hyejin had some preliminary data, albeit not perfect, from the GC....
by Julie Pollock | Jul 7, 2018 | Academia, Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
I think one of the reasons I knew I should stay in academia is because I love to learn. I know that sounds cheesy, like I’m just repeating what every liberal arts college graduate should say, but it is the truth. Anytime I attend a conference, go to a seminar,...
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