by Paxton Mills | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog, Students
How is your body able to control bleeding?When there is some sort of trauma to a blood vessel that results in bleeding, the body’s normal mechanism to form a blood clot kicks into action. Platelets, a type of blood cell, reach the area in need of a clot and form a...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 25, 2024 | Blog, Conferences, Research, Students
At the start of June, Auden and I traveled to Boston for the annual Endocrine Society Meeting. I must admit I was a little nervous leaving four research students to fend for themselves during the start of the third week of research, but they did well; it only took...
by Lauren Shin | Jun 17, 2024 | Blog, Students
When I came into college last August, the recurring piece of advice that I got from other pre-medical upperclassmen was to do research at the university. To be honest, I didn’t understand why at first. How was it relevant to the MD career I wanted to pursue? I don’t...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 10, 2024 | Alumni, Blog, Personal, Students
I was honored to attend Maddie’s wedding to another chemistry department alum at the start of June. Maddie was one of my first research students helping to set up the lab, establish protocols, and even getting a first-author paper for her work on the MEMO...
by Julie Pollock | May 2, 2024 | Blog, Research, Students
Next in our dynamic MEMO duo is BMB major, Sonia Mecorapaj. Although I have never learned to properly say her last name, Sonia has been a dedicated researcher in the lab. Her honors’ thesis that she just completed is well written and she has made some phenomenal...
by Julie Pollock | May 1, 2024 | Blog, Research, Students
Once again it is graduation time. The Pollock lab has two dynamite graduating senior women who have worked on interesting aspects of the MEMO1 project. I am excited to see what they will do in the next stages of their careers. First up is Haley Salus. Haley is a BMB...
by Julie Pollock | Feb 1, 2024 | Announcements, Blog, Conferences, Research, Students
Our last post showcased that the lab attended SERMACS and presented their research. I just learned that Haley was awarded one of the undergraduate poster awards. That is amazing! Great work Haley! A testament to your science, ability to communicate, and beautiful...
by Julie Pollock | Nov 20, 2023 | Biochemistry, Blog, The Conversation
I wrote a new article for “The Conversation” right in time for Thanksgiving. Enjoy! ~jap Thanksgiving sides are delicious and can be nutritious − here’s the biochemistry of how to maximize the benefits Side dishes made with colorful vegetables are a...
by Julie Pollock | Nov 14, 2023 | Blog, Conferences, Research, Students
It has been a long time since the lab traveled to a scientific conference. Our last meeting as a group was in 2019 – pre-pandemic. It was a little bit of a whirlwind to head down to Durham, NC for the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical...
by Briseily Cejudo | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog
This summer, I am interning at Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. During this past spring semester, I went through the application process and secured a position where I have worked for 10 weeks full time. I want to tell you a little bit about how I got...
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