Graduating Senior – Sonia Mecorapaj

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...

Graduating Senior – Haley Salus

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...

Thanksgiving sides

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...

SERMACS 2023

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...

“Cancer” cannot be cured

Widespread understanding of infectious disease is a miracle of public health. Modern drug stores devote entire aisles to medications and products for dealing with infections; navigating the options requires a level of understanding unimaginable to people even 200...