by Julie Pollock | Jun 22, 2023 | Blog, Research, Students
Another summer, another fun-filled day at the Gottwald Games. A series of lab-inspired field day events featuring teams of student researchers from all around campus. Since we started the research term a little late this year, we did not have our Pollock lab t-shirts...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 5, 2023 | Announcements, Blog, Personal
I’ve been quiet around here lately – although I go in spurts so you may not have noticed – because I was on maternity leave for the spring semester. Our family welcomed a baby girl, Naomi, in February. It has been quite a change growing to a family...
by Julie Pollock | May 15, 2023 | Blog, Students
Next (and last) in the graduating seniors of 2023 is Hannah Parker. Hannah is a Health Care Studies major with a minor in Chemistry; she is my first non-Chemistry, Biology, or BMB major. I remember distinctly my first conversation with Hannah – it was on Zoom...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 27, 2023 | Blog, Research, Students
Is it already that time of the year already? When the seniors graduate and move on to bigger and better things? I cannot believe it (I know, I know, I say this every year, but it is always true). Graduation is in just over a week and this year there are two remarkable...
by Julie Pollock | Mar 27, 2023 | Announcements, Blog, Research, Students
I’m excited to announce that Auden Wilson (BMB ’25) has been chosen as one of this year’s Beckman Scholars. A huge congratulations to him! I first met Auden when he was here for the URISE pre-first year experience for science students. He was very...
by Julie Pollock | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Research
When the editor-in-chief of a journal that you respect reaches out to invite you to write a mini-review article, I suppose you should say yes. I was enthusiastic because although there are A LOT of reviews on estrogen receptor ligands, I had never seen one on...
by Julie Pollock | Oct 4, 2022 | Alumni, Blog, Personal
I will start this post out with saying: UPDATE YOUR PREVIOUS MENTORS! Send us an email with your professional and personal achievements. You have been a big part of our lives and we love hearing what you are doing both in science and in life. My favorite emails to...
by Auden Wilson | Jul 15, 2022 | Blog
My name is Auden Wilson and I am a rising sophomore. I first started working in the Pollock lab last spring semester, but this is my first summer term. We are researching novel anticancer drugs that potentially interact with DNA. DNA interactions are the mechanism...
by Julie Pollock | Jul 13, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Research, Students
When my colleague, Dr. Mike Norris, approached me with a biological application of Ruthenium complexes that his inorganic lab synthesizes, it is no surprise that I said yes. I love collaborations that bring together expertise across disciplines and enhance our...
by Briseily Cejudo | Jul 8, 2022 | Blog, Research
I currently work with T47D cells, which are cells that are used in breast cancer research. I am excited to work in this lab and make progress toward effective photoactivated chemotherapy because it is a non-invasive form of cancer treatment with few side effects....
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