by Julie Pollock | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog, Research, Students
Sydney Robinson is a graduating BMB major that I have known since her second semester at UR. She is a part of a special group of students that I taught in organic I, organic II, biochemistry, and biochemistry lab. When you teach students in so many courses, you really...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog, Research, Students
Another year has come and (almost) gone. I’ve been on sabbatical working in the lab myself this semester so the last week of classes has really snuck up on me. However, I am excited to once again share with you the remarkable graduating seniors of the class of...
by Julie Pollock | Mar 14, 2022 | Alumni, Blog, Students
Talk about making a person feel old! Two of the Pollock lab alumni have earned their doctorates of philosophy in chemistry this month.Dr. Hyejin Park was one of my first research students (graduated in 2017 as a BMB major). I was lucky to zoom into her defense last...
by Julie Pollock | Feb 24, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Research, Students
Given that the pandemic started in 2020 causing research to slow more than ever before, it isn’t surprising that our lab did not have any publications with 2021 dates. However, I’m very impressed how my students have managed to prioritize research in the...
by Julie Pollock | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Research, Students
If you follow my research accomplishments, you will see that I dabble in a variety of subjects and techniques. As a trained chemical biologist, I’d say I’m a jack of all trades (maybe a master of none?). When you talk to my students, they would probably...
by Catherine Bayas | Jul 16, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
In December 2019, reports of a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia-like cases in Wuhan, China emerged. In 2020, we watched Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film “Contagion” become an eerie reality as countries entered national lockdowns and as biotech companies raced for a...
by Charles Corl | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog
Here in the Pollock lab, we utilize a variety of techniques to learn and collect data on the characteristics and functions of proteins and molecules. Some of which include ‘homebrew’ assays that were developed by previous members of the Pollock Lab. The assay I use...
by Sydney Robinson | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
The concept of curing cancer has become this idiom we use to either highlight the intelligence of someone or to emphasize how important or unimportant something is. For example, think of a mother saying about her daughter “She’s so smart she’s going to cure cancer one...
by Makayla Callender | Jun 25, 2021 | Blog
During quarantine, it seemed like everyone I knew was trying to get into fitness and attempting to live a healthy lifestyle. People started listening to health influencers and local gym bros talk about numbers to watch, reps to do, and foods to eat. In doing so, they...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
As you see the student blog posts coming this summer, I wanted to introduce them here. When you click on the student page, three of their faces are obscured by masks because they were required when they joined the group. However, now we are vaccinated (yay science!)...
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