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!)...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 21, 2021 | Alumni, Blog, Lab Thoughts, Students
Last week I got an email update from one of my first research students, James Henry, or I guess I should say Dr. Henry now! He has officially finished medical school and received a masters in healthcare administration along the way. He is starting an orthopedic...
by Hannah Parker | Jun 18, 2021 | Blog, Students
As we continue to live through the deadliest global pandemic in modern history, there is an increased awareness about mental health issues triggered by fear, grief, and isolation. Yet, what people often overlook, is that our mental health also depends on our biology....
by Julie Pollock | May 18, 2021 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
It was the Wednesday before the first day of summer research 2021 and I emailed my students with our mantra for the summer: go with the flow. I had a sick 15 month old child at home, our governor had declared a state of emergency because of the pipeline breach, and...
by Julie Pollock | May 3, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
The last of the class of 2021 from the Pollock lab is biology major, Lucy Zhou. Lucy is probably the most independent student that has worked in the lab over the years. During summer 2019, she joined in on the MEMO project in a new (and synthetic direction). It is...
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