by Natalie Small | Jun 20, 2025 | Blog, Students
Background about antibiotics In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic, penicillin, and found that it could inhibit bacterial growth. By 1943, researchers were conducting clinical trials for this “wonder drug” and production quickly increased as it was...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 16, 2025 | Biochemistry, Blog, Publications, Research, Students, Teaching
Back in January 2021, Hannah Parker reached out about joining the research lab. We were still living the pandemic, and Hannah, who was a health care studies major, was doing her studies remotely. I had just finished teaching Biochemistry lecture to my biggest class...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 25, 2025 | Blog, Students
Next up in our graduating seniors of 2025 is BMB major, Camryn Sung. Camryn was in my CHEM 205 (organic chemistry 1) course in Fall 2022. When she first reached out about joining the lab I wasn’t sure that I had any space; however, we (my collaborators at HPU...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 24, 2025 | Blog, Students
I say this every spring, but I cannot believe we are rapidly approaching graduation. That means that it is time to say goodbye to another set of amazing seniors. This year, the Pollock lab is seeing off three students and the first is Briseily Cejudo. Briseily is a...
by Julie Pollock | Nov 25, 2024 | Biochemistry, Blog, The Conversation
I’m always excited to research and share science with the broader public. When an editor asked through our communications office (Hi Sunni!) if I would be interested on writing an article on vegan meats, I jumped on it! It was interesting to look into the...
by Julie Pollock | Nov 13, 2024 | Academia, Blog, Conferences, Research, Students
In October, four amazing women represented the lab by attending SERMACS in Atlanta, GA. They presented their research, networked with other chemists, and got to experience the world of scientific conferences. Unfortunately because of other travel obligations this...
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