by Julie Pollock | Oct 2, 2017 | Academia, Blog, Department
We are in the midst of a search for a new tenure-track faculty member in biochemistry at UR. As I’m reading through cover letters, CVs, teaching statements, and research statements, I have been transported back to sitting in my apartment in Champaign, IL (or the...
by Julie Pollock | Jul 4, 2017 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
…protein mutations. For a couple of projects this summer, the students were tasked to generate mutations of our proteins of interest. For those of you who have produced mutations before, you know that it take a number of steps including primer design, PCR,...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog, Events, Research, Students
As it has become tradition, we had a lab party at Pollock’s house to celebrate the middle of the summer research period. We ate good food, played badminton and frisbee, and talked about binge-able TV shows. The weather was beautiful and besides a few bug bites,...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 20, 2017 | Announcements, Blog, Research
The Pollock lab has been awarded a grant from the Jeffress Memorial Trust! I am excited to continue to develop our understanding of protein-protein interactions that are governed by phosphorylation and to collaborate with Prof. Carol Parish on computational aspects of...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
We are officially at the end of week 3 of the 10 week summer research period! Here is what has happened so far: Six permanent members of the Pollock lab have hit the ground running (see the student tab above for photos!). Maddie has returned for her third summer and...
by Julie Pollock | May 4, 2017 | Announcements, Blog, Research, Students
Congratulations to Maddie! She was awarded a summer research fellowship from the Endocrine Society to support her research in the lab. She is one of 25 recipients for 2017. I’m looking forward to the summer and seeing you present your findings at the ENDO...
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