by Julie Pollock | Jan 7, 2020 | Academia, Blog, Lab Thoughts
Happy New Year! I cannot believe that we are starting 2020. When I look back on the previous decade, I think about all of the changes in my life – personal and professional. On the latter side: I graduated with a Ph.D. in chemistry from Duke University in...
by Julie Pollock | Nov 12, 2019 | Blog, Conferences, Lab Thoughts, Students
This post is a little late, but in mid-October, 7 students and I traveled to Savannah, GA to attend and present at SERMACS. I was able to give two invited talks – one on Joseph and Hyejin’s boronic esters project and another on empowering undergraduate...
by Julie Pollock | Sep 6, 2019 | Academia, Blog, Department, Lab Thoughts
I have always been a believer in attending seminar talks. I think this was ingrained in me while I was undergraduate student at Hope College. Early in my time, I was encouraged by faculty members to attend the external speaker talks (sometimes bribed with extra...
by Joann Chongsaritsinsuk | Aug 16, 2019 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
This summer, I had the opportunity to conduct research at Harvard University’s Division of Medical Sciences through the Leadership Alliance Program, Summer Harvard Undergraduate Research Program. A mouthful! I spent the past 10-weeks working in Carla Kim’s...
by Peace Nyeche | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
Chemical mixtures that interfere with hormones, known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), impact the body in many ways. Growth, development, reproduction, metabolism, psychological responses to stress, and even cancer can all be affected by EDCs. Exposure to...
by Makayla Callender | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
Since the discovery of penicillin, you know that drug that was accidentally discovered by eating in the lab, the majority of illnesses caused by bacterial infections have been able to be treated by compounds. These compounds are called antibiotics. There are many...
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