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 | 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...
by Briseily Cejudo | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog, Research, Students
A Review of Chromosome Structure and Function With the time spent learning about breast cancer in Dr. Pollock’s lab, I have become more interested in learning if X-linked genes are associated with breast cancer. Before we get into the details, let’s take a top-level...
by Morgan Murphy | Jul 9, 2024 | Blog, Research, Students
*September 3, 1928- It was a dark and stormy night.* Truthfully, it likely was not a “dark and stormy night,” but every great superhero needs a dramatic entrance. Upon his arrival home from holiday, Alexander Fleming noticed an unusual guest among his Petri dishes of...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 25, 2024 | Blog, Conferences, Research, Students
At the start of June, Auden and I traveled to Boston for the annual Endocrine Society Meeting. I must admit I was a little nervous leaving four research students to fend for themselves during the start of the third week of research, but they did well; it only took...
by Julie Pollock | May 2, 2024 | Blog, Research, Students
Next in our dynamic MEMO duo is BMB major, Sonia Mecorapaj. Although I have never learned to properly say her last name, Sonia has been a dedicated researcher in the lab. Her honors’ thesis that she just completed is well written and she has made some phenomenal...
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