Lab Party Summer 2019

We gathered last night at my house for food, fellowship, and fun. The chicken was tasty, the watermelon refreshing, and the salads tangy. Plus we had ice cream sundaes and almost had an ice cream eating competition between Najwa and Joseph. We played some yard games...

The Latest Biosensor Paper

From those of you who read this blog consistently, you know that a couple of years ago Prof. Mike Leopold and his students approached me to help express protein that they needed for their electrochemical biosensors. Since then the collaboration has grown. I have...

ODK Faculty Member of the Year

I am humbled and honored to have been voted Faculty Member of the Year by the students of the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society at University of Richmond. Thank you to the members! It is the students that make my job so enjoyable....

Graduation 2019 in Pictures

As I have mentioned a lot recently, the Pollock lab graduated 6 students this year. Sunday was Commencement and it was a beautiful celebration. Kiana was the student speaker for the ceremony (how awesome!) and she reminded us that although we may not have the same...

Graduating Senior : Kirk Atkinson

Last, but not least, of our graduating seniors of 2019 is Kirk Atkinson. Kirk joined the lab via Prof. Kristine Nolin who he had for organic chemistry. He studied abroad in the fall of his junior year and came back ready to start a synthetic project. As the virus-like...