by Julie Pollock | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog, Research, Students
Another year has come and (almost) gone. I’ve been on sabbatical working in the lab myself this semester so the last week of classes has really snuck up on me. However, I am excited to once again share with you the remarkable graduating seniors of the class of...
by Julie Pollock | Mar 14, 2022 | Alumni, Blog, Students
Talk about making a person feel old! Two of the Pollock lab alumni have earned their doctorates of philosophy in chemistry this month.Dr. Hyejin Park was one of my first research students (graduated in 2017 as a BMB major). I was lucky to zoom into her defense last...
by Julie Pollock | Feb 24, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Research, Students
Given that the pandemic started in 2020 causing research to slow more than ever before, it isn’t surprising that our lab did not have any publications with 2021 dates. However, I’m very impressed how my students have managed to prioritize research in the...
by Julie Pollock | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog, Publications, Research, Students
If you follow my research accomplishments, you will see that I dabble in a variety of subjects and techniques. As a trained chemical biologist, I’d say I’m a jack of all trades (maybe a master of none?). When you talk to my students, they would probably...
by Catherine Bayas | Jul 16, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
In December 2019, reports of a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia-like cases in Wuhan, China emerged. In 2020, we watched Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film “Contagion” become an eerie reality as countries entered national lockdowns and as biotech companies raced for a...
by Sydney Robinson | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
The concept of curing cancer has become this idiom we use to either highlight the intelligence of someone or to emphasize how important or unimportant something is. For example, think of a mother saying about her daughter “She’s so smart she’s going to cure cancer one...
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