Graduating Senior – Haley Salus

Once again it is graduation time. The Pollock lab has two dynamite graduating senior women who have worked on interesting aspects of the MEMO1 project. I am excited to see what they will do in the next stages of their careers. First up is Haley Salus. Haley is a BMB...

Thanksgiving sides

I wrote a new article for “The Conversation” right in time for Thanksgiving. Enjoy! ~jap Thanksgiving sides are delicious and can be nutritious − here’s the biochemistry of how to maximize the benefits Side dishes made with colorful vegetables are a...

SERMACS 2023

It has been a long time since the lab traveled to a scientific conference. Our last meeting as a group was in 2019 – pre-pandemic. It was a little bit of a whirlwind to head down to Durham, NC for the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical...

How an Off-Campus Internship Enhanced my College Experience

This summer, I am interning at Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. During this past spring semester, I went through the application process and secured a position where I have worked for 10 weeks full time. I want to tell you a little bit about how I got...

“Cancer” cannot be cured

Widespread understanding of infectious disease is a miracle of public health. Modern drug stores devote entire aisles to medications and products for dealing with infections; navigating the options requires a level of understanding unimaginable to people even 200...

Antibiotic Adjuvants: A Strategy for Defeating the Strongest Bacteria

My name is Camryn Sung and I am a rising junior who has been fortunate enough to join the Pollock lab this summer, where we focus on studying antibiotic resistance. My research centers around finding small molecule inhibitors of proteins that could serve as adjuvant...

MPC309: A Hot Ticket to Revolutionize Prostate Cancer Treatment

This summer I am working in Dr. Michael Garabedian’s laboratory at NYU Langone Medical Centre. The focus of my project is to expand upon the groundbreaking research carried out by Dr. Justine Habault. Specifically, my work centers around investigating the mechanism of...

Gottwald Games Summer 2023

Another summer, another fun-filled day at the Gottwald Games. A series of lab-inspired field day events featuring teams of student researchers from all around campus. Since we started the research term a little late this year, we did not have our Pollock lab t-shirts...