by | 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 | 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...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
As you see the student blog posts coming this summer, I wanted to introduce them here. When you click on the student page, three of their faces are obscured by masks because they were required when they joined the group. However, now we are vaccinated (yay science!)...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 21, 2021 | Alumni, Blog, Lab Thoughts, Students
Last week I got an email update from one of my first research students, James Henry, or I guess I should say Dr. Henry now! He has officially finished medical school and received a masters in healthcare administration along the way. He is starting an orthopedic...
by | Jun 18, 2021 | Blog, Students
As we continue to live through the deadliest global pandemic in modern history, there is an increased awareness about mental health issues triggered by fear, grief, and isolation. Yet, what people often overlook, is that our mental health also depends on our biology....
by Julie Pollock | May 18, 2021 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
It was the Wednesday before the first day of summer research 2021 and I emailed my students with our mantra for the summer: go with the flow. I had a sick 15 month old child at home, our governor had declared a state of emergency because of the pipeline breach, and...
by Julie Pollock | May 3, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
The last of the class of 2021 from the Pollock lab is biology major, Lucy Zhou. Lucy is probably the most independent student that has worked in the lab over the years. During summer 2019, she joined in on the MEMO project in a new (and synthetic direction). It is...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 26, 2021 | Blog, Research, Students
Next up in the highlights of the class of 2021 is Suraj Bala. Suraj joined the group through a round about way on a collaboration with Dr. Kristine Nolin. He worked in the lab the summer after his first year (2018 – wow, that feels like so long ago!) and...
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