SERMACS 2023

by | Nov 14, 2023 | Blog, Conferences, Research, Students

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

by | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog

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

by | Jul 20, 2023 | Blog

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

by | Jul 18, 2023 | Blog

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

by | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog

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...