A new paper!

by | 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...

Protease Inhibitors: Plan B for COVID-19 infection?

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...

Fluorescent Techniques Used in Academic and Clinical Research

by | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog

Here in the Pollock lab, we utilize a variety of techniques to learn and collect data on the characteristics and functions of proteins and molecules. Some of which include ‘homebrew’ assays that were developed by previous members of the Pollock Lab. The assay I use...

PACT and How to Foster Innovation in Modern Medicine

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...

Branch Carbon Amino Acids(BCAAs)

by | Jun 25, 2021 | Blog

During quarantine, it seemed like everyone I knew was trying to get into fitness and attempting to live a healthy lifestyle. People started listening to health influencers and local gym bros talk about numbers to watch, reps to do, and foods to eat. In doing so, they...