by Natalie Small | Jul 22, 2026 | Blog, Research, Students
My research in the Pollock Lab involves testing compounds as inhibitors of a protein in MRSA with the goal of discovering potential antibiotic adjuvants. I find it exciting how the experiments in labs like ours can be built upon to glean more knowledge about...
by Julie Pollock | May 19, 2026 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
Introducing the group for summer research 2026! We have two focuses in the lab this summer – cancer and bacteria – and we will be trying to kill them both as well as studying proteins that are important in them. We are hoping to get a number of projects...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 30, 2026 | Blog, Research, Students
Another year is almost done. The flowers are blooming around campus and finals are in full swing. Plus the graduating seniors are almost ready to depart. As I say every year, this is such a bittersweet time for me. I love that the students are off to the next stage in...
by Julie Pollock | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog, Conferences, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students, Teaching
At the start of spring, a number of folks from the university traveled to the national ASBMB meeting in Washington DC. It was a first time for me at this conference and I really enjoyed the atmosphere. There was a nice mix of scientific sessions and educational...
by Julie Pollock | Aug 12, 2025 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
This post is a little late into the summer as the students have been gone for a few weeks and everyone is almost back on campus for the start of a new semester. However, I just wanted to highlight the amazing group that made progress on essentially five different...
by | Jul 22, 2025 | Blog, Research, Students
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. Thanks to advances in medicine, deaths from communicable diseases have decreased, and life expectancy has increased. However, with people living longer, there is a greater chance of developing noncommunicable diseases...
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