by Julie Pollock | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog, Events, Research, Students
As it has become tradition, we had a lab party at Pollock’s house to celebrate the middle of the summer research period. We ate good food, played badminton and frisbee, and talked about binge-able TV shows. The weather was beautiful and besides a few bug bites,...
by Julie Pollock | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Research, Students
We are officially at the end of week 3 of the 10 week summer research period! Here is what has happened so far: Six permanent members of the Pollock lab have hit the ground running (see the student tab above for photos!). Maddie has returned for her third summer and...
by Julie Pollock | May 22, 2017 | Announcements, Department, Students
Maddie and I traveled down the road to VCU for the Virginia Academy of Science’s annual meeting. We listened to an interesting talk by Dr. Danielle Dick on environmental and genetic factors that lead to substance abuse problems and the development of a new...
by Julie Pollock | May 4, 2017 | Announcements, Blog, Research, Students
Congratulations to Maddie! She was awarded a summer research fellowship from the Endocrine Society to support her research in the lab. She is one of 25 recipients for 2017. I’m looking forward to the summer and seeing you present your findings at the ENDO...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Students
When you have a lab that focuses on breast cancer (amidst others) and has a pink ribbon as lab logo, it is very easy to recruit female members; peruse through our photos and you can certainly see a gender bias. It takes a special man to not only join the lab, but...
by Julie Pollock | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog, Lab Thoughts, Students
Kristen Rubenstein is a Biology major with a concentration in neuroscience graduating in May 2017. She joined the lab through a round about way. As a neuroscience concentration student, Kristen was looking to expand her research in Jonathan Dattlebaum’s lab to a...
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