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Lana Dang ’28 – Going with the flow!

Lana Dang ’28 – Going with the flow!

Posted by on Jun 9, 2025 in Posts, Student News

Going with the flow! It’s already week 3 of summer research! Time moves fast when there are so many things to learn and so many experiments to run. Lana has jumped right into running QCM and collagen experiments and is quickly getting the hang of things. With a focus on dynamic mineralization, she has been trying out a new procedure that incorporates a...

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Summer Research Series: DNA Origami

Summer Research Series: DNA Origami

Posted by on Jun 3, 2025 in Posts, Student News

Our very own Georgia Kazis ’27 was recently featured in the Summer Research Series at Emmanuel College. Check out what Georgia and Dr. Gerdon have to say about summer research on campus and about our awesome discoveries! https://www.emmanuel.edu/pulse/news/summer-research-series-dna-origami...

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Georgia Kazis ’27 – A Bright Summer Ahead

Georgia Kazis ’27 – A Bright Summer Ahead

Posted by on Jun 3, 2025 in Posts, Student News

With summer in full swing, Georgia has jumped back into research. She is currently exploring different methods to image her grids before they are sent off for TEM analysis. She’s particularly excited to be working with the fluorescence microscope again and appreciates the flexibility of her summer schedule, which allows her the time to do more...

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Summer Research Begins!

Posted by on May 20, 2025 in Posts, Student News

The weather doesn’t quite feel like summer yet in Boston, but research is heating up in the Wilkens Science Center! We have a great new group with Georgia Kazis ’27 in the lead as a return researcher and Lana Dang ’27 and Ann-Lee Coriolan ’28 as new GRAB Lab members. Ellie Vanhille ’26 and Donald Ulwick ’26 are joining...

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Getting Crafty!

Getting Crafty!

Posted by on May 5, 2025 in Posts, Student News

Dr. Gerdon’s been hanging out in the Emmanuel College Discovery Lab to craft up some great gear for the seniors! Who needs a beaker mug? Every chemist! Who needs a beaker mug with the GRAB Lab logo? These amazing graduating seniors!

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Seniors, Seniors, Seniors – May 2025

Seniors, Seniors, Seniors – May 2025

Posted by on May 5, 2025 in Posts, Student News

There’s just so much to say about the Seniors! Graduation is just a few steps away, but we’ve been over-busy for the past month finishing up experiments, preparing for final presentations, and passing on knowledge to new researchers. Congrats to… Dennis Nguyen ’25 for his amazing work with gold nanoparticles, size-selective...

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