Rylie is very excited to finally come back to the research lab after being away for almost one year! When she left the lab, Rylie had just finished her first nanoparticle synthesis using mercaptobenzoic acid. Since she has come back to campus, Rylie has already completed two syntheses that are ready to be analyzed using NMR. She is hopeful that these new...
Read MoreJulia Japo ’23 – Gabby’s Shadow
It is Julia’s second week in the lab. She has been shadowing Gabby in regard to her work with QCM (Quartz Crystal Microbalance) measurements of collagen mineralization. Julia has worked on preparing calcium phosphate solutions necessary to mineralize collagen! She is excited to learn as much as she can and possibly start her own project in the...
Read MoreGabby Zabala ’21 – Excited and Optimistic about Research
It’s Gabby’s first week back in the lab since winter break and she is ready to get back to work on her QCM collagen project! With help, Gabby has finally managed to attach and form a collagen hydrogel on a QCM crystal. It was tricky getting that collagen to form and stick on the crystal, but we found that using a 37 ℃ water bath really helps! Now she is...
Read MoreAmanda Gilbert ’22 – Planning a New Experiment
Experiment Prep! To start off this semester of research, Amanda has been planning an affinity experiment with Dr. Gerdon! She will be working with DNA aptamers and will be making more collagen hydrogels. Amanda has also been organizing data from the IR spectra that she collected last semester. She is preparing to get into the lab next week to get trained...
Read MoreSocial Justice and Chemistry
Dr. Gerdon is excited to share his recent work on the connections between chemistry and social justice with the research group and with educators across the world. Check out this post on the Department of Chemistry and Physics blog and check out the abstract...
Read MoreAmanda Gilbert ’22 – IR Analysis
Since Amanda has returned to the lab a few weeks ago, she has been working on mineralizing collagen hydrogels. These are the first hydrogels she has made since last spring! She made four hydrogels and mineralized them in different solutions using poly-aspartic acid and DNA aptamers. Once she finishes her experiment, she will take IR of the hydrogels and...
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