Julia has been excited to get back into the lab this semester! She has had some bumps along the road with experiments and the instruments but with the help of Dr. Gerdon, experiments seem to be heading in the right direction! She is looking forward to progressing this project during her internship this semester and getting more research experience! She has...
Read MoreDianna ’22 – Last ”Back in the Lab” Experience
Although it seems like Dianna was just a freshman emailing Dr. Gerdon inquiring about the GRAB Lab, Spring 2022 will be Dianna’s final semester at Emmanuel as she graduates in May. There are lots of exciting things to look forward to including the DNA linker exchange experiment with her Tiopronin-PEG nanoparticles, the ACS Conference in March, and the...
Read MoreIs there a doctor in the lab?
(Belated) congrats to two superstar alumni from Emmanuel College and from the GRAB Lab. In the past few months Aimee Sanford and Keith Baillargeon defended their doctoral theses to earn their PhDs in chemistry. Dr. Gerdon was really happy to attend both defenses via Zoom and is super proud of Dr. Sanford (Emory University) and Dr. Baillargeon (Tufts...
Read MoreResearch Success Leads to new Hopes and Dreams!
The semester is quickly coming to a close and attention is shifting to final projects and final exams. This was a good opportunity for the group to reflect on the semester over delicious donuts from Union Square Donuts! Research students talked about learning new chemistry and getting to really get comfortable working with new instruments such as ICP-AES,...
Read MoreDianna Shields ’22 – nanoparticle progress!
Dianna has been back in the lab after a hiatus this summer making progress on the nanoparticle project. She has improved upon her original nanoparticle synthesis protocol and started working on the PEG attachment protocol. As the semester comes to a close, Dianna hopes to obtain TEM and 1H NMR spectra of her TMPCs with PEG attached to the surface. Overall,...
Read MoreLuz Padilla ’22 – Technical Difficulties and Frustrations
Luz has continued to work towards understanding the influence of different textiles on the GC-MS analysis of combustible materials, with an eye on forensics applications. Luz has been working with several different textiles and diesel standards in acetone. Due to technical difficulties with an unhappy computer, she had a frustrating time in lab. This was...
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