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Donalissa Alphonse ’24 – Research One Day at a Time

Donalissa Alphonse ’24 – Research One Day at a Time

Posted by on Jun 16, 2023 in Posts, Student News

As the summer starts, Donalissa looks forward to what research has to offer. It is so refreshing to work in the lab alongside her GRAB lab team members. As she continues to work with gold nanoparticles, she has found methods to efficiently attach single stranded DNA in only 1 day! After some minor set-backs, Donalissa has progressed and grown more...

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Kristy Ta ’24 – Projects, Projects, and Side Projects

Kristy Ta ’24 – Projects, Projects, and Side Projects

Posted by on Jun 9, 2023 in Posts, Student News

After a long and hard semester, Kristy is excited to spend more time in lab running experiments! Adding new lab techniques under her belt one by one! Most recently synthesizing gold nanoparticles as a part of her side project to later be used in future projects. She has been familiarizing herself with different instruments to understand their use and how...

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Hailey Young ’24 – So many summer plans!

Hailey Young ’24 – So many summer plans!

Posted by on Jun 2, 2023 in Posts, Student News

Hailey is excited to be back in Boston again for a second time doing summer research! Now that the spring semester is finished, she can finally relax and focus on research instead of coursework. She’s started work on a new six-helix bundle DNA origami structure that will continue throughout the summer, and has lots of experiments planned. In June, she’ll...

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Welcome to Summer Research 2023!

Welcome to Summer Research 2023!

Posted by on May 30, 2023 in Alumni, Posts, Student News

Summer research is off to a great start with a talented and dedicated group of students. Hailey, Kristy, and Donalissa are leading the way as rising seniors. Juan and Marissa are learning the ropes but are moving quickly as rising juniors. We’re looking forward to having an area high school teacher join us later this summer too. A great way to kick...

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Group Celebrates, then Readies for Finals!

Group Celebrates, then Readies for Finals!

Posted by on May 3, 2023 in Posts, Student News

For one short afternoon the GRAB Lab was able to celebrate a great semester in the lab by talking about accomplishments and goals. What better place to do this than at the local Tasty Burger! We celebrated successes as well as new challenges that await us in summer research or in life after graduation. This has been a great and supportive group to work...

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Ryan McCann ’23 – Looking Forward

Ryan McCann ’23 – Looking Forward

Posted by on Apr 26, 2023 in Posts, Student News

As Ryan’s college experience at Emmanuel draws to a close, he has been reflecting on all the amazing people, memories and experiences he has had throughout his four years at Emmanuel.  Ryan has always loved chemistry, but through Emmanuel’s classes, and through research with the GRAB Lab, his love has only grown stronger.  Ryan is excited for graduation,...

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