As the busy semester came to an end, Juan was excited to start working in the lab for the summer. This is his first time working in the lab ever! As his journey continues this summer working with Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM), Juan has learned the ups and downs of research. Different set-ups have been explored to improve the outcomes of his...
Read MoreHailey Young ’24 – Conquering NERM!
Congrats to Hailey on her amazing presentation at the Northeast Regional Meeting of the ACS (NERM) in Boston this week. Her talk on “DNA origami nanostructures as biomimetic scaffolds for calcium phosphate mineralization” was really well done and was well received. The team was there to cheer her on and there was even an chemistry alum...
Read MoreDonalissa Alphonse ’24 – Research One Day at a Time
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...
Read MoreKristy Ta ’24 – Projects, Projects, and Side Projects
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...
Read MoreHailey Young ’24 – So many summer plans!
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...
Read MoreWelcome to Summer Research 2023!
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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