Bringing you the latest news from the Gerdon Research Group
Congrats to GRAB Lab alumni Dr. Jason Miech on the successful defense of his PhD in Chemistry from the School of Molecular Science at Arizona State University. Jason did a lot of really inspiring lab work and field work in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry....
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 confident in the lab. She has definitely learned something from her nanoparticles and now understands that you should just have fun a take research one day at a...
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 it can help us in analysis. Carefully wrapping up some collagen experiments for the collagen paper, she is excited to brainstorm and start more projects! She also can’t wait to share more GRAB Lab memories both in and outside of...
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 also be attending the 2023 Northeastern Regional Meeting of ACS in June and presenting her research, which she is really looking forward to! Outside of research, she plans to take the time to explore Boston, take more walks on the Muddy River, and enjoy the warm weather! This is her final summer doing research with the GRAB Lab, and she is going to make the most of...
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 off the summer was to gather all researchers in Chemistry & Physics for a wonderful lunch followed by a team-building contest. The challenge was to build the best paper airplane…..using old posters from past ACS conferences. Thank you and sorry to those wonderful alumni who unknowingly donated their posters to this effort! Congrats to Juan and Dr. Price for building the winning...
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 with and we want to carry that positive energy forward. Congrats to all on a great semester – now onward to finals. You got this! *Thumbs Up* ...