Apr26
Posted on Apr 26 by
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, which is just a few weeks away! He wished that he had more time, as there is always more research to be done and science to explore! Ryan is very grateful for the opportunity to be apart of the GRAB Lab team and is looking forward to what the future...
Apr13
Posted on Apr 13 by
Do you know a fantastic Boston-area high school chemistry teacher? My research group has National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to support professional development for a high school teacher. That means – join our group this summer, get in the lab, learn some new chemistry, and get paid for...
Apr06
Posted on Apr 6 by
Congrats to Kristy Ta, Hailey Young, Ryan McCann, and Julia Japo on their great work at the American Chemical Society meeting this week! They contributed their science and expertise, learned new chemistry, made connections, and joined this amazing community. #chemistry...
Mar23
Posted on Mar 23 by
The spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is almost here! Emmanuel College students will be traveling with Dr. Gerdon, Dr. Watt, and Dr. Lau to Indianapolis – the Crossroads of America – for this amazing conference. It is time to be immersed in – and geek-out about – global chemistry fun. If you’re looking for some great talks and posters, look no further. Here’s your guide to great chemistry: Sunday, March 26th Kristy Ta ’23 – Selected DNA aptamers exhibit structure-dependent control of collagen mineralization – COLL – Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Poster Session Ryan McCann ’24 – Nanoparticles presenting biomimetic ligands influence mineralization of calcium phosphate – COLL – PUNC: Nanomaterials Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions Poster Session Monday, March 27th Julia Japo ’24 – Quartz crystal microbalance analysis of collagen mineralization kinetics – CHED – Poster Session Hailey Young ’23 – DNA origami nanostructures as biomimetic scaffolds for calcium phopshate mineralization – CHED – Poster Session Morgan Knauer ’24 and Noelle Natale ’24 – Receptor synthesis for detection of reactive sulfur species (RSS) – CHED –...
Mar23
Posted on Mar 23 by
Hunter is excited to be able to continue his forensics research as a part of the GRAB Lab team! Here are two solid lipid nanoparticle samples one containing fluorescent pyranine (found in yellow highlighters) and one containing a porphyrin derivative (related to molecules found in hemoglobin) showing different fluorescence. The hope is to use these nanoparticles in a method to label and observe fingerprints. So far research has been a great experience for Hunter with both ups and downs along the way. He has learned a lot from his peers and Dr. Gerdon and hopes to take this knowledge with him when he graduates in May. He will miss the GRAB Lab team but is ready to move on into the real world....
Mar10
Posted on Mar 10 by
New semester, bigger goals! Kristy has been eager to continue her mineralization project, but her focus has been preparing for the 2023 ACS Conference. It will be a new experience for her– both the conference and traveling to Indianapolis for the first time! She hopes to record the ACS experience—stay tuned on our group’s TikTok (@ECGRABLab). It’s a rewarding opportunity after contributing to GRAB Lab both in the summer and presently. She hopes she share her love for research through the poster presentation as well as through the chemistry club’s upcoming research...
