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This fall, we welcomed Alex Lott to the lab. Alex is starting their PhD in Physical Chemistry. They come to the Ackerson lab with a B.S. in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University 2024. They enjoy biophysics, as well as music, singing, board games, rock climbing, and cooking.

On November 18th, Gavin successfully passed his preliminary exam and has entered his PhD candidacy. Way to go Gavin!

The week of October 28th, Chris, Taylor, Tony, and Bradley were all together in the Bay Area. They are collaborating with the Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute in Redwood City, CA where Chris is on sabbatical this fall. Taylor and Tony have been staying in the Bay Area since July, with Chris and Bradley visiting regularly. […]

On October 24, Olivia presented her literature seminar discussing the current literature surrounding factors that impact the conductivity in linked gold nanoparticle films. We are proud of the hard work that Olivia put into this presentation!

Bradley successfully defended his dissertation today and earned his PhD in Analytical Chemistry! We are so happy to see all of Bradley’s success and are eager to see where the future takes him. Bradley will continue his research in the Ackerson lab, focusing on cryo-electron microscopy of Cloneable Nanoparticles as a Postdoctoral Scientist while working […]

Collin successfully defended his dissertation yesterday and earned his PhD in Materials Chemistry! We are very proud of all of Collin’s hard work throughout his time in the Ackerson lab.

Last week, Bradley gave a great talk titled “Cryo-EM of a Cloneable Selenium Nanoparticle” where he discussed his current work on resolving a structure of our lab’s metalloid reductase enzyme (GRLMR) using single-particle Cryo-EM. This webinar was a part of the CryoEM Current Practices Webinar series that is hosted monthly by major Cryo-EM centers across […]

On September 11th, Taylor gave an analytical literature seminar discussing the current literature surrounding contrast tools for intracellular imaging. We are proud of her hard work in putting together a great presentation!

This past weekend 26 current graduate students, alumni, family, and friends came together for the 2024 Ackerson Lab Reunion at a cabin in Fairplay, CO! We shared great food (including a 20 lb brisket smoked by Chris), drinks, games, stories, and philosophies from 15 years of the Ackerson Lab. We’re all incredibly thankful to be […]

Olivia, MaKayla, Chris, Marcus, and Addison recently attended the 2024 International Symposium for Monolayer Protected Clusters (ISPMC) hosted by Penn State University. This conference was the perfect opportunity for members of the lab to meet experts in the field from all over the world and present their research to the community. Marcus gave an excellent […]