LAB NEWS
LAB NEWS
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December 22, 2023 | Chúc mừng, Yen!
December 22, 2023 | Chúc mừng, Yen!
Yen Bao Huynh has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a Ph.D. candidate!!!
Yen Bao Huynh has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a Ph.D. candidate!!!
Dec 14, 2023 | Congratulations, Meghan for the 1st place at the CMCT Symposium !
Dec 14, 2023 | Congratulations, Meghan for the 1st place at the CMCT Symposium !
Meghan Collins has been awarded first place and selected to give a seminar entitled "Influence of Intracellular Bone Marrow Chiral Metabolite Metabolism and the Prognosis of Pediatric Precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients with Aberrations in the IGH Locus."
Meghan Collins has been awarded first place and selected to give a seminar entitled "Influence of Intracellular Bone Marrow Chiral Metabolite Metabolism and the Prognosis of Pediatric Precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients with Aberrations in the IGH Locus."
Dec 5, 2023 | Congratulations, Madi, Wonderful Job!
Dec 5, 2023 | Congratulations, Madi, Wonderful Job!
Madison Ang presented her undergraduate Honors Thesis project at the SoHE Honors Symposium entitled "Combinatorial Effects of Epigenetics Drugs on Glioblastoma Cancer Cells". Thanks, Jennifer for supervising Madi!!!
Madison Ang presented her undergraduate Honors Thesis project at the SoHE Honors Symposium entitled "Combinatorial Effects of Epigenetics Drugs on Glioblastoma Cancer Cells". Thanks, Jennifer for supervising Madi!!!
November 16, 2023 | Bravissima, Valeria!
November 16, 2023 | Bravissima, Valeria!
Valeria Impedovo has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a Ph.D. candidate!!!
Valeria Impedovo has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a Ph.D. candidate!!!
September 14, 2023 |Welcome Vijaya!
Dr. Vijaya Shukla has joined the lab as a postdoc.
September 14, 2023 |Welcome Vijaya!
Dr. Vijaya Shukla has joined the lab as a postdoc.
August 14, 2023 |Huānyíng, Maripat!
Maripat Halmurat has joined the lab as a graduate student.
August 14, 2023 |Huānyíng, Maripat!
Maripat Halmurat has joined the lab as a graduate student.
August 2, 2023 |Breaking news: Lavender Hackman awarded prestigious NIH F31 fellowship!
August 2, 2023 |Breaking news: Lavender Hackman awarded prestigious NIH F31 fellowship!
After receiving the prestigious 3-year NSF fellowship, Lavender has now achieved another milestone by becoming the recipient of the highly competitive Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Fellowship Award (F31) from the National Institutes of Health. Her project is titled "Targeting Metabolic Vulnerabilities with Synergistic Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer".
After receiving the prestigious 3-year NSF fellowship, Lavender has now achieved another milestone by becoming the recipient of the highly competitive Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Fellowship Award (F31) from the National Institutes of Health. Her project is titled "Targeting Metabolic Vulnerabilities with Synergistic Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer".
The NIH F31 predoctoral training grants are renowned for their rigor and are awarded after undergoing a challenging and rigorous peer review process by experts in the field. Lavender's success in obtaining this award is a testament to her hard work, dedication, and exceptional abilities as a researcher.
The NIH F31 predoctoral training grants are renowned for their rigor and are awarded after undergoing a challenging and rigorous peer review process by experts in the field. Lavender's success in obtaining this award is a testament to her hard work, dedication, and exceptional abilities as a researcher.
In the photo, Lavender looks perplexed, still wondering about the reality of the award.
In the photo, Lavender looks perplexed, still wondering about the reality of the award.
Nov 14, 2022 | Congratulations, Lavender!
Nov 14, 2022 | Congratulations, Lavender!
Lavender Hackman was selected to present her exciting research at the Livestrong Cancer Institute Symposium and she gave a presentation entitled "Targeting Prostate Cancer Metabolic Vulnerabilities with Synergistic Therapeutics Agents"
Lavender Hackman was selected to present her exciting research at the Livestrong Cancer Institute Symposium and she gave a presentation entitled "Targeting Prostate Cancer Metabolic Vulnerabilities with Synergistic Therapeutics Agents"
July 28, 2022 | Congratulations, Paul!
July 28, 2022 | Congratulations, Paul!
Congratulations to Dr. Paul J. Gries for completing his Ph.D.
Congratulations to Dr. Paul J. Gries for completing his Ph.D.
April 6, 2022 | Congratulations, Meghan!
April 6, 2022 | Congratulations, Meghan!
Meghan Collins was selected to present her exciting research at the "Pediatric Research Symposium 2022" and she won the Award for Best Presentation by a Medical or Graduate Student!
Meghan Collins was selected to present her exciting research at the "Pediatric Research Symposium 2022" and she won the Award for Best Presentation by a Medical or Graduate Student!
December 3rd, 2021 | Congratulations, Lavender!
December 3rd, 2021 | Congratulations, Lavender!
Lavender Hackman has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a Ph.D. candidate!!!
Lavender Hackman has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a Ph.D. candidate!!!
October, 2021 | Welcome IQ-X
October, 2021 | Welcome IQ-X
Installation of the IQ-X Tribid Orbitrap has been completed!
Installation of the IQ-X Tribid Orbitrap has been completed!
August 9, 2021 |Benvenuta, Valeria!
Valeria Impedovo has joined the lab as a graduate student.
August 9, 2021 |Benvenuta, Valeria!
Valeria Impedovo has joined the lab as a graduate student.
Spring, 2021 |Congratulations, Xiyuan!
Congratulations to Dr. Xiyuan Lu, alias Dr. XL for completing her Ph.D.! The President of UT Austin, Dr. Jay Hartzell, has joined us to celebrate!
Spring, 2021 |Congratulations, Xiyuan!
Congratulations to Dr. Xiyuan Lu, alias Dr. XL for completing her Ph.D.! The President of UT Austin, Dr. Jay Hartzell, has joined us to celebrate!
January 18th, 2021 | Chào mừng Yen!
January 18th, 2021 | Chào mừng Yen!
Yen Huynh has joined the lab as a new graduate student!
Yen Huynh has joined the lab as a new graduate student!
December 10th, 2020 | New Publication
December 10th, 2020 | New Publication
Wonderful work by Lavender Hackman along with Meghan and Xiyuan!
Wonderful work by Lavender Hackman along with Meghan and Xiyuan!
November 4th, 2020 | Congratulations, Jennifer!
November 4th, 2020 | Congratulations, Jennifer!
Jennifer Chiou has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a PhD candidate.
Jennifer Chiou has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a PhD candidate.
August 26th, 2020 | Welcome, Johnny!
August 26th, 2020 | Welcome, Johnny!
Johnny Busquets has joined the lab as a graduate student.
Johnny Busquets has joined the lab as a graduate student.
Spring, 2020 | Congratulations, everyone!
Spring, 2020 | Congratulations, everyone!
Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Sweeney for completing her Ph.D., Meghan Collins for passing her pre-qualifying exam, and Lavender Hackman for receiving the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.
Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Sweeney for completing her Ph.D., Meghan Collins for passing her pre-qualifying exam, and Lavender Hackman for receiving the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.
Spring, 2020 | Congratulations, Amari!
Spring, 2020 | Congratulations, Amari!
Congratulations to Amari Johnson for graduating with Honors in Advanced Nutritional Sciences.
Congratulations to Amari Johnson for graduating with Honors in Advanced Nutritional Sciences.
September 5th, 2019 | Congratulations, Meghan!
September 5th, 2019 | Congratulations, Meghan!
Congratulations to Meghan Collins on winning 1st place for best poster at the Second Annual Center for Molecular Carcinogenesis and Toxicology (CMCT) Research Symposium.
Congratulations to Meghan Collins on winning 1st place for best poster at the Second Annual Center for Molecular Carcinogenesis and Toxicology (CMCT) Research Symposium.
August 16th, 2019 | Welcome, Lavender!
August 16th, 2019 | Welcome, Lavender!
Congratulations on completing the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at UT Austin and being one step closer to becoming a Registered Dietitian.
Congratulations on completing the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at UT Austin and being one step closer to becoming a Registered Dietitian.
May, 2019 | Congratulations, Paul!
May, 2019 | Congratulations, Paul!
“Thanks to all my lab mates and friends who have helped me get this far! Just passed my preliminary exam and I am now officially a candidate for a doctoral degree.”
“Thanks to all my lab mates and friends who have helped me get this far! Just passed my preliminary exam and I am now officially a candidate for a doctoral degree.”
Aug, 2018 | Congratulations, Xiyuan!
Aug, 2018 | Congratulations, Xiyuan!
Congratulations to Xiyuan Lu for receiving the award for the best poster presentation at the Nutritional Science Department retreat.
Congratulations to Xiyuan Lu for receiving the award for the best poster presentation at the Nutritional Science Department retreat.
May, 2018 | Congratulations, Lavender!
May, 2018 | Congratulations, Lavender!
Congratulations to G. Lavender Hackman for graduating with Honors in Advanced Nutritional Sciences and receiving the prestigious Book award.
Congratulations to G. Lavender Hackman for graduating with Honors in Advanced Nutritional Sciences and receiving the prestigious Book award.