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The Lucks lab welcomes a new member: Xavier “Xav” Bower! They are currently in the Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD program at Northwestern University, co-advised with Josh Leonard.  Before Northwestern, they graduated with a B.S. in Molecular Engineering and a Minor in Spanish Language and Literature from University of Chicago and then worked at the diagnosticsContinue reading “Xav joins the lab!”

Dr. Jenni Li successfully defended her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering! Jenni was also a Distinguished Graduate Researcher runner-up and presented her work at the Northwestern University Chemical and Biological Engineering retreat this year. Congratulations Dr. Li!

Congratulations to Lucks lab member Laura Hertz on being selected by the RNA Society as a Junior Scientist Committee Representative. Laura is a rising sixth year Ph.D. candidate in the Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program and is a huge fan of RNA! As a Junior Scientist Representative, Laura will help promote professional development and networking opportunitiesContinue reading “Laura Selected as RNA Society Junior Scientist Representative”

Congratulations to Lucks lab graduate students Herma Demissie, Maram Naji, Juliana Feng, and Edric Choi for winning prestigious fellowships! Herma, a Ph.D. student in Chemical and Biological Engineering, won a Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) fellowship. Maram–also pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering–received a SynBAS fellowship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipContinue reading “Several Lucks Lab Members Win Fellowships”

The Lucks Lab welcomed another new lab member in 2022: Anibal Arce Medina! He has a degree in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. During his time in college, he participated in an exchange program at the University of California, Davis for two quarters. In his previous work,Continue reading “Anibal joins the lab!”

The Lucks lab is excited to welcome 3 new members—Herma, Juliana, and Maram! Herma Demissie is a first year PhD student in the Chemical & Biological Engineering program. She received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Colombia University. As an undergraduate student, Herma worked with Dr. Allie Obermeyer studying the complex coacervation behavior of ELPContinue reading “Maram, Juliana, and Herma join the lab!”

Lucks Lab PhD candidate David Bushhouse was recognized with a poster award at the RNA Society Meeting 2022 in Boulder, CO. Congratulations on the excellent poster, David!

Dylan Brown, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, is joining the Lucks lab! As an undergraduate, he worked with Dr. David Whitten studying the antimicrobial activity of polyelectrolytes. At North Carolina State University, he worked with Dr. Amy Grunden and Dr. Joel Pawlak. There, he optimized organic acid production of a bacterial species using pulp andContinue reading “Dylan Brown Joins the Lab!”

The Lucks lab would like to welcome Chemical & Biological Engineering PhD student Jenni Li! Before graduate school, she earned a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She worked in Hang Lu’s lab at Georgia Tech on studying C. elegans’ whole-brain dynamics and single-cell responses to aerosols on microfluidics platforms.Continue reading “Jenni Li Joins the Lab!”

Please join the Lucks lab in welcoming Charlotte Knopp as a lab manager! Before joining the Lucks Lab, Charlotte worked in the University of Chicago’s Cellular and Tissue Based Processing cGMP Facility producing cancer vaccines and other cellular products for clinical trials. She earned a B.A. Biological Sciences from Mount Holyoke College. Her undergraduate honorsContinue reading “Charlotte Knopp joins the lab as a lab manager!”