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Year in Review!

This past year has been filled with excitement as we recognize and celebrate the many accomplishments of our lab!

  • Brian completed his term as Senior Associate Dean for Math and Science and began his tenure as Director of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology (WICMB)
  • Group Safety Representative, Jess, and the lab earned the Fall 2024 Biannual Laboratory Safety Award!
  • the addition of a new graduate student; welcome Michael!
  • Alise, Dhruva, Gideon, Herbert, Maithili, Mike, Tim, and Yajie virtually attended Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction
  • several oral and poster presentations at various research conferences, workshops, and seminars:
    • Cornell University Graduate and Postdoc Fall Seminar Series (Jess)
    • Ithaca College Department of Chemistry Fall Seminar Series (Jess)
    • Cornell ACERT Annual Workshops (Alise, Jess, Rob, Tim)
    • WICMB Summer Retreat (Mike, Nicole, Tim)
      • Mike won “Best Poster by a Postdoc”
    • Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Intra-campus Cornell Summer Retreat  (Herbert)
    • Molecular Biophysics of Membranes (Tim)
  • Daniyal, Feng Shi, and Nicole attended a research retreat in North Sutton, New Hampshire, that was hosted by Dr. Jay Dunlap from Dartmouth College
  • the Crane lab attended the WICMB Summer Retreat in Geneva, New York
  • Erik graduated with a M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering
  • Cristina won “College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Teaching Assistant” for the 2023-2024 academic year as “a testament to her commitment to educational excellence”
  • Jess partnered with ACERT to film a video series showcasing the applications of a new CIQTEK bench top ESR spectrometer at Cornell University
  • Cristina, Jess, and Rebecca volunteered as event supervisors for the New York Science Olympiad Division B and C state tournaments
  •  Jess became a graduate student organizer for Chemical Biology Supergroup
  •  6 new published papers and more coming soon!