Happy MLK Day! Dr. King once said, “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” As researchers, we understand that sometimes things do not go as expected, but let’s allow this quote to remind us that EVERY step in the journey to discovery counts.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!! Dr. Karl Thompson, the Principal Investigator expressed his thanks for the effort and enthusiasm that each lab member puts into their research and developing teamwork in the Thompson Lab.
We hope for safe travel for all!!🧡
Good mentors share lessons from their experience. Great mentors help you crystallize lessons from your experience.
Good mentors give useful answers. Great mentors help you ask better questions.
Good mentors walk you through their path. Great mentors help you identify your path.
Removing a key protein from the worm Caenorhabditis elegans near the end of its life can double the worm’s lifespan, demonstrating that life-extending interventions can be made at any age. https://t.co/aP90coCblL
70 years ago, Henrietta Lacks, a young African American mother, passed away due to an aggressive cervical cancer. Unknowingly, her cells were extracted. HeLa cells became the first human cells to survive outside the body and were the primary cell line for the COVID vaccine.