Scenes from a Scientific Summer

Quests for antibodies, several lab renovations, and three new lab members later, our first summer at Duke has come to a close! This summer we experienced growth of all kinds: intellectual growth, growth of our lab community, and even the growth of our first cell line!

They say that a picture is worth one thousand words, so take a look at what we’ve been up to!

"Cell-fie" Time!

Our undegrads (Ire and Vivian) learned how to passage cells for the first time! 

A Behind the “Genes” Tour

Special thanks to Devi Swain for giving us a tour of Duke’s gene sequencing facility!

Go Bulls!

Cheering on the Durham Bulls and enjoying "America's Favorite Pastime" (as well as snacks) together!

From Left to Right:

Molly, Ariella, Wool E. Bull, Ire, Dr. Adrianna, and Vivian

Hello! My name is…

NOT Inigo Montoya, but Persimmon the Penguin, our lab mascot!

Ire presented the first San Roman Lab poster as part of the Summer Scholars in Genome Science and Medicine program!

Alternative Title: Ire’s hard work and curiosity onto a 36" x 48" poster! 

It’s Coming Together!

Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was the San Roman lab, but after a summer of unboxing and organizing, our lab is coming together quite nicely!

Stay tuned for all of the exciting things our lab is up to in the coming months! See you in autumn!

“All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.”

― L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams

Written by Vivian Apple