Today we received notification that our department has been awarded a NSF grant to purchase a helium recovery system for the NMRs! Karin was co-PI on the grant – we are very excited! Congratulations to us!

We finally managed to return to an in-person conference! Nick and Hiep presented their posters at the CSUPERB Symposium, held in a bizarre tent in the parking lot of the Santa Clara Marriott during a monsoon. Aside from the soaking wet dash to and from the tent, things were warm and dry, and the interest… Continue reading January 14, 2023

Congratulations to former lab member McKinzie Garrison, who defended her PhD today at John’s Hopkins University. Well done, Dr. Garrison!

Toryan Georgian, a BS Biochemistry student, is the newest addition to our lab. She started today, and hopefully enjoy all of the lab experience she will gain. Welcome, Tori!

Welcome to Ruben Bautista, who has joined our lab! Ruben is a BS Biochemistry major with possible future interests in PhD programs. We are happy to have you, Ruben!

Congratulations to former lab member Imex Aguirre Cardenas for being awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)!! Imex will use it to support his PhD research at UC Riverside. Well done, Imex!

Congratulations to Akemi for completing her BS Biochemistry degree!! After three years as a member of our group, we are sad to see her go, but excited about her next chapter. Good luck, Akemi!

Congratulations to Karin and the Crowhurst lab for being awarded a renewal of their NIH SCORE SC3! This new phase of the research, titled “Synergy between acid stress chaperones HdeA and HdeB with clients and their key sites of activity” will allow us 4 more years of funded research!

This weekend multiple generations of Crowhurst Lab members – old and new – descended upon the Crowhurst homestead for a pool party! The turnout was not as high as previous years – there’s still a pandemic going on here, after all; we were responsible with our masks (even outdoors) but also had fun!

Brandon Thompson is the newest person to join our lab! Brandon is an undergrad doing his BA in Chemistry, but with an eye toward a future in Biochemistry. Welcome, Brandon!