rossthyerAug 8, 20221 minNSF BioNetworks REU 2022Our REU student Micah Watkins from Howard University presenting the work she did over the summer as part of the NSF BioNetworks REU at...
rossthyerAug 1, 20221 minBioprospecting for new bacteria with Channelview HS studentsWe had an awesome time this summer working with students from Channelview High School searching for environmental bacteria capable of...
rossthyerMay 2, 20221 minSEED 2022We were thrilled to have Andrew present his work on a standardized fluorescent protein palette at SEED this year. Lots of great feedback...
rossthyerOct 15, 20211 minWelcome Qiyao!We celebrated Qiyao Wei, a graduate student in the Bioengineering program, joining the lab by heading out to Buffalo Bayou Brewing...
rossthyerSep 30, 20211 minOur 3D Printer has arrivedThe lab's newest addition, an Ultimaker S3. Excited to see what new things we can now custom print. We're hoping to get this working...
rossthyerAug 10, 20211 minNSF BioNetworks REU 2021Great time watching Amol Gupta present his summer research project in our lab. He worked to develop a set of fluorescent proteins that...
rossthyerOct 13, 20201 minOur First Liquid Handler Arrived!Automating our synthetic biology workflows. Our Apricot was delivered today and the biggest surprise is how much this thing weighs. Its...
rossthyerSep 22, 20201 minTesting our fluorescence imagerOur custom fluorescence imager is a work in progress. We frequently need to perform fluorescent imaging using excitation wavelengths...
rossthyerAug 16, 20201 minRelocating our strain collection to HoustonThis went better than expected - but I don't want to do it again. The Thyer lab -80C freezer was installed this week so we headed back to...
rossthyerJul 1, 20201 minThe Thyer Lab is now open!We have moved into our temporary home on level 8 of the BRC (830) while our permanent space on level 6 (680) is under construction. The...