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Aug 7, 20221 min read

NSF BioNetworks REU 2022

Our REU student Micah Watkins from Howard University presenting the work she did over the summer as part of the NSF BioNetworks REU at...

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Jul 31, 20221 min read

Bioprospecting for new bacteria with Channelview HS students

We had an awesome time this summer working with students from Channelview High School searching for environmental bacteria capable of...

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May 1, 20221 min read

SEED 2022

We were thrilled to have Andrew present his work on a standardized fluorescent protein palette at SEED this year. Lots of great feedback...

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Oct 15, 20211 min read

Welcome Qiyao!

We celebrated Qiyao Wei, a graduate student in the Bioengineering program, joining the lab by heading out to Buffalo Bayou Brewing...

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Sep 29, 20211 min read

Our 3D Printer has arrived

The 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...

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Aug 10, 20211 min read

NSF BioNetworks REU 2021

Great time watching Amol Gupta present his summer research project in our lab. He worked to develop a set of fluorescent proteins that...

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Oct 13, 20201 min read

Our 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...

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Sep 22, 20201 min read

Testing our fluorescence imager

Our custom fluorescence imager is a work in progress. We frequently need to perform fluorescent imaging using excitation wavelengths...

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Aug 16, 20201 min read

Relocating our strain collection to Houston

This 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...

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Jun 30, 20201 min read

The 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...