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Welcome Amanda Erwin, Michael Greer and Meagan Postema!

Mar. 2, 2016—The Zanic Lab welcomes QCB student Michael Greer and IGP students Amanda Erwin and Meagan Postema for the 4th rotation!

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Goodbye Marija Podolski!

Feb. 1, 2016—The lab sends Marija off by winning the Escape Game! Great team work everyone!!!  

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Marija Podolski presents in the Microtubules and Motors Club

Jan. 20, 2016—Little Marija presented her research in the Microtubules and Motors Club, before leaving for Berkeley next week. We will miss her a lot, and wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors!  

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First tubulin prep!

Nov. 25, 2015—Big night in the Zanic lab: we got 250 mg in our very own first tubulin prep! Kudos to Ki, Ian, Beth, Veronica, Greg and Marijas for persevering into the wee hours! And what a better way to celebrate than with a lab hike enjoying beautiful Nashville November weather!

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Marija gives a talk at Clemson University

Nov. 19, 2015—Marija is back from giving a talk at Clemson University Department of Physics and Astronomy. Thanks to Josh Alper for being a great host!

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Welcome Veronica Farmer & Ian Setliff!

Nov. 1, 2015—The Zanic lab welcomes PhD rotation students Veronica Farmer and Ian Setliff. Veronica Farmer obtained her BA in Biology from Mount Holyoke College, MA and has joined Vanderbilt’s IGP PhD program this Fall. Ian holds a BS in Physics from the University of Richmond, VA, and is a student in the QCB PhD program. We’re...

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Welcome Olivia Purtell!

Oct. 4, 2015—The Zanic Lab welcomes undergraduate Mathematics and Chemistry major Olivia Purtell!

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Welcome Claire Strothman!

Sep. 10, 2015—The Zanic Lab welcomes PhD student Claire Strothman for her first rotation in our lab! Claire is a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University where she obtained her BA in Medicine, Health and Society, and is currently in the first year of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Welcome Claire!

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Welcome Corey Hayford!

Aug. 22, 2015—We welcome PhD student Corey Hayford who will be doing his first rotation in our lab! Corey obtained his BS in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin (Go Horns!) and is in the first year of the PhD program in Quantitative and Chemical Biology.          

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Welcome Marija Podolski!

Aug. 13, 2015—We're very excited to welcome Marija Podolski to the lab! Marija obtained her PhD in Biophysics with Joe Howard (now at Yale University), and will be moving on to a postdoc at Berkeley Bioengineering with Dan Fletcher. We are thrilled that she decided to spend some time with us during her transition!

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