Ross Lab

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Life in the lab

Confocal Microscope Up and Running

Great news! We are happy to announce that after opening, unpacking and assembling many boxes, the Nikon A1R confocal microscope is working great and providing the lab with gorgeous pictures of neurons. This laser-scanning microscope allows us to serially image thin, optical sections which can be stacked and constructed into a three-dimensional representation at high […]

Good Luck Kathryn!

This week the lab says goodbye to member Kathryn Eckert. Kathryn, a senior Biology and Community Health major at Tufts University, was a 2012 CNUP Summer Research Program fellowship recipient. As one of thirteen undergraduate student recipients, Kathryn chose Ross Lab to gain great experience and conduct independent research. We thank Kathryn for her contributions […]

Launching the lab

We came in June and got the lab set up by mid-July. Here are some pics of our lab warming party. Kim made us a fantastic pinata, and we served home-made quasadillas and margaritas.