We were glad to finish a really challenging academic year and begin a summer full of exciting new things for the R-G lab. Former undergraduate student Rachel Grimes is back in the lab as a research assistant (yay!). We are also excited to welcome a UGA undergraduate student, James Gaither, to spend the lab with us as a STEP-UP (NIDDK) scholar. He had applied to the STEP-UP program at University of Alabama, Birmingham and they connected us with him so that he could do his work at UGA.
We have enjoyed recent meetings that include our Developmental Biology Alliance spring retreat (where Jennifer Jenkins presented), Southeast Regional Society of Developmental Biology conference (where Tulip Chandra presented a flash talk), and the most recent installment of Flatworm Fridays (where Tulip Chandra also presented a flash talk). It has been fun to share our work and also hear about lots of new and exciting science in our broader community.
We also have a few publications in the pipe and RRG is working on a grant application and a new course for the fall. Stay tuned for new and exciting progress here!