Lab News
January 12, 2024 - Welcome Oliver, a new undergrad researcher working on the histidine kinase project.
December 14, 2023 - Our lab won the 2023 KC Innovation and Impact award! Also Secret Santa.
November 28, 2023 - KBBQ, lab outing.
November 15, 2023 - Calin named the 2023-24 Clark Honors College Outstanding Senior Thesis Advisor!
September 8, 2023 - Welcome Karl, a new postdoc working on the DHFR (antibiotic resistance) project.
August 23, 2023 - Lab outing to Prince Puckler's Ice Cream.
August 9, 2023 - River Day, lab outing.
July 20, 2023 - Hey Neighbor outing.
July 14, 2023 - Congratulations Carmen for receiving a Best Poster Award at the Mutational Scanning Symposium.
June 16, 2023 - Boba @ Tea Chai Té.
June 14, 2023 - Congratulations Carmen for receiving the Clark Honors College' Aaron Novick Award for her thesis work.
June 2, 2023 - Congratulations Yuki on an excellent thesis defense!
May 8, 2023 - Welcome Abbey, a new undergrad researcher working on the gene synth project.
March 6, 2023 - Welcome Craig, our new Senior Staff Scientist of Technology Development and Commercialization!
March 3, 2023 - Congratulations Carmen on an excellent thesis defense!
December 14, 2023 - Our lab won the 2023 KC Innovation and Impact award! Also Secret Santa.
November 28, 2023 - KBBQ, lab outing.
November 15, 2023 - Calin named the 2023-24 Clark Honors College Outstanding Senior Thesis Advisor!
September 8, 2023 - Welcome Karl, a new postdoc working on the DHFR (antibiotic resistance) project.
August 23, 2023 - Lab outing to Prince Puckler's Ice Cream.
August 9, 2023 - River Day, lab outing.
July 20, 2023 - Hey Neighbor outing.
July 14, 2023 - Congratulations Carmen for receiving a Best Poster Award at the Mutational Scanning Symposium.
June 16, 2023 - Boba @ Tea Chai Té.
June 14, 2023 - Congratulations Carmen for receiving the Clark Honors College' Aaron Novick Award for her thesis work.
June 2, 2023 - Congratulations Yuki on an excellent thesis defense!
May 8, 2023 - Welcome Abbey, a new undergrad researcher working on the gene synth project.
March 6, 2023 - Welcome Craig, our new Senior Staff Scientist of Technology Development and Commercialization!
March 3, 2023 - Congratulations Carmen on an excellent thesis defense!
February 18, 2023 - Lab outing to Sweet Cheeks Winery.
January 19, 2023 - Congratulations Sayandeep on getting the PepTalk Poster Award!
October 31, 2023 - Halloween Spooktacular Journal Club with costumes.
June 22, 2022 - Hey Neighbor outing. Congratulations Amanda for graduating!
December 17, 2021 - Calin's talk at SynBYSS is available online here.
December 9, 2021 - Congratulations to Anissa for winning the Knight Campus T-shirt design contest.
October 22, 2021 - Congratulations to Nora and Amanda of the UOregon iDEC 2021 team. Their work this summer won 5 awards at the final competition including Best New Molecular Evolutionary Machine, Best Presentation, Best Wiki, and the Silver Medal!
October 12, 2021 - Welcome Jim as new staff scientist in the lab.
October 5, 2021 - We've received our first grant from the NIH. The New Innovator Award will help us research how to generate antibodies at large scales.
July 1, 2021 - Congratulations to Amanda Kreppel and Nora Kearns for receiving a Peter O'Day Fellowship.
June 15, 2021 - Welcome Anissa, a new graduate student in the lab and congratulations for receiving a spot on the NSF-NRT molecular probes and sensors training grant.
May 28, 2021 - Congratulations to Nora for defending her thesis.
May 14, 2021 - Congratulations Andrew for advancing to candidacy.
April 9, 2021 - Congratulations Natanya for advancing to candidacy.
March 23, 2021 - Congratulations to Natanya who was awarded an Honorable Mention for her NSF GRFP!
January 18, 2021 - Welcome Amanda, an undergraduate researcher.
January 7, 2021 - Congratulations to Nora for winning the Knight Campus T-shirt design contest.
December 1, 2020 - Welcome Carmen, an undergraduate researcher.
January 19, 2023 - Congratulations Sayandeep on getting the PepTalk Poster Award!
October 31, 2023 - Halloween Spooktacular Journal Club with costumes.
June 22, 2022 - Hey Neighbor outing. Congratulations Amanda for graduating!
December 17, 2021 - Calin's talk at SynBYSS is available online here.
December 9, 2021 - Congratulations to Anissa for winning the Knight Campus T-shirt design contest.
October 22, 2021 - Congratulations to Nora and Amanda of the UOregon iDEC 2021 team. Their work this summer won 5 awards at the final competition including Best New Molecular Evolutionary Machine, Best Presentation, Best Wiki, and the Silver Medal!
October 12, 2021 - Welcome Jim as new staff scientist in the lab.
October 5, 2021 - We've received our first grant from the NIH. The New Innovator Award will help us research how to generate antibodies at large scales.
July 1, 2021 - Congratulations to Amanda Kreppel and Nora Kearns for receiving a Peter O'Day Fellowship.
June 15, 2021 - Welcome Anissa, a new graduate student in the lab and congratulations for receiving a spot on the NSF-NRT molecular probes and sensors training grant.
May 28, 2021 - Congratulations to Nora for defending her thesis.
May 14, 2021 - Congratulations Andrew for advancing to candidacy.
April 9, 2021 - Congratulations Natanya for advancing to candidacy.
March 23, 2021 - Congratulations to Natanya who was awarded an Honorable Mention for her NSF GRFP!
January 18, 2021 - Welcome Amanda, an undergraduate researcher.
January 7, 2021 - Congratulations to Nora for winning the Knight Campus T-shirt design contest.
December 1, 2020 - Welcome Carmen, an undergraduate researcher.
September 30, 2020 - Moving day! We're off to the new Knight Campus building.
June 9, 2020 - Welcome to Andrew and Natanya, the first two graduate students to join the lab. Congratulations for receiving positions on the Molecular Biology and Biophysics and Genetics Training Programs.
June 2, 2020 - Welcome to Sam our new lab manager.
March 30, 2020 - Welcome Natanya and Sophia doing (virtual) research rotations in the lab.
January 7, 2020 - Welcome Nora, a Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar doing a research project in the lab.
January 6, 2020 - Welcome Andrew and Lauren doing research rotations in the lab.
August 2019 - The Plesa lab will open in August 2019 at the Knight Campus.
June 9, 2020 - Welcome to Andrew and Natanya, the first two graduate students to join the lab. Congratulations for receiving positions on the Molecular Biology and Biophysics and Genetics Training Programs.
June 2, 2020 - Welcome to Sam our new lab manager.
March 30, 2020 - Welcome Natanya and Sophia doing (virtual) research rotations in the lab.
January 7, 2020 - Welcome Nora, a Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar doing a research project in the lab.
January 6, 2020 - Welcome Andrew and Lauren doing research rotations in the lab.
August 2019 - The Plesa lab will open in August 2019 at the Knight Campus.