End of summer lab get together
News
Louis Goddet from Lyophitech arrives for a summer internship investigating freeze-drying techniques
Brandon and Patrick’s Graduation Celebration
Drinks at Ruhstaller to celebrate our two newest graduates!
Welcome back to the lab Korn
Kantharakorn Macharoen, a recent graduate of the McDonald-Nandi lab and faculty member at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) will be visiting over the summer to complete some research.
Brandon Pizarro and Patrick Negulescu Graduate!
Congratulations to Brandon and Patrick on completing their degrees! Best of luck on your future pursuits.
Media coverage of space-grown lettuce to potentially help astronauts avoid bone loss
Other coverage can be found below: Videos: ACS Spring 2022: http://www.acs.org/spacelettuce KCRA3 News: https://www.kcra.com/article/space-lettuce-uc-davis-correct-bone-loss-space-travel/39589662 CBS13 News: https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/6216805-qanswers-how-will-lettuce-protect-astronauts-in-space/ Stories: UC Davis News (March 22, 2022): https://www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/news/lettuce-could-protect-astronauts-bones-mars-trip?utm_source=datelinehtml&utm_medium=datelinenewsletter&utm_campaign=dateline_20220322 New York Post (March 22, 2022): https://nypost.com/2022/03/22/humans-on-mars-may-feast-on-gene-edited-salad-to-stop-bones-breaking/ Daily Mail, UK (March 22, 2022): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10636451/Gene-edited-lettuce-grown-SPACE-protect-astronauts-against-bone-loss-missions-Mars.html Republicworld.com Read More …
McDonald-Nandi Lab attends ACS Spring 2022 in San Diego, CA
The McDonald-Nandi Lab made its way down to sunny San Diego, CA to attend the American Chemical Society Spring National Conference. Find our labs presentations here! Karen McDonald: 1. 2022 DIC Wang award lecture: Plants as molecular foundries: From earth Read More …
Karen McDonald is presented with the Daniel I.C. Wang award at ACS in recognition of her contributions in the field of biochemical engineering
McDonald-Nandi Lab Awarded BioMADE Grant with Checkerspot
New Project: Simulating Manufacturing Scale Aerobic Fermentation in Pressurized Miniature Bioreactor This project, led by Checkerspot in partnership with University of California, Davis will evaluate a pressurized scale-down model for fermentation development, to determine whether it can replace more costly intermediate scale fermentation systems. Read More …
McDonald-Nandi Lab Members Finish 2nd in the 2022 Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon
Stephan Alfaro (UC Davis), Liber McKee (UC Davis), Patrick Negulescu (UC Davis), Justin Wong (UC Davis), Abd El Hamis Sherief (AUC) and mentor Saam Shahrokhi (Mission Barns) of Leafy Beefy take second place in the underutilized resource track as part Read More …