Fall 2019 = Sabbatical

The Fall 2019 semester is starting a little different this academic year. Anna is off on sabbatical and the lab is moving forward with the research. She will be spending the time writing grants, writing papers (yes- finishing up a review with Michelle that was due awhile ago!), and conducting some experiments over at the… Continue reading Fall 2019 = Sabbatical

Michelle presenting at BWC

Michelle made her annual research presentation to the Baltimore Worm Club today. She did a great job presenting her latest and greatest research investigating the role of rpn-12 in sex determination. Way to go Michelle!

Gordon Conference Time! Fertilization and Activation of Development

The end of July meant time to head up to Holderness, New Hampshire to attend the 2019 Fertilization and Activation of Development Gordon Research Conference. For this trip, Anna and Benedict made the journey up North. Thankfully, Benedict’s travels were uneventful and he made it to the conference on time. However, Anna hit major travel… Continue reading Gordon Conference Time! Fertilization and Activation of Development

Bioinformatics Time!

Anna decided it was time to start learning a little Bioinformatics and took a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) workshop. Now perhaps she can begin to start to analyze NGS data herself! Wouldn’t that be nice. 😉

Allen lab goes to the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Society of Developmental Biology meeting at Penn State University

Anna and Michelle headed off to central Pennsylvania to attend the 2019 MA-SDB meeting. Michelle was selected to give a short oral presentation on her research on the role of specific subunits of the proteasome in reproduction. She gave a fantastic talk! And it was great to hear about all the Developmental biology research going… Continue reading Allen lab goes to the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Society of Developmental Biology meeting at Penn State University

Michelle wins a poster award!

We found out that Michelle’s poster presentation at the 2019 HU Research Symposium earned her a poster prize. Way to go Michelle! #ProudPI

Allen Lab presents at 2019 Howard University Research Symposium

The Allen lab was strongly represented this year at the 2019 Howard University Research Symposium. We had posters from graduate student Michelle Fernando, and undergraduates India Bradley,Jeandele Elliott, Kyrionna Golliday, and Lakai Legg. Way to go ladies! You all did an amazing job. #ProudPI

Welcome Benedict!

A new graduate student has joined the laboratory. Benedict Quagraine comes to the Allen Lab via the University of Ghana. He received both his Bachelor of Science in Zoology and his Master of Science in Botany from there. Benedict will be taking over the ETR-1 project, and we’re sure will be great strides in deciphering… Continue reading Welcome Benedict!

Congratulations Sofiat!

Sofiat won a poster award at the the 2018 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). So proud of her excellent presentation.