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Welcome Albert Ochoa Castillo!
We are thrilled to welcome another graduate student to our group! Albert officially joined in December 2022. He will be working with the cryopreservation team to investigate the interactions of cryoprotectants with live cells using advanced microscopy techniques. We are ecstatic to have him as part of the team!
Congratulations to Kylie for passing her lit sem!
Kylie passed her literature seminar with flying colors, bringing her one step closer to her PhD! She presented on the various types of fluorescence microscopy used to identify plant stress. Kylie focused on fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, a technique she herself hopes to use in her own research. Now that she’s cleared this hurdle, she …
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Congratulations to Yayo for passing his candidacy exam!
We are thrilled to report that Yayo successfully passed his candidacy exam and is now considered a PhD Candidate! He is well on the way to receiving his PhD. Now, Yayo will focus on collecting more data and publishing literature on the work he has done so far. His next big hurdle will be presenting …
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Congratulations Dr. Miller!
Sam successfully defended her PhD and received her doctorate! We are incredibly thrilled for her and proud of her work here in the Levinger Lab. Sam will continue in research as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology where she will apply her expertise in NMR to a new system: high …
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Fionna becomes part of the 2021/22 cohort of Sustainability Leadership Fellows!
Fionna will be part of the 2021/22 cohort of Sustainability Leadership Fellows! Through this fellowship, she will have the opportunity to learn from science journalists about how scientists can successfully communicate to the public. Fionna plans to go into a career focused on science communication; this opportunity will help her connect with and learn from …
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Paper published!
Sam published her first-author paper “Nanoconfinement Raises the Energy Barrier to Hydrogen Atom Exchange between Water and Glucose” in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. In this paper, Sam discusses how she was able to determine the energy barrier of hydrogen exchange between glucose and water using reverse micelles and temperature regulated NMR. She found …
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Communication Published!
Fionna published a first-author communication titled “Non-Uniform Distribution of Cryoprotecting Agents in Rice Culture Cells Measured by CARS Microscopy” in the journal Plants on March 21, 2021! In the communication, Fionna demonstrates our ability to directly observe deuterated DMSO sequestering within organelles, rather than being uniformly distributed through the cells. This demonstrates that different organelles …
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Levinger Lab sweeps RMRM awards
Students in our lab did an outstanding job at the virtual American Chemical Society Rocky Mountain Regional meeting! Sam, Fionna and Chris all presented their work virtually in individual 6-minute talks. Their presentations were so well received that each of them won an award! Sam was awarded the ACS Award for her presentation on glucose-water …
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Welcome Heidi Kreckel!
Heidi Kreckel is the newest Levinger Group Member. She comes to us from the east coast where she studied fluorescence at SUNY Potsdam. She’s excited to start her project on cryopreservation in insects. When Heidi is not in the lab, you can find her in the mountains. Welcome to the lab Heidi!
New Year, New Group Photo
To bring in the New Year, the Levinger group took a new group photo with our newest member Heidi Kreckel! (Photo Credit goes to the wonderful Lauren Brigandi) From left to right: Chris Gale, Kate Fieseler, Sam Miller, Dr. Nancy Levinger, Fionna Samuels, Heidi Kreckel