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Current news from the Rock Lab
Krysia is awarded a Dean’s International Student Fellowship from the BSD
Covers her first year of graduate studies. Congratulations to Krysia!
Oct 3, 2024
Lab BBQ
Julia, Ron, Daniel, Krysia, Luke, and Ula
Aug 9, 2024
Welcome aboard, Krysia
Welcome aboard (again!) to Krysia Tesak. She has now joined the lab for her Ph.D. studies, and will work on a collaborative project with Ralph Weichselbaum in the Dept. of…
Aug 1, 2024
Welcome aboard, Daniel
A warm welcome to Daniel Jankowski, who joins us from Jagiellonian University in Kraków for his Fulbright BioLabs year.
Jul 10, 2024
Kourtney graduates!
Time to break out the champagne
Congratulations to Kourtney Kroll, Ph.D. in Biophysics! Another signed, empty champagne bottle for the window of fame.
Jun 3, 2023
Julia is awarded an NSF graduate fellowship
Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!
Apr 15, 2022
Kourtney is awarded an AHA fellowship
For her work on optogenetic control over contractile systems. Congratulations!
Dec 20, 2021
Welcome aboard, Julia
A warm welcome to Julia Shangguan! She has joined the lab for her Ph.D. work, and will be co-mentored by Tobin.
Sep 1, 2021
Welcome aboard, Michał
A warm welcome to Michał Rekies, who joins us from the University of Agriculture in Krakow for his Fulbright BioLabs year.
Jul 20, 2021
Christmas Party
The Christmas party was a bit different this year because we had to do it over zoom. But we still had gingerbread!
Dec 22, 2020
Welcome aboard, Krysia
A warm welcome to Krystyna (a.k.a Krysia or Cristina) Tesak, who joins us from Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
Oct 1, 2020
Lab BBQ
Kourtney, Ron, Robert, Karolina, Ula, Eugene
Aug 19, 2020
Welcome back, Ula
Welcome back to Ula! She has just joined the Rock Lab after completing her first year of graduate studies and passing her prelim exam.
Aug 10, 2020
Kourtney wins the Grier Prize
Congratulations to Kourtney Kroll for winning the inaugural Grier Prize for Innovative Research in the Biophysical Sciences.
Dec 3, 2019
Welcome aboard, Karolina, Kourtney, and Robert
Ron, Kourtney, Eugene, Ula, Karolina, and Sarah Yde (Kovar lab)
Jul 15, 2019
Christmas Party and Lab Reunion
Great to have a few generations of RockLab folks over!
Dec 21, 2018
Optical Tweezers wins a Nobel!
Eugene on our tweezers rig, the day of the announcement and his day two in the lab!
Oct 2, 2018
Welcome aboard, Eugene
A warm welcome to our new lab member. Auhen “Eugene” Shauchuk joins us from the University of Wrocław.
Oct 1, 2018
Fat Thursday just happened again
Does the Pope approve of something so good?
Feb 8, 2018
Welcome aboard, Ula
A warm welcome to our new lab member. Urszula Cichoń joins us from Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
Jul 1, 2017
Ben defends!
Time to break out the champagne
Congratulations to Ben Zalisko, Ph.D. in Chemistry! Another signed, empty champagne bottle for the window of fame.
May 1, 2017
Welcome aboard, Eric
Welcome to our new lab member. Eric is an undergraduate at the U of C.
Jan 1, 2016
A busy summer for thesis defenses!
Time to break out the champagne
Just minted Rock Lab Ph.D.s #7, #8, #9, and #10.
Oct 15, 2015
Ala is awarded an AHA fellowship
Covers two years of graduate work. Congratulations!
Sep 5, 2015
Welcome aboard, Kasia
Welcome to our new lab member. Kasia Krysztofiak comes to us from the University of Warsaw.
Jul 8, 2015
Welcome aboard, Natalia
A warm welcome to our new lab member, Natalia Plewa. Natalia comes to us from Wrocław University.
Jul 6, 2015
Eric wins an IBD research fellowship
Congratulations to Eric for winning a summer undergraduate research fellowship from the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics.
May 10, 2015
Welcome aboard, Jagoda
A warm welcome to our new lab member. Jagoda hails from the University of Warsaw.
Jul 9, 2014
Fat Thursday just happened
Forbidden donut…
Feb 27, 2014
Welcome back, Aśka
Aśka has returned to the lab as a research technician after finishing her Masters work in Wrocław.
Jan 15, 2014
Ala lands a fellowship
Ala was awarded a Dean’s International Student Fellowship. Congratulations!
Sep 15, 2013
First Rock Lab Kubb champions
To the victors, go the spoils
Congratulations to KC, Ben, and Alex on their glorious Kubb victory!
Aug 11, 2013
Welcome aboard, Łukasz
Welcome to our new lab member. Łukasz comes to us from the University of Warsaw.
Jul 5, 2013
Welcome aboard, Natalia
Welcome to our new lab member, Natalia Zapiórkowska. Natalia comes to us from Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
Jul 1, 2012
Marie wins an IBD research fellowship
Congratulations to Marie for winning a summer undergraduate research fellowship from the Institute for Biophysical Dynamics.
May 1, 2012
KC receives an NSF honorable mention
A good day to pull out the grill
Congratulations to KC for receiving an honorable mention on his NSF graduate fellowship application.
Jan 1, 2012
Lab BBQ
A good day to pull out the grill
Ron, Stas, Ala, Ben, Melanie, Josiah, Crista, David, & Phil
Aug 3, 2009
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