News Archive: 2021

November, 2021

The Alex Whiteley lab receives funding through the University of Colorado's 'Venture Challenge' from CU Venture Partners and the Colorado Office for Economic Development and International Trade to develop small molecule inhibitors of PEG10 activity in the fight against ALS-FTD.

 


 

October 2021

Alex is thrilled to be visiting the University of Utah Biochemistry Department at the invitation of their graduate program to give a seminar on her UBQLN research!

 


 

September 20, 2021

 This month, we welcome our TWO new postdoctoral scholars, Shannon Leslie and Aaron Holling! They will be working on diverse functions of UBQLNs in human health and disease.

 

 


 

September 10-11, 2021

 Our Biochemistry graduate program held an in-person retreat outside at Chautauqua in Boulder to celebrate science and each other. Great job to Will Campodonico who represented our lab with an awesome poster!

 

 


 

May 11, 2021

 Welcome to our new graduate student Julia Roberts, who will be working on understanding UBQLN client identity!

 

 


 

April 12, 2021

 Congratulations to our undergraduate Cristina Lau, who just won a prestigious BSI Scholars Award to begin research on neurodegeneration this summer!

 

 


 

April 5, 2021

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 Welcome graduate student Will Campodonico as a permanent lab member!

 

 


January 6, 2021

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 The Alex Whiteley Laboratory celebrates one year since opening! We are so excited to grow our lab and continue the science in 2021!