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August 2023

Running into Franz lab alum, Dr. Jake Jagannathan, at the Beckman Symposium! Jake was named a Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow earlier this year!

July 2023

Ady had a great time presenting her research at the DOC Graduate Research Symposium in Bozeman, Montana! 🤠 #BrokeToeMountain 

Lab members, along with other female scientists, had a great time empowering middle school girls through chemistry outreach activities at the AAUW Tech Trek Summer Camp!

Visiting summer student, Savannah La Mers-Noble, presented her summer research at a poster session to celebrate her accomplishments this summer.

June 2023

Congratulations to Cole for receiving the Roche Medicinal Chemistry Research Award!

Graduation celebrations continue with Franz lab undergraduates Sydney and Jasmin! Sydney graduated with highest honors from the College of Biological Sciences and Jasmine graduated with her B.S. in chemistry. ConGRADulations to the both of them!

Post-commencement celebrations call for an updated group picture.

The group is excited for in-person commencement. Congratulations to Cody, Yun-Pu and Jacob!

Dr. Franz, Yun-Pu and Leah presented at the Silicon Symposium this year. Congrats to Leah for winning the poster prize!

May 2023

Congratulations to Ady for being selected as a recipient of the Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color!

Ady successfully gave her 3rd year seminar – congratulations on reaching this milestone!

Great job to Sydney for her talk at the Larock Conference and congratulations for receiving the Best Presentation Award in organic/inorganic chemistry!

April 2023

Cody’s work with myco-foods in collaboration with Lin Cao in Dr. Ruihong Zhang’s lab was featured in the April 2023 issue of Pacific Nut Producer. Check out the latest issue here!

Congratulations to Cody for a successful talk at the April Chemical Biology Innovation Group (CBIG) meeting!

Check out this feature of our Karate Chemist, Dr. Franz, in the Spring/Summer 2023 edition of the UC Davis Magazine. 

Graduate students Linnea, Yun-Pu, Leah and David and undergrads Sydney and Catherine presented posters at the 23rd Annual R. Bryan Miller Symposium at UC Davis.

March 2023

David gave his 3rd year seminar detailing his work on the liposome project. Congratulations on reaching this milestone!

February 2023

Congratulations to Leah Thompson for passing her QE and advancing to candidacy!

January 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Franz for being elected as a new fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)!

Welcome to the lab, Hannah McFadden!