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November 30, 2019: Mesecar Lab tailgate to support Purdue Football! Of course we chose the coldest, rainiest game of the season where we had to hold down our canopy tent for the tailgate…still FUN for those who braved the weather. Boilerrrrr UP!

Mesecar Lab going to a football game.

November 26, 2019: Our outing to a local restaurant named DT Kirby’s right before the Thanksgiving holiday =  KIRBS-GIVING! It wouldn’t be tradition if Andy didn’t wear a turkey hat! Pictured left (around the table) to right:  Noah, Andy, Mackenzie, Emma, Courtney, Alina, Samadhi, Adam, Brandon, & Corey. The Mattoo Lab snuck in towards the end to celebrate with us (also a close up of the turkey hat…you’re welcome!).

Profs Mattoo and Mesecar with students.

The Mesecar Lab group at DT Kirby's.

October 25, 2019: The annual Mesecar Halloween Party. Lab costumes to note: Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Mackenzie & Emma), Frankenstein (Andy), Mobster (Corey), Red Riding Hood (Samadhi), Baboon (Brandon) and Evil Scientist (Noah)

Lab members in their Halloween costumes. Tweedle Dee, Frankenstein and Tweedle Dum.

Brandon in a baboon costume. Evil scientist costume Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

Singing at the Halloween party.

October 14, 2019: Our students, Emma Lendy and Brandon Anson presented posters at the 2019 Drug Discovery Symposium. Emma won third place in the poster competition. Great work guys!

Brandon presenting at the 2019 Drug Discovery Symposium. Emma presenting at the 2019 Drug Discovery Symposium.

October 11, 2019: A little late… but congratulations to the inaugural molecular biophysics T32 trainees at Purdue (one being our student, Mackenzie Chapman).

Molecular biophysics T32 trainees in 2019.

October 4, 2019: Free tacos and t-shirts at the Purdue women’s volleyball game?! We are IN!

At the Purdue women's volleyball game

September 26, 2019: Supporting our student Emma Lendy who was the event coordinator for Science on Tap with a talk from Purdue faculty, Dr. Seema Mattoo.

Pictured left to right: Corey, Mackenzie, Alina (UG), Gail, Emma & Andy.

September 19, 2019: Getting out of lab work for an evening for at Painting with a Twist! Celebrating post-doctoral researcher, Kristina Kesely’s new job!

Showing off paintings Being surprised while painting.

Goofing off while painting.

September 17, 2019: Student, Mackenzie Chapman presenting her work on PLpro at the Biophysics Chicago conference. Great work!

Mackenzie Chapman with her work. Mackenzie Chapman with her research poster.

August 16, 2019: Ph.D. Candidate, Brandon Anson, presenting his recent work at the Department of Biochemistry retreat. He always has the coolest pictures of animals in his slides…is that a chicken?! Also, Ph.D. Candidate, Emma Lendy, presenting her recent work on BACE in the poster session.

Brandon Anson presenting his recent work.

Emma Lendy presenting her recent work on BACE.

August 13, 2019: The Mesecar Lab is taking students! Your picture could be added to this poster next year!

Mesecar Research Lab poster.

August 9, 2019: Mesecar Lab outing celebrating the end of summer! Pictured left to right: Noah, Adam, Samadhi, Stephanie, Emma, Mackenzie, Courtney, Kristina, Brandon, Corey, & Humphrey.

July 29, 2019: Sterile technique during the week...and mud pits on the weekend?! Courtney, Emma, and Mackenzie ran a Muddy Princess 5K with their friends dressed as Starbursts!

 Courtney, Emma, and Mackenzie

July 26, 2019: Congratulations to our lab manager, Nicole and her husband on their beautiful baby girl, Ali! Only picture we got from our lab outing at Andy’s house where we celebrated Dr. Jozlyn Clasman’s defense and post-doc in Boston, MA.

Lab outing at Andy's house

June 30, 2019: Emma Lendy and Dr. Courtney Daczkowski enjoyed their time at the 2019 Protein Society Meeting in Seattle, WA. Highlights of their trip include hearing Dr. Gabe Lander’s talk, Dr. David Baker coming up to Emma’s poster, exploring Pike’s Place, and all the great food.

Emma Lendy and Dr. Courtney Daczkowski

May 8, 2019: Mackenzie Chapman presenting her very first Mesecar Lab poster at the 2019 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy Symposium.

Mackenzie Chapman presenting

April 26, 2019: Said farewell to our wonderful, German exchange student, Sophie Deselaers, who was a huge assistance to Emma on the BACE project.

Pictured in front (left to right): Kristina, Courtney, Emma, Sophie, Samadhi, Jozlyn, Mackenzie. Back (left to right): Adam, Noah, Andy, Brandon, Corey

April 13, 2019: Celebrating Annie’s first birthday at her “Wild One” party. In case you were wondering…yes, Annie is a dog.

Lab members with a dog.

March 15, 2019: End of the semester group meeting at Nine Irish Brothers!

Pictured left…around the table…and ending a the right: Brandon, Mackenzie, Corey, Jozlyn, Adam, May, Emma, Samadhi, Andy, Nicole, & Kristina.

January 17, 2019: Courtney, Emma, Mackenzie, and Kristina (pictured right to left) enjoyed a night out of lab seeing Kinky Boots as it came through Purdue on its Broadway Tour.

Lab members having fun.

November 11, 2018: Out to DT Kirb’s right before thanksgiving break for Kirbsgiving! Pictured left to right: Emma, Brandon, Andy+turkey, Mackenzie, Kristina, Nicole, & Courtney.

The group at DT Kirby's 

May 1, 2018: Trip to the Advanced Photon Source (APS) to collect diffraction data on our crystals! Pictured left to right: Brandon, Sarah, & Jozlyn. 

Brandon, Sarah, & Jozlyn

April 18, 2018: We attempt to get together yearly for a group meeting with our collaborators. Happy to get together this time with the Baker Lab.

Group meeting with Baker Lab.

August 21, 2017: Bowling night for the Mesecar Lab! Pictured left to right: Alli, Nicole, Sarah, Andy, Brandon, Kristina & Jeff, Jozlyn & Dan, & Nicole.

November 18, 2016: Andy runs around lab right before Thanksgiving with his turkey hat!

Prof Mesecar in a turkey hat.

November 11, 2014: Cookout at the Mesecar’s House!