Thinking back to being a kid growing up in California, I remember summers being a time of rest, relaxation, and squirreling around with a backpack on – places like here, here and here. Good times!
In 2023, not a kid any longer = summers are time to move things along, start new ideas, or reflect with fewer distractions. In this regard, the summer was a smashing success on several fronts, starting with …
1. Welcome, Melanie Cocco! Melanie’s visiting us on a sabbatical that started in August and running well into the fall, taking a well-earned break from her time in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the (scenic! well planned!) UC Irvine. Glad to have her here in general and to partake in some particularly cool solution NMR studies of protein/ligand interactions.
