…or, at least, that’s what Bob Dylan would say, because as summer draws to a close, it’s time for us to extend bittersweet goodbyes to several people in our lab family.
Mesce Lab group photo, Summer 2016
From left to right:
Standing: Zoe Matticks, Anthony Auletta, Karen Mesce, Joshua Puhl, Morgan Newhoff, Tony Bigelow
Kneeling: Michael Baltzley, Mara CP Rue
We recently bid a fond farewell to lab manager Mara CP Rue, who has shipped up to Boston to begin her studies as a Ph.D. student in Brandeis University’s Graduate Program in Neuroscience. Mara joined the lab in early 2015; since then, she has been instrumental in the functioning of the lab, and has contributed to many different projects that we have been working on. Her presence in the lab will be greatly missed, but we wish her well in this next step of her career!
Taking over Mara’s lab manager duties is former undergraduate researcher Tony Bigelow, who has just returned from his summer stint at the Neural Systems & Behavior course at Woods Hole. We’re confident that Tony will do a stellar job building upon the work that Mara has started, and we are all looking forward to having him in the lab full time.
We must also soon say adieu to our two wonderful summer visitors, Dr. Mike Baltzley and Zoe Matticks. Mike will be returning to his faculty position at Western Oregon University, and we look forward to collaborating with him in the future on the projects that we began together this summer. Zoe will be heading back to Massachussetts, to complete her studies at Wellesley College and, ultimately, apply to medical school. We will miss having both Mike and Zoe in the lab, and hope that they enjoyed their time with us. And who knows… maybe we’ll even see them again next summer? One can hope….