Gallery - Koffas Lab

Koffas Lab Annual Summer Outing

Our research group gathered at Saratoga Lake for some Kayaking!

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Bioreactor Setup

Sarah and Mike setting up our new 5L bioreactor for the plastic degradation project. Late nights in the lab always lead to the best discoveries!

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AIChE Annual Meeting

Dr. Koffas presenting our latest findings on sustainable biomanufacturing at the AIChE conference in Orlando. The audience was captivated by our protein engineering breakthroughs!

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Publication Celebration

Celebrating Alex's first-author paper in Nature Biotechnology! The whole lab came together for cake and congratulations. From late-night experiments to published research!

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Protein Purification Day

The weekly protein purification session led by Emma. Teaching new lab members the art and science of getting those perfect bands on the gel!

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Award Ceremony

The whole team celebrating Maria's outstanding graduate student award. Her work on metabolic engineering has been truly groundbreaking!

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Data Analysis Session

Jake and Chen deep in discussion over the latest metabolomics results. Sometimes the best insights come from collaborative data interpretation!

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Poster Session

Our graduate students presenting their research at the Synthetic Biology Conference. Proud to see their hard work getting the recognition it deserves!

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Birthday Surprise

Surprising Dr. Koffas with a birthday celebration in the lab. The cake was shaped like a protein structure - only in our lab would we find that delightful!

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Earth Day Initiative

The lab volunteering for campus sustainability initiatives. Practicing what we preach about environmental responsibility and green chemistry!

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New Equipment Training

Learning to operate our brand new HPLC system. The excitement of new instrumentation always brings out the best in our analytical chemistry skills!

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Graduation Day

Celebrating three PhDs defending their dissertations in one semester! From stressed students to confident doctors - couldn't be prouder of their journey!

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