December 2014

  • With the holidays upon us, the West lab took out some time to enjoy the season. This included participating in the department’s holiday door decorating contest. Each office of the West lab entered, and Emily, Holly, and Jessica brought home first place! Throughout the month we also had a great time at a holiday dinner…

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  • Dr. West recently spoke with Tim Darnell of News radio 1067 (WYAY-FM) about his crowdfunding campaign for endangered species preservation. He discussed how skin samples can be taken from such animal sources, and then be turned into a stem cell, which can subsequently develop into a sperm cell. Using such techniques in the lab can…

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  • Every year the West Lab takes a break from work to enjoy time as a group. Ranging from restaurants to museum trips, it is always great to get away from the lab for a day! This year we all got together to enjoy the afternoon by having a long lunch and a visit to Costco…

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  • Dr. West, along with Dr. Steve Stice, have newly returned from a trip to Nanning, China where they gave a lectures at Guangxi University. In his presentation, Dr. West discussed the use of stem cells to develop transgenic animals with improved agricultural characteristics. During their visit, Dr. West and Dr. Stice also took some time…

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