{"id":1415,"date":"2025-10-24T09:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/?page_id=1415"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:20:51","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/fortin-lab\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"in-page-tabs\"><ul id=\"menu-fortin-lab-menu\" class=\"menu nav nav-tabs\"><li id=\"menu-item-1475\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/fortin-lab\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-1425\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/fortin-lab\/current-research\/\">Current Research<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-1419\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/fortin-lab\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-1420\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/fortin-lab\/our-team\/\">Our Team<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-1421\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/fortin-lab\/join-us\/\">Join Us<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-1423\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/fortin-lab\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-1424\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/fortin-lab\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div id=\"pl-1415\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1415-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>7\/28\/26<\/h2>\n<p>Lab outing to Spare Time! Welcome to our new lab members Pradhiti and Perla too! Congrats to Perla for crushing everyone else's scores! Also, girls won against the guys in laser tag!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-46-300x225.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1710  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-46-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-46-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-46-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-46-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-46-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-48-225x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1713  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-48-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-48.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-45-scaled-e1785338414769-300x232.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1711  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-45-scaled-e1785338414769-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-45-scaled-e1785338414769-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-45-scaled-e1785338414769-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-45-scaled-e1785338414769-1536x1189.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-45-scaled-e1785338414769.jpg 1736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-49-e1785338317856-300x146.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1715  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-49-e1785338317856-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-49-e1785338317856.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-47-e1785338343461-300x200.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1716  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-47-e1785338343461-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-47-e1785338343461-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-47-e1785338343461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>_________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>7\/22\/26<\/h2>\n<p>Luke, our HRP fellow, presented his work from this summer at the Summer Scholars Program. Congrats!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-43-225x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1687  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-43-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-43-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-43-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-43-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-43-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-41-225x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1689  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-41-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-41-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-41-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-41-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-41-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-5-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-42-225x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1688  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-42-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-42-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-42-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-42-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/07\/Image-42-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>_________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>6\/23\/26<\/h2>\n<p>Our very first pipette gauntlet! Putting our undergrads skills to the test to see who can complete a series of tasks most accurately and efficiently. Congrats to Mya for winning first place!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-29-225x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1664  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-29-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-30-e1782247117504-203x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1663  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-30-e1782247117504-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-30-e1782247117504.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-8-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-8-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-31-225x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1662  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-31-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-31.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>_________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>6\/2\/26<\/h2>\n<p>The UConn Health social media team came to video our lab! Be on the lookout for our video on the UConn Health homepage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-26-e1780503996421-300x255.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1658  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-26-e1780503996421-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-26-e1780503996421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-11-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-11-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-24-e1780504347715-264x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1660  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-24-e1780504347715-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-24-e1780504347715.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-11-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-11-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-25-e1780504090136-300x295.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1659  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-25-e1780504090136-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/Image-25-e1780504090136.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>_________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-13\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-13-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>5\/14\/26<\/h2>\n<p>Sarah and Abby presented their posters at the 2026 Annual Neuroscience Retreat at UCHC!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-14\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-14-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-14-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-21-225x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1653  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-21-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-21-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-21-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-21-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-21-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-1415-14-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"24\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>_________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1415-14-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-14-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"25\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-22-225x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1652  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-22-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-22-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-22-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-22-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-22-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-15\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-15-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-15-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"26\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>5\/10\/26<\/h2>\n<p>Mother's Day brunch with our lab mom Dr. Fortin!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-16\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-16-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"27\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-20-300x225.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1654  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; 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height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-19-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/Image-19.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-17\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-17-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-17-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"30\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>_________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-1415-17-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"31\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>5\/1\/26<\/h2>\n<p>New lab member photo! We have our FIRST graduate student Abby Bendixen and undergraduate assistant Mya Ajanaku!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1415-17-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image\" data-index=\"32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/IMG_6350-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"image wp-image-1580  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/IMG_6350-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/IMG_6350-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/IMG_6350-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/IMG_6350-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/05\/IMG_6350-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-1415-17-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"33\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>_________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1415-18\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1415-18-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1415-18-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"34\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>2\/18\/26<\/h2>\n<p>New lab group picture with our new undergraduate assistant David Slotter!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1415-18-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"35\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_5509-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"image wp-image-1559  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_5509-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_5509-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_5509-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_5509-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/IMG_5509-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7\/28\/26 Lab outing to Spare Time! Welcome to our new lab members Pradhiti and Perla too! Congrats to Perla for crushing everyone else&#8217;s scores! 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