We settled in…

Time flies…I can’t believe the holiday season is upon us.  The last six months are definitely very special for all of us. While there have been challenges and frustrations during the move, there have been many grateful moments as well that are destined to be written in my “core” memories. Among all the memorable gratifications I have

We are moving …

Every end is a new beginning… After almost 10 years of the most rewarding time at Notre Dame, we are embarking on our new adventure at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Exploring new things is in our DNA. Keep exploring. Don’t settle! 😀

Graduation Day!

Graduation is one of the most exciting experiences, both as a student and as a mentor 🙂 The excitement never diminishes year by year – it is the best part of being a professor, indeed! Congratulations Dr. Ian. Adventure is out there 😀

Farewell Seniors :)

We are fortunate to have many “minions” over the years. Emily and Melanie are some of the super minions 🙂 We will for sure miss them, but at the same time we are so happy for them and can’t wait to hear their future adventures. Good luck our Seniors! [FinalTilesGallery id=”5″]

Research is a Candy-filled Piñata :)

We have had a wonderful lab party just before the Christmas break! As a tradition, we have Piñatas 🙂 Such a fun experience! We enjoyed so much of the random wiggling Piñata, the blindfolded clumsiness, the “strategic brutal force”, and, the best of all, the bursting the candy-filled Piñata! At the moment, I started to