Lab Photos

Life in the Sancak Lab is never boring

Lots of summer celebrations after Tim and Nicole’s thesis defenses!

Yasemin hoods Tim and Nicole in the UW School of Medicine’s PhD Hooding Ceremony

Lab trip to Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Cafe with Yasemin and her family

Solar eclipse 2024

We couldn’t find the sun amongst the clouds (#Seattleproblems), so we had an indoor viewing party

Fried chicken lunch in Cowen Park

Celebrating the lab’s newest manuscript release on bioRxiv with Indian food

Fall festivities!

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Nicole traveled to Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal for the first EMBO SUMOylation Workshop

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Department of Pharmacology Retreat 2023 on Bainbridge Island

Nicole presented on the role of calcium in fibrolamellar carcinoma and Tim gave a three minute thesis talk

Send-off party for Hayden and Albert

Summer waterfront picnic with our lab neighbors

Sancak Lab members attended the Seattle Ubiquitin Research Group (SURG) Summer Symposium

We joined scientists from across the Pacific Northwest to discuss the most recent advances in the Ubiquitin and SUMO fields.

Summer kayaking day is becoming a tradition!

We spotted eagles, turtles, green herons, and some magnificent views of Mt. Rainier.

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Nicole visits UW’s South Lake Union campus to perform electron microscopy on a liver tumor sample

Joint Sancak-Shechner lab summer celebration

A little rain didn’t stop us from enjoying the waterfront

Are you a mitochondrial biologist? Now there is a test to find out…

(featuring Yasemin’s EM images of FLC patient liver tissue)

Lab members accompanied Yasemin and her family on a trip to the Woodland Park Zoo and A La Mode Pies. Feeding the giraffes was definitely a highlight.

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The Sancak Lab had a great time attending and presenting at the 2023 ASBMB conference in Seattle (what a convenient location!)

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The Sancak Lab enjoyed some dim sum in the International District, with friends and family joining in!

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Valentine’s Day cookies - to show our love for the “powerhouse of the cell”

Nicole gave a beautiful poster presentation at the Ubiquitin Biology and Targeted Protein Degradation Keystone Symposia in Vancouver

View from the Port of Vancouver

View from the Port of Vancouver

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A beautiful venue for a poster session

A beautiful venue for a poster session

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Nicole spreading the word about SUMO

Nicole spreading the word about SUMO

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So many cool ubiquitin and SUMO talks

So many cool ubiquitin and SUMO talks

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Stanley Park -- city skyline meets nature

Stanley Park -- city skyline meets nature

Melissa had a wonderful time presenting a microsymposium talk and a poster at Cell Bio, ASCB | EMBO 2022 in Washington DC

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At the poster session!

At the poster session!

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George attended the Cell Symposium: Multifaceted Mitochondria conference in the fall of 2022!

The Sancak Lab celebrated the beginning of fall with a trip to the Seattle Aquarium!

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George, Nicole, and Tim presented posters at the Department of Pharmacology’s 2022 retreat.

Nice work everyone!

Enjoying a beautiful day at the Washington Park Arboretum during the Department of Pharmacology’s annual retreat, September 2022

A warm summer’s day called for a kayaking trip on Lake Washington

We found a turtle :)

We found a turtle :)

and an egret

and an egret

And then we got a nice lunch at Agua Verde

And then we got a nice lunch at Agua Verde

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Midjourney's interpretation of a mitochondrion

Midjourney's interpretation of a mitochondrion

And again

And again

And another

And another

Possibly the best one?

Possibly the best one?

The Sancak Lab enjoys some ice cream and treats on the Ave on a nice warm summer day

The Sancak Lab enjoys some ice cream and treats on the Ave on a nice warm summer day

Ethan and Jen's last day -- the future doctor approved of the cake!

Ethan and Jen's last day -- the future doctor approved of the cake!

Playing some bocce to celebrate the lab's many June birthdays

Playing some bocce to celebrate the lab's many June birthdays

Beer, cake and treats to celebrate a lovely June birthday season

Beer, cake and treats to celebrate a lovely June birthday season

Our newest lab member -- Troubleshooting Rex!

Our newest lab member -- Troubleshooting Rex!

Ethan, the 2021 March Madness Champion!

The Sancak Lab showing some Husky pride

Science in action!

There’s always time for a little fun :)

The Sancak-Shechner lab joint holiday party, 2018

The Sancak Lab is a certified Green Lab!

Yasemin testing the new deli fridge

Melissa takes PPE very seriously

There is a cake for every occasion in the Sancak Lab

Melissa, Yasemin and Jen attend ASCB | EMBO 2018

Electron Microscope (EM) images of mitochondria from MCU knockout livers. David Shechner modified the original images to create this artistic pattern.

 
 

Mitochondria in space, needlepoint artwork by Melissa

Melissa presented a poster at the Pharmacology Department’s 2018 retreat