the pakpour lab
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Welcome to the pakpour labDue to the current pandemic we are not accepting new students at this time.
You can find our current research projects below:
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the pakpour lab is a safe spaceMy laboratory and classes are safe and welcoming places for all students regardless of biological sex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability. I strive to create spaces where each person's self-respect and dignity are guarded and acknowledged.
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Pakpour lab has a new paper out"Deconstructing yogurt: A different method for understanding fermentation in an undergraduate microbiology laboratory setting." Fermentation labs in microbiology are a versatile way to introduce concepts of energy production, while allowing students to explore different cultural heritages, and can be adapted for both in-person and remote teaching. With the help of Dr. Salmon, we also wrote a little news article for the American Society of Microbiology website.
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Dr. pakpour won a hack day!The Global health hackathon, organized jointly by UCSF Global Health Sciences and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub had teams spend three days together to come up with new approaches and tools to address the problem of outdoor biting mosquitoes in low-resource settings. Dr. Pakpour was part of the winning team!
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Dr. pakpour made a teded video!Dr. Pakpour provided the script for a TEDed video focused on cell membranes. These oily films are hundreds of times thinner than a strand of spider silk, yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of life. Watch the video to learn more about how membranes work.
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Pakpour lab featured in East bay todayEB Today article focuses on Assistant Professor Nazzy Pakpour research on the link between malaria transmission and a rising global epidemic.
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