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Catching up with Hong in Calgary at IUCr 2026! #ZhouLab

Catching up with Hong in Calgary at IUCr 2026! #ZhouLab

Loading milled parasite grids! πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬#cryoET

Loading milled parasite grids! πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬#cryoET

Tom's first Krios session! β„οΈπŸ”¬

Tom's first Krios session! β„οΈπŸ”¬

On our way to celebrate our latest paper! #HoLab #OutAndAbout

On our way to celebrate our latest paper! #HoLab #OutAndAbout

πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

Celebrating Messi's moving junction paper at Hav & Mar! πŸ₯³#wins #HoLab #OutAndAbout

Celebrating Messi's moving junction paper at Hav & Mar! πŸ₯³#wins #HoLab #OutAndAbout

Analyzing gels with Daphne! #summer #undergrads

Analyzing gels with Daphne! #summer #undergrads

Hanyu screening on the Glacios! β„οΈπŸ”¬

Hanyu screening on the Glacios! β„οΈπŸ”¬

Messi teaching Kay, Matteo and Anthony how to express and purify proteins! πŸ₯#SummerUndergrads

Messi teaching Kay, Matteo and Anthony how to express and purify proteins! πŸ₯#SummerUndergrads

Messi giving her teaser talk at the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions GRC!! #HostParasiteGRC

Messi giving her teaser talk at the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions GRC!! #HostParasiteGRC

Poster time! #messi #HostParasiteGRC2026

Poster time! #messi #HostParasiteGRC2026

Messi fielding questions :) #HostParasiteGRC2026

Messi fielding questions :) #HostParasiteGRC2026

Lots of questions! #HostParasiteGRC2026

Lots of questions! #HostParasiteGRC2026

Ready for the GRC! #messi #HostParasiteGRC2026

Ready for the GRC! #messi #HostParasiteGRC2026

We 🧑 Frederico #orbiting #tom

We 🧑 Frederico #orbiting #tom

Accepted!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰#Cell #MJ #wins

Accepted!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰#Cell #MJ #wins

Hanyu's first sucrose gradient! πŸ§ͺ #cryoID

Hanyu's first sucrose gradient! πŸ§ͺ #cryoID

The best writing buddy 🐾 #mighty

The best writing buddy 🐾 #mighty

"Omigosh! This is very good!"😊 ~Messi #accepted

"Omigosh! This is very good!"😊 ~Messi #accepted

Daphne's first poster! @ VP&S Student Research Day! #HoLab #OutAndAbout

Daphne's first poster! @ VP&S Student Research Day! #HoLab #OutAndAbout

Pew Class of 2024! #PewBiomedicalScholars

Pew Class of 2024! #PewBiomedicalScholars

Highlight of the week: meeting the person who invented Flag tags!🀯 #Pew #Cheng-Ming Chiang

Highlight of the week: meeting the person who invented Flag tags!🀯 #Pew #Cheng-Ming Chiang

🩷#tom #messi #james

🩷#tom #messi #james

πŸ’š #orbiting #tom #daphne

πŸ’š #orbiting #tom #daphne

Daphne! #orbiting

Daphne! #orbiting

Ho Lab Secret Santa 2025! πŸŽ„πŸŽπŸ¦Œ #HoLab

Ho Lab Secret Santa 2025! πŸŽ„πŸŽπŸ¦Œ #HoLab

Deciphering Hanyu's clue! πŸ”#HoLab #SecretSanta

Deciphering Hanyu's clue! πŸ”#HoLab #SecretSanta

Carolyn's Secret Santa gave her a tote bag... #HoLab #SecretSanta

Carolyn's Secret Santa gave her a tote bag... #HoLab #SecretSanta

"Obviously it has to be Messi!" ~Carolyn #HoLab #SecretSanta

"Obviously it has to be Messi!" ~Carolyn #HoLab #SecretSanta

πŸŽ„πŸ¦Œ #daphne #hanyu

πŸŽ„πŸ¦Œ #daphne #hanyu

🦌🦌🦌 #tom #daphne #hanyu

🦌🦌🦌 #tom #daphne #hanyu

Snacks and notebooks time!

Snacks and notebooks time!

Trying out #squaretomo on our milled schizont lamella! #cryoET #FIB #james #hanyu

Trying out #squaretomo on our milled schizont lamella! #cryoET #FIB #james #hanyu

Counting down the days until Secret Santa! πŸŽ„#HoLab

Counting down the days until Secret Santa! πŸŽ„#HoLab

Purification day🩡 #messi

Purification day🩡 #messi

Hanyu's special group meeting on #LabsGiving! 🧑

Hanyu's special group meeting on #LabsGiving! 🧑

Annual LabsGiving Potluck! #HoLab

Annual LabsGiving Potluck! #HoLab

πŸ¦ƒπŸ‚πŸ— #HoLab #LabsGiving

πŸ¦ƒπŸ‚πŸ— #HoLab #LabsGiving

Practicing a little mind reading! #Dixit #HoLab #LabsGiving

Practicing a little mind reading! #Dixit #HoLab #LabsGiving

Submission day! #messi #daphne #mighty

Submission day! #messi #daphne #mighty

Sunshine and cuddles for submission day! πŸΎπŸ’›#Mighty #EmotionalSupportPawfficer

Sunshine and cuddles for submission day! πŸΎπŸ’›#Mighty #EmotionalSupportPawfficer

Happy birthday Carolyn!!! πŸ₯³

Happy birthday Carolyn!!! πŸ₯³

πŸŽ‚

πŸŽ‚

πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚

πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚

Demo! #orbiting #tom

Demo! #orbiting #tom

A day at the bench #james

A day at the bench #james

Cooking up some liposomes! #tom

Cooking up some liposomes! #tom

Gadding about in Marseille with Sabrina before ParaFrap 2025! #Sab #parasitefriends #getlostinscience

Gadding about in Marseille with Sabrina before ParaFrap 2025! #Sab #parasitefriends #getlostinscience

Tom & Messi on the Glacios! πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬

Tom & Messi on the Glacios! πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬

Trying out cryo-STET! #nysbc #james

Trying out cryo-STET! #nysbc #james

Teaching Daphne how to make a blood smear 🩸 #TC-time

Teaching Daphne how to make a blood smear 🩸 #TC-time

πŸ¦ πŸ©ΈπŸ”¬ #daphne #messi

πŸ¦ πŸ©ΈπŸ”¬ #daphne #messi

🐾 #mighty #labmascot

🐾 #mighty #labmascot

Thank you Sabrina for flying to NYC for Messi's TRAC meeting!! 😘 #Sab #ParasiteFriends #NYC

Thank you Sabrina for flying to NYC for Messi's TRAC meeting!! 😘 #Sab #ParasiteFriends #NYC

All the gels! #daphne

All the gels! #daphne

Messi presenting her PfATP4 structure at the 3DEM GRC!

Messi presenting her PfATP4 structure at the 3DEM GRC!

Mini Ho Lab reunion! #3DEMGRC

Mini Ho Lab reunion! #3DEMGRC

πŸ’› #messi #leonie #mimi

πŸ’› #messi #leonie #mimi

Messi & Leonie's first lobster.. once was enough.. #HoLab #OutAndAbout

Messi & Leonie's first lobster.. once was enough.. #HoLab #OutAndAbout

Gel day! #carolyn #hanyu

Gel day! #carolyn #hanyu

Milling days with Mighty! 🐾 #cryopup

Milling days with Mighty! 🐾 #cryopup

Perfect lamella! πŸ©΅πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬

Perfect lamella! πŸ©΅πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬

Ho Lab at NEAPS 2025! #HoLab #OutAndAbout

Ho Lab at NEAPS 2025! #HoLab #OutAndAbout

πŸ’œ #HoLab #OutAndAbout #NEAPS2025

πŸ’œ #HoLab #OutAndAbout #NEAPS2025

πŸ’› #HoLab #OutAndAbout #NEAPS2025

πŸ’› #HoLab #OutAndAbout #NEAPS2025

Vicki! #ParasiteFriends

Vicki! #ParasiteFriends

TFW you make a big breakthrough in the lab! 😎#james

TFW you make a big breakthrough in the lab! 😎#james

Messi presenting her PfATP4 structure for M&I Grad Recruitment! #FlashTalk

Messi presenting her PfATP4 structure for M&I Grad Recruitment! #FlashTalk

Ho Lab Secret Santa 2024! πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„

Ho Lab Secret Santa 2024! πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„

πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬ #anna #james

πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬ #anna #james

LabsGiving 2024! πŸ‚πŸ¦ƒ #HoLab #LabsGiving

LabsGiving 2024! πŸ‚πŸ¦ƒ #HoLab #LabsGiving

Messi getting ready for her TRAC meeting!

Messi getting ready for her TRAC meeting!

Twinning! πŸ’› #James #Hanyu

Twinning! πŸ’› #James #Hanyu

πŸ‚#HoLab

πŸ‚#HoLab

Another love at first sight! #Mighty #Zhening #twinning #cryopup

Another love at first sight! #Mighty #Zhening #twinning #cryopup

The best part! #iykyk #teamtomo #parasitesupclose

The best part! #iykyk #teamtomo #parasitesupclose

Okay but why is Hanyu's milling outfit so cuuute!?! 🐈 #cryomeow

Okay but why is Hanyu's milling outfit so cuuute!?! 🐈 #cryomeow

Coffee with Liz before the St Jude Structure Symposium! #CryoFriends #getlostinscience

Coffee with Liz before the St Jude Structure Symposium! #CryoFriends #getlostinscience

πŸ’™ #Mighty #cryopup

πŸ’™ #Mighty #cryopup

Krios doggo #Mighty

Krios doggo #Mighty

Everyone's favorite milling buddy! #Mighty #cryopup

Everyone's favorite milling buddy! #Mighty #cryopup

Making sure we unload the lamella safely!

Making sure we unload the lamella safely!

Milling buddy slash lap warmer :D

Milling buddy slash lap warmer :D

🌡🌷🌻

🌡🌷🌻

cozy, lived in lab vibes πŸ’›

cozy, lived in lab vibes πŸ’›

Love at first sight! 🧑 #Mighty #Becca

Love at first sight! 🧑 #Mighty #Becca

πŸ’›

πŸ’›

2023 NSF GRFP Awardees AMA Panel @ our 2024 6-week NSF GRFP Writing Workshop!

2023 NSF GRFP Awardees AMA Panel @ our 2024 6-week NSF GRFP Writing Workshop!

Mimi & Mike's science/food adventures: Ann Arbor edition!

Mimi & Mike's science/food adventures: Ann Arbor edition!

Mimi & Mike's science/food adventures: Ann Arbor edition! #mike #is #an #amazing #cook

Mimi & Mike's science/food adventures: Ann Arbor edition! #mike #is #an #amazing #cook

πŸ’— #Mighty #Messi #Becca

πŸ’— #Mighty #Messi #Becca

Freezing parasites with Hanyu! :)

Freezing parasites with Hanyu! :)

Summer 2024 Ho Lab Photo!

Summer 2024 Ho Lab Photo!

Din Tai Fung NYC! <3 #holabfooding

Din Tai Fung NYC! <3 #holabfooding

Ho Lab @ Din Tai Fung NYC <3

Ho Lab @ Din Tai Fung NYC <3

Dessert! #Becca

Dessert! #Becca

πŸ’œ

πŸ’œ

cloning party! :D

cloning party! :D

Catching up with some of my favorite people between sessions #parasite #GRC #salveregina #getlostinscience

Catching up with some of my favorite people between sessions #parasite #GRC #salveregina #getlostinscience

Good food, better company with these superwomen in parasitology at the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions GRC 2024!

Good food, better company with these superwomen in parasitology at the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions GRC 2024!

Lab doggo hard at work! πŸ’— #mighty

Lab doggo hard at work! πŸ’— #mighty

NYC in the summer <3

NYC in the summer <3

Touring CSSB's state of the art convertible BSL2-BSL3 CryoEM facility in Hamburg!

Touring CSSB's state of the art convertible BSL2-BSL3 CryoEM facility in Hamburg!

Perfect morning in Hamburg β˜•πŸ₯ #getlostinscience

Perfect morning in Hamburg β˜•πŸ₯ #getlostinscience

Catching up with Ashley Vaughan (Messi's former PI!) after BioMalPar 2024!

Catching up with Ashley Vaughan (Messi's former PI!) after BioMalPar 2024!

When you meet one of your science crushes for the first time! πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’— #thewaihongtham #BioMalPar2024

When you meet one of your science crushes for the first time! πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’— #thewaihongtham #BioMalPar2024

Exploring Heidelberg with one of my favorite humans before BioMalPar 2024! ❀️ #Sab #Heidelberg #getlostinscience

Exploring Heidelberg with one of my favorite humans before BioMalPar 2024! ❀️ #Sab #Heidelberg #getlostinscience

#Sab #Heidelberg #getlostinscience

#Sab #Heidelberg #getlostinscience

❀️ #sab #getlostinscience #heidelberg

❀️ #sab #getlostinscience #heidelberg

Messi rocking her talk in the M&I Dept. RIP!

Messi rocking her talk in the M&I Dept. RIP!

Messi biochemistrying! :)

Messi biochemistrying! :)

Milling & canelΓ©s with Pushkar! <3

Milling & canelΓ©s with Pushkar! <3

Our MD-PHD roton Pushkar Shinde freezing parasites on the manual plunger!

Our MD-PHD roton Pushkar Shinde freezing parasites on the manual plunger!

Bday CanelΓ©s for Mimi, by Carolyn!!! πŸ’—

Bday CanelΓ©s for Mimi, by Carolyn!!! πŸ’—

Mike & Mimi science/food adventures: South Indian Brekkie @ BPS 2024, Philly #mikecianfrocco #getlostinscience #philly

Mike & Mimi science/food adventures: South Indian Brekkie @ BPS 2024, Philly #mikecianfrocco #getlostinscience #philly

Ho Lab Secret Santa White Elephant 2024! πŸŽ„πŸ€πŸ˜

Ho Lab Secret Santa White Elephant 2024! πŸŽ„πŸ€πŸ˜

Bon voyage, Leonie!!! You'll be missed! ❀️

Bon voyage, Leonie!!! You'll be missed! ❀️

Ho Lab Hummus Place Thanksgiving 2023 :) #itstradition

Ho Lab Hummus Place Thanksgiving 2023 :) #itstradition

Celebrating Messi and Jing both passing their quals!!!

Celebrating Messi and Jing both passing their quals!!!

:)

:)

Well-deserved lab outing, making neon art at Brooklyn Glass!

Well-deserved lab outing, making neon art at Brooklyn Glass!

Lunch break!

Lunch break!

How it started...

How it started...

Leonie

Leonie

Learning all about the science of blowing neon!

Learning all about the science of blowing neon!

Jing

Jing

Xiyan

Xiyan

Messi

Messi

Carolyn

Carolyn

Waiting for the mercury to diffuse through our signs!

Waiting for the mercury to diffuse through our signs!

Heading home!

Heading home!

:)

:)

:P

:P

The Alan Cowman! #scienceheroes

The Alan Cowman! #scienceheroes

(Rain-)Geared up for Jing's practice talk for quals! #squad

(Rain-)Geared up for Jing's practice talk for quals! #squad

Jing practicing for quals!

Jing practicing for quals!

She passed!!

She passed!!

Official PhD candidates!!!

Official PhD candidates!!!

Celebrating Jing passing her quals by introducing Leonie, Messi and Jing to ice cream floats!

Celebrating Jing passing her quals by introducing Leonie, Messi and Jing to ice cream floats!

Team Root Beer (Leonie & Carolyn) vs Team Coke (Mimi, Jing & Messi)

Team Root Beer (Leonie & Carolyn) vs Team Coke (Mimi, Jing & Messi)

Commemorating Messi and Jing's first MPM with lunch at Pie in the Sky before their presentations!

Commemorating Messi and Jing's first MPM with lunch at Pie in the Sky before their presentations!

Messi's first talk at MPM!

Messi's first talk at MPM!

She rocked it :)

She rocked it :)

Jing demonstrating creative secondary uses for cloth posters :P

Jing demonstrating creative secondary uses for cloth posters :P

:)

:)

Jing's first time presenting a poster at MPM! She killed it :)

Jing's first time presenting a poster at MPM! She killed it :)

People lining up to see Jing's poster!

People lining up to see Jing's poster!

Jing walking Josh through her poster :)

Jing walking Josh through her poster :)

Nothing to see here...

Nothing to see here...

All done!

All done!

#Squad

#Squad

YIPS RIPS Crew at MPM 2023!

YIPS RIPS Crew at MPM 2023!

<3

<3

Some quality time with the vitrobot :)

Some quality time with the vitrobot :)

Celebrating a finished manuscript with some hard-earned sushi!

Celebrating a finished manuscript with some hard-earned sushi!

...it was delicious :P

...it was delicious :P

2023 Ho Lab Photo! (Hanyu, Xiyan, Ribo, Jing, Messi, Mimi, Carolyn & Leonie!)

2023 Ho Lab Photo! (Hanyu, Xiyan, Ribo, Jing, Messi, Mimi, Carolyn & Leonie!)

Catching up with Liz in NYC!

Catching up with Liz in NYC!

Ho Lab co-writing sesh! #squad

Ho Lab co-writing sesh! #squad

All hands on deck to close out our first big story as a lab! #squad

All hands on deck to close out our first big story as a lab! #squad

Impromptu writing party on the floor :P

Impromptu writing party on the floor :P

On the train to Baltimore for ACA 2023!

On the train to Baltimore for ACA 2023!

Messi and Leonie presenting their posters at ACA 2023!

Messi and Leonie presenting their posters at ACA 2023!

:P

:P

Messi and Leonie covertly supporting Jing at her poster!

Messi and Leonie covertly supporting Jing at her poster!

Cast and crew of the ACA 2023 Advanced Topics in CryoEM and CryoET Workshop!

Cast and crew of the ACA 2023 Advanced Topics in CryoEM and CryoET Workshop!

Emotional support pawficer on patrol!

Emotional support pawficer on patrol!

Jing on a diplomatic mission in the neighboring lab :)

Jing on a diplomatic mission in the neighboring lab :)

Milling Jing's beautiful frozen schizonts in the FIB-SEM!

Milling Jing's beautiful frozen schizonts in the FIB-SEM!

Looking at milled schizont lamella on the Krios!

Looking at milled schizont lamella on the Krios!

FIB-SEM buddies!

FIB-SEM buddies!

Messi rocking her first time presenting in Departmental RIP!

Messi rocking her first time presenting in Departmental RIP!

Jing and Leonie setting up tilt series on milled parasites!

Jing and Leonie setting up tilt series on milled parasites!

Messi and Jing doing some polysome profiling!

Messi and Jing doing some polysome profiling!

Best birthday gift ever! <3

Best birthday gift ever! <3

<3

<3

Jing's gorgeous parasites in the FIB-SEM!

Jing's gorgeous parasites in the FIB-SEM!

Mimi & Mike catchup in LA while attending the CryoEM Summit at UCLA!

Mimi & Mike catchup in LA while attending the CryoEM Summit at UCLA!

The Plunge Team reunion in NYC!

The Plunge Team reunion in NYC!

Everyone pitching in to help Carolyn with a tricky Secret Santa clue! #squad

Everyone pitching in to help Carolyn with a tricky Secret Santa clue! #squad

Ho Lab Secret Santa 2022!

Ho Lab Secret Santa 2022!

:)

:)

<3

<3

Carrying on the Ho Lab Hummus Place Thanksgiving Tradition :)

Carrying on the Ho Lab Hummus Place Thanksgiving Tradition :)

Messi teaching Cosmo how to clip!

Messi teaching Cosmo how to clip!

πŸΎπŸ’›

πŸΎπŸ’›

πŸ’œ

πŸ’œ

Mighty saving a seat for Jing πŸ’›

Mighty saving a seat for Jing πŸ’›

Data collection adventure in Boulder, CO!

Data collection adventure in Boulder, CO!

This data collection adventure was powered by Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Westminster, CO β˜• 😍

This data collection adventure was powered by Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Westminster, CO β˜• 😍

Boulder is gorgeous 😍

Boulder is gorgeous 😍

πŸ’™

πŸ’™

Milling buddies 😊

Milling buddies 😊

πŸ’›

πŸ’›

Mimi's chair at Pie in the Sky in Woods Hole πŸ˜‚

Mimi's chair at Pie in the Sky in Woods Hole πŸ˜‚

Mighty's version of benchwork

Mighty's version of benchwork

Cooling down the FIB-SEM!

Cooling down the FIB-SEM!

Messi loading grids to mill!

Messi loading grids to mill!

❀️

❀️

Lunch break!

Lunch break!

Clip & CLEM with Messi & Jing :)

Clip & CLEM with Messi & Jing :)

Our Emotional Support Pawfficer making sure Messi stays warm while milling :)

Our Emotional Support Pawfficer making sure Messi stays warm while milling :)

All the tail wags :)

All the tail wags :)

Messi & Mighty!

Messi & Mighty!

Mighty & Carolyn

Mighty & Carolyn

Emotional Support Pawfficer on duty!

Emotional Support Pawfficer on duty!

Welcome to the lab, Messi and Jing!

Welcome to the lab, Messi and Jing!

Bon voyage, David!

Bon voyage, David!

Jing freezing grids!

Jing freezing grids!

Elynn freezing grids!

Elynn freezing grids!

Lab Lunch!

Lab Lunch!

Ho Lab - Summer 2022

Ho Lab - Summer 2022

Ho Lab - Summer 2022

Ho Lab - Summer 2022

Ho Lab - Summer 2022

Ho Lab - Summer 2022

Hummus Place for Thanksgiving!

Hummus Place for Thanksgiving!

Two years in a row makes it a tradition….looking forward to many more! :)

Commemorating Mimi & Messi's first time ever taking a bus in NYC :)

Commemorating Mimi & Messi's first time ever taking a bus in NYC :)

David representing the Ho Lab in our first ever outing in the M&I RIPs!

David representing the Ho Lab in our first ever outing in the M&I RIPs!

Clipping iRBC grids for CLEM & FIB-SEM!

Clipping iRBC grids for CLEM & FIB-SEM!

Messi's first time on the Vitrobot!

Messi's first time on the Vitrobot!

Lab Photos Op. 2

Lab Photos Op. 2

Fall 2021!

Lab Dinner!

Lab Dinner!

Celebrating a summer full of cool results and exciting accomplishments!

The Ho Lab is officially in the P. falciparum CRISPRing business!

The Ho Lab is officially in the P. falciparum CRISPRing business!

Lab Photos Op. 1

Lab Photos Op. 1

First time on the manual plunger

First time on the manual plunger

Looking like a pro!

Looking like a pro!

CryoFIB Crew :)

CryoFIB Crew :)

First time milling parasites!

First time milling parasites!

Best Christmas gift ever :)

Best Christmas gift ever :)

Unpacking the Echo!

Unpacking the Echo!

Trying out the Echo again

Trying out the Echo again

Trying out the Echo Revolve

Trying out the Echo Revolve

Transformers microscope!

Transformers microscope!

First lunch as a lab!

First lunch as a lab!

CryoET bootcamp!

CryoET bootcamp!

Mighty!

Mighty!

Getting ready for NYC winters...

Getting ready for NYC winters...

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Catching up with Hong in Calgary at IUCr 2026! #ZhouLab
Loading milled parasite grids! πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬#cryoET
Tom's first Krios session! β„οΈπŸ”¬
On our way to celebrate our latest paper! #HoLab #OutAndAbout
πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³
Celebrating Messi's moving junction paper at Hav & Mar! πŸ₯³#wins #HoLab #OutAndAbout
Analyzing gels with Daphne! #summer #undergrads
Hanyu screening on the Glacios! β„οΈπŸ”¬
Messi teaching Kay, Matteo and Anthony how to express and purify proteins! πŸ₯#SummerUndergrads
Messi giving her teaser talk at the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions GRC!! #HostParasiteGRC
Poster time! #messi #HostParasiteGRC2026
Messi fielding questions :) #HostParasiteGRC2026
Lots of questions! #HostParasiteGRC2026
Ready for the GRC! #messi #HostParasiteGRC2026
We 🧑 Frederico #orbiting #tom
Accepted!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰#Cell #MJ #wins
Hanyu's first sucrose gradient! πŸ§ͺ #cryoID
The best writing buddy 🐾 #mighty
"Omigosh! This is very good!"😊 ~Messi #accepted
Daphne's first poster! @ VP&S Student Research Day! #HoLab #OutAndAbout
Pew Class of 2024! #PewBiomedicalScholars
Highlight of the week: meeting the person who invented Flag tags!🀯 #Pew #Cheng-Ming Chiang
🩷#tom #messi #james
πŸ’š #orbiting #tom #daphne
Daphne! #orbiting
Ho Lab Secret Santa 2025! πŸŽ„πŸŽπŸ¦Œ #HoLab
Deciphering Hanyu's clue! πŸ”#HoLab #SecretSanta
Carolyn's Secret Santa gave her a tote bag... #HoLab #SecretSanta
"Obviously it has to be Messi!" ~Carolyn #HoLab #SecretSanta
πŸŽ„πŸ¦Œ #daphne #hanyu
🦌🦌🦌 #tom #daphne #hanyu
Snacks and notebooks time!
Trying out #squaretomo on our milled schizont lamella! #cryoET #FIB #james #hanyu
Counting down the days until Secret Santa! πŸŽ„#HoLab
Purification day🩡 #messi
Hanyu's special group meeting on #LabsGiving! 🧑
Annual LabsGiving Potluck! #HoLab
πŸ¦ƒπŸ‚πŸ— #HoLab #LabsGiving
Practicing a little mind reading! #Dixit #HoLab #LabsGiving
Submission day! #messi #daphne #mighty
Sunshine and cuddles for submission day! πŸΎπŸ’›#Mighty #EmotionalSupportPawfficer
Happy birthday Carolyn!!! πŸ₯³
πŸŽ‚
πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‚
Demo! #orbiting #tom
A day at the bench #james
Cooking up some liposomes! #tom
Gadding about in Marseille with Sabrina before ParaFrap 2025! #Sab #parasitefriends #getlostinscience
Tom & Messi on the Glacios! πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬
Trying out cryo-STET! #nysbc #james
Teaching Daphne how to make a blood smear 🩸 #TC-time
πŸ¦ πŸ©ΈπŸ”¬ #daphne #messi
🐾 #mighty #labmascot
Thank you Sabrina for flying to NYC for Messi's TRAC meeting!! 😘 #Sab #ParasiteFriends #NYC
All the gels! #daphne
Messi presenting her PfATP4 structure at the 3DEM GRC!
Mini Ho Lab reunion! #3DEMGRC
πŸ’› #messi #leonie #mimi
Messi & Leonie's first lobster.. once was enough.. #HoLab #OutAndAbout
Gel day! #carolyn #hanyu
Milling days with Mighty! 🐾 #cryopup
Perfect lamella! πŸ©΅πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬
Ho Lab at NEAPS 2025! #HoLab #OutAndAbout
πŸ’œ #HoLab #OutAndAbout #NEAPS2025
πŸ’› #HoLab #OutAndAbout #NEAPS2025
Vicki! #ParasiteFriends
TFW you make a big breakthrough in the lab! 😎#james
Messi presenting her PfATP4 structure for M&I Grad Recruitment! #FlashTalk
Ho Lab Secret Santa 2024! πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„
πŸ¦ β„οΈπŸ”¬ #anna #james
LabsGiving 2024! πŸ‚πŸ¦ƒ #HoLab #LabsGiving
Messi getting ready for her TRAC meeting!
Twinning! πŸ’› #James #Hanyu
πŸ‚#HoLab
Another love at first sight! #Mighty #Zhening #twinning #cryopup
The best part! #iykyk #teamtomo #parasitesupclose
Okay but why is Hanyu's milling outfit so cuuute!?! 🐈 #cryomeow
Coffee with Liz before the St Jude Structure Symposium! #CryoFriends #getlostinscience
πŸ’™ #Mighty #cryopup
Krios doggo #Mighty
Everyone's favorite milling buddy! #Mighty #cryopup
Making sure we unload the lamella safely!
Milling buddy slash lap warmer :D
🌡🌷🌻
cozy, lived in lab vibes πŸ’›
Love at first sight! 🧑 #Mighty #Becca
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2023 NSF GRFP Awardees AMA Panel @ our 2024 6-week NSF GRFP Writing Workshop!
Mimi & Mike's science/food adventures: Ann Arbor edition!
Mimi & Mike's science/food adventures: Ann Arbor edition! #mike #is #an #amazing #cook
πŸ’— #Mighty #Messi #Becca
Freezing parasites with Hanyu! :)
Summer 2024 Ho Lab Photo!
Din Tai Fung NYC! <3 #holabfooding
Ho Lab @ Din Tai Fung NYC <3
Dessert! #Becca
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cloning party! :D
Catching up with some of my favorite people between sessions #parasite #GRC #salveregina #getlostinscience
Good food, better company with these superwomen in parasitology at the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions GRC 2024!
Lab doggo hard at work! πŸ’— #mighty
NYC in the summer <3
Touring CSSB's state of the art convertible BSL2-BSL3 CryoEM facility in Hamburg!
Perfect morning in Hamburg β˜•πŸ₯ #getlostinscience
Catching up with Ashley Vaughan (Messi's former PI!) after BioMalPar 2024!
When you meet one of your science crushes for the first time! πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’— #thewaihongtham #BioMalPar2024
Exploring Heidelberg with one of my favorite humans before BioMalPar 2024! ❀️ #Sab #Heidelberg #getlostinscience
#Sab #Heidelberg #getlostinscience
❀️ #sab #getlostinscience #heidelberg
Messi rocking her talk in the M&I Dept. RIP!
Messi biochemistrying! :)
Milling & canelΓ©s with Pushkar! <3
Our MD-PHD roton Pushkar Shinde freezing parasites on the manual plunger!
Bday CanelΓ©s for Mimi, by Carolyn!!! πŸ’—
Mike & Mimi science/food adventures: South Indian Brekkie @ BPS 2024, Philly #mikecianfrocco #getlostinscience #philly
Ho Lab Secret Santa White Elephant 2024! πŸŽ„πŸ€πŸ˜
Bon voyage, Leonie!!! You'll be missed! ❀️
Ho Lab Hummus Place Thanksgiving 2023 :) #itstradition
Celebrating Messi and Jing both passing their quals!!!
:)
Well-deserved lab outing, making neon art at Brooklyn Glass!
Lunch break!
How it started...
Leonie
Learning all about the science of blowing neon!
Jing
Xiyan
Messi
Carolyn
Waiting for the mercury to diffuse through our signs!
Heading home!
:)
:P
The Alan Cowman! #scienceheroes
(Rain-)Geared up for Jing's practice talk for quals! #squad
Jing practicing for quals!
She passed!!
Official PhD candidates!!!
Celebrating Jing passing her quals by introducing Leonie, Messi and Jing to ice cream floats!
Team Root Beer (Leonie & Carolyn) vs Team Coke (Mimi, Jing & Messi)
Commemorating Messi and Jing's first MPM with lunch at Pie in the Sky before their presentations!
Messi's first talk at MPM!
She rocked it :)
Jing demonstrating creative secondary uses for cloth posters :P
:)
Jing's first time presenting a poster at MPM! She killed it :)
People lining up to see Jing's poster!
Jing walking Josh through her poster :)
Nothing to see here...
All done!
#Squad
YIPS RIPS Crew at MPM 2023!
<3
Some quality time with the vitrobot :)
Celebrating a finished manuscript with some hard-earned sushi!
...it was delicious :P
2023 Ho Lab Photo! (Hanyu, Xiyan, Ribo, Jing, Messi, Mimi, Carolyn & Leonie!)
Catching up with Liz in NYC!
Ho Lab co-writing sesh! #squad
All hands on deck to close out our first big story as a lab! #squad
Impromptu writing party on the floor :P
On the train to Baltimore for ACA 2023!
Messi and Leonie presenting their posters at ACA 2023!
:P
Messi and Leonie covertly supporting Jing at her poster!
Cast and crew of the ACA 2023 Advanced Topics in CryoEM and CryoET Workshop!
Emotional support pawficer on patrol!
Jing on a diplomatic mission in the neighboring lab :)
Milling Jing's beautiful frozen schizonts in the FIB-SEM!
Looking at milled schizont lamella on the Krios!
FIB-SEM buddies!
Messi rocking her first time presenting in Departmental RIP!
Jing and Leonie setting up tilt series on milled parasites!
Messi and Jing doing some polysome profiling!
Best birthday gift ever! <3
<3
Jing's gorgeous parasites in the FIB-SEM!
Mimi & Mike catchup in LA while attending the CryoEM Summit at UCLA!
The Plunge Team reunion in NYC!
Everyone pitching in to help Carolyn with a tricky Secret Santa clue! #squad
Ho Lab Secret Santa 2022!
:)
<3
Carrying on the Ho Lab Hummus Place Thanksgiving Tradition :)
Messi teaching Cosmo how to clip!
πŸΎπŸ’›
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Mighty saving a seat for Jing πŸ’›
Data collection adventure in Boulder, CO!
This data collection adventure was powered by Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Westminster, CO β˜• 😍
Boulder is gorgeous 😍
πŸ’™
Milling buddies 😊
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Mimi's chair at Pie in the Sky in Woods Hole πŸ˜‚
Mighty's version of benchwork
Cooling down the FIB-SEM!
Messi loading grids to mill!
❀️
Lunch break!
Clip & CLEM with Messi & Jing :)
Our Emotional Support Pawfficer making sure Messi stays warm while milling :)
All the tail wags :)
Messi & Mighty!
Mighty & Carolyn
Emotional Support Pawfficer on duty!
Welcome to the lab, Messi and Jing!
Bon voyage, David!
Jing freezing grids!
Elynn freezing grids!
Lab Lunch!
Ho Lab - Summer 2022
Ho Lab - Summer 2022
Ho Lab - Summer 2022
Hummus Place for Thanksgiving!
Commemorating Mimi & Messi's first time ever taking a bus in NYC :)
David representing the Ho Lab in our first ever outing in the M&I RIPs!
Clipping iRBC grids for CLEM & FIB-SEM!
Messi's first time on the Vitrobot!
Lab Photos Op. 2
Lab Dinner!
The Ho Lab is officially in the P. falciparum CRISPRing business!
Lab Photos Op. 1
First time on the manual plunger
Looking like a pro!
CryoFIB Crew :)
First time milling parasites!
Best Christmas gift ever :)
Unpacking the Echo!
Trying out the Echo again
Trying out the Echo Revolve
Transformers microscope!
First lunch as a lab!
CryoET bootcamp!
Mighty!
Getting ready for NYC winters...
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