Dr. Abigail Koppes,
Principal Investigator

Abby publishes commentary calling to address racial disparities in research funding

Abby was a signatory on a recent commentary published in Cell calling for increased action to address present racial disparities in scientific funding.

More details can be found in a news release and the commentary itself.

#fundblackscientists 

Undergraduate Researchers Win Big with PEAK Awards

Undergraduate Researchers Win Big with PEAK Awards

The ABNEL lab could not be prouder of our outstanding group of undergraduate researchers! We have three PEAK award winners: Christina Aniolek (top left) won the Base Camp award, Iris Chang (bottom left) won the Ascent award, and Stephen Landry (right) also won the...

Jessica Woolston Joins the Fray!

Jessica Woolston Joins the Fray!

Scientist in the making and dog mother of two, Jessica Woolston joined ABNEL in the Fall semester of 2023. While living in Europe, Jess reached out to Dr. Abigail Koppes after reading her work. Showing both an interest in the gut-microbiome and the initiative to...