Undergrads Sara and Avneesh receive the Harrison Award!

The Harrison Undergraduate Research Award is provides funds to outstanding undergraduates students to pursue a research project over the summer and the course of the following academic year. Congrats, Sara and Avneesh (pictured with their mentors Yoojin and Saweetha)!

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Erin Lawrence.

Sahana gives her 4th year seminar

Sahana presented her research to both her committee and a public audience as part of a graduate requirement. Great job, Sahana!

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Erin Lawrence and filed under Presentations.

Lab Service Event: Writing letters for senior citizens

For our fall service event, the Pompano Lab enjoyed writing and decorating letters for seniors through the organization Letters Against Isolation. Our letters were sent to Meals on Wheels in Santa Monica, CA.

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Erin Lawrence and filed under Outreach.

Lab Outing at Carter Mountain Orchard!

October 20, 2025

The Pompano lab enjoyed apple cider slushies, apple cider donuts, beautiful views, and apple picking at Carter Mountain Orchard!

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Erin Lawrence and filed under Lab Updates.

Sahana and Erin at MUACC at UNC Chapel Hill

October 16-17, 2025

4th year graduate students Sahana and Erin attended and presented posters at the Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference (MUACC) 2025 at UNC Chapel Hill. Erin was one of two people who received the top prize for her poster entitled “Towards Modeling Vaccine Drainage Using Ex Vivo Lymph Node Slices in a Microfluidic Device.”

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Erin Lawrence and filed under Conferences, Grants & Awards.

Pompano lab stuns at the 2025 UVA Chemistry Retreat

October 14, 2025

Each year, the UVA Chemistry Department hosts a retreat at Kings Family Vineyard. 4th year graduate student Sahana had the honor of presenting her work developing a cytokine detection immunoassay for the entire department. Great job, Sahana!

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Erin Lawrence and filed under Presentations.

Lauren awarded the Biotechnology for Human Health (BHH) training grant from the NIH

Lauren, a 2nd year in the lab, was awarded a highly competitive T32 training grant from the NIH. This program will not only fund her graduate studies for 2 years, but allow her to pursue a 3-month externship of her choosing in industry. Congrats, Lauren!

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Erin Lawrence and filed under Grants & Awards.

Dr. Pompano presents in the Chemistry Colloquium series

September 19, 2025

For the Chemistry Colloquium series, Dr. Rebecca Pompano presented her seminar titled Analysis of Immunity Outside the Body Using Chemistry and Microfluidics to the Chemistry department. Great job, Dr. Pompano!