News

Manpreet and Marie and the cover of Biochemistry

The crystals that Manpreet and Marie grew led to some exciting findings associated with a biochemical pathway. The rest, as they say, led to the cover of Biochemistry! See the Newsworthy page for more.

Meet the new Project CRYSTAL students!

We are excited to welcome Gwen, Malaika, Melissa, and Sarah to the lab for the year. Students began the year on Monday, August 29th with their first meeting. Click here to meet the new students, and be sure to check the Learn Along with Young Scientists page to see what the students are doing each week!

 

 

Welcome to Project CRYSTAL

About

Project CRYSTAL (Crystallographers Researching with Young Scientists: Teaching And Learning) started in Professor Hazel Holden's lab (UW-Madison) in 2009.

Project CRYSTAL provides an opportunity for motivated middle school students to explore research science through real graduate-level research projects. The teaching team of Professor Holden and graduate students Rachel Kubiak and Becky Phillips present a topic each week in lecture format, and then the group heads to the lab to experiment. See the Learn Along with Young Scientists page to see what the group is up to!

Mission

Project CRYSTAL's mission statement is twofold:

1. to provide hands-on laboratory experience in an active, state-of-the-art research laboratory thus fostering interest in a future career in the field of science
2. to instill a love for chemistry in middle school students by studying the inner workings of nutrition, thereby leading to healthy life choices.