Despite the challenges of COVID-19, our lab’s annual white elephant tradition persists, albeit with some modifications. After a socially-distanced gift exchange where we each picked a wrapped present from the pile at random, we opened the gifts over Zoom— trying to determine who got what from whom proved to be a great time. Happy holidays from the Troemel Lab!
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Middle, Left to Right: Vladimir Lazetic, Crystal Chhan, Katie Li
Bottom, Left to Right: Spencer Gang, Emily Troemel, Eillen Tecle