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Author: David Abraham

David is an analytical chemistry graduate student in the Allbritton laboratory. He is studying single cell capillary electrophoresis, with the goal of learning more about cancer growth and treatment.

Blog / Shrinking the Lab is not so Dinky

April 15, 2019April 22, 2019 / David Abraham /

When feeling under the weather, we commonly end up sitting in a doctor’s office chair. Blood and saliva samples are whisked away to a room filled with instruments, some as…

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Blog / Dealing with automatic sinks

October 20, 2018October 26, 2018 / David Abraham /

It’s time to wash your hands and help prevent the spread of flu, but when you put your hands under the automatic sink, nothing happens.  You give your hands a…

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Blog / Why is the Flu such a Big Deal?

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 / David Abraham /

With each flu season comes a bombardment of new advertisements reminding people to get a flu vaccine. The vaccine is free to most and widely available, yet almost half of…

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Blog / Can’t Decide? Use Math!

March 1, 2017 / David Abraham /

    I want to present a situation I occasionally find myself in: while visiting a city and looking for dinner, I try my best to find an outstanding place…

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