Greetings from the Rollins-Smith Lab!
We hope you're keeping sane and healthy in light of the pandemic. The Rollins-Smith Lab is mostly "open for business" these days and getting back to the projects we'd put on hold during the quarantine this spring. We are following CDC guidelines as well as the regulations implemented by both Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Among other things, this includes social distancing, wearing masks, and limiting the number of researchers in both the lab and other common areas. It's not always easy, but safety is priority as we get back to our research.
Speaking of research, we are actively recruiting rotation students at this time, so please reach out to us if you are interested! We have some exciting projects in the works and would love to have a motivated student join us.
And if you're thinking about a rotation with us, check out this fun website we discovered for chytrid-themed merchandise, including face masks! Given the mask mandate, what better way to support your rotation project by wearing it? Metaphorically speaking, of course. This site has all things a chytrid scientist needs to save the frogs including water bottles (it's summer in TN, y'all), spiral notebooks (you're brainstorming all the time, right?!), laptop sleeves (remember that time you dropped your laptop and lost all your data?!), and MOST IMPORTANTLY...coffee mugs. We all know Jonas Salk was running on a well-fortified, caffeine-induced high when he developed the polio vaccine, so don't let yourself be without the basics.
Disclaimer: Neither VU/VUMC, nor the Rollins-Smith Lab, is affiliated with this website or any of these products. They just look cool and fun.
Please contact Dr. Rollins-Smith at louise.rollins-smith@vanderbilt.edu or louise.rollins-smith@vumc.org if you'd like to learn more about a rotation.
In the meantime, please stay safe and be well!
