Lab retreat at Newport, RI. After a day of hiking through the beautiful Cliff Walk, the lab gather in a Japanese restaurant and enjoy some sushi and hibachi. Clearly Ping is the winner in terms of Sake drinking. Spring 2022
Sidi taking a selfie of people listening to the last talk of Paul’s PhD career. Finally an in-person (technically hybrid) thesis defense for the lab. Congrats to Dr. Paul Renauer! Spring 2022
Outdoor farewell party for Lupeng! Amazing weather in Spring 2022
2nd Bay Challenge: Dart. Winner: Bay 5
Farewell to Doctor-to-be Winston! Wish him all the best in the future! Spring 2022
Congrats to the 1st ever Lab Cornhole Winner, Bay1! Spring 2022
2021
Lab hiking trip at Devil’s Den Preserve, celebrating the 6th year anniversary of the Chen lab! Fall 2021.BBQ at Lighthouse Point Park for Mid-Autumn Festival! Fall 2021Mentors and mentees in the Chen lab coordinate both experiments and outfits! Summer 2021
Our undergraduates sneak away from their minipreps and T7e1 assays for a July in New Haven dinner at September in Bangkok! Thanks for the invitation guys… Summer 2021
Celebration for our graduating students at Lighthouse Point Park, with lobster by Head Chef Sidi! Congrats to Johanna, Jerry, Stanley, and Viola, and best wishes for their future endeavors! Spring 2021West Campus Ice Cream Extravaganza! Featuring a badly misfigured SpongeBob and two Big Daddies. Spring 2021
Here we see Jerry and Matt having a moment together, running into the freezing water at Lighthouse Point Park. This bizarre act is allegedly a Yale tradition called the “Polar Plunge.” Word has it that shortly after this photo was taken, they turned right back around and went to lab to do their minipreps. Winter 2021
2020
Sidi demoing his patented 4-Step Method for mouse colony management over an interactive Zoom session. Fall 2020
2019
Our very own Jerry is a cellist in Low Strung, a cello ensemble of Yale undergrads! Lab at Snow Strung, December 2019
Chris Guzman, newly minted PhD! November 2019Halloween! Fall 2019Inaugural lab retreat, in NYC! Fall 2019
Group photo with new Chen Lab swag! Fall 2019
Hot Pot for Mid-Autumn Festival, Fall 2019
Lab at Genetics Retreat, Summer 2019
Lab dinner at Taste of China, Spring 2019
2018
Lab dinner farewell to Dr. Bai and other colleagues, Summer 2018
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