The RII Imaging Cores - Electron located in Life Sciences North is pleased to announce the hiring of two new staff members.
Mr. Binh Chau, B.S. started in April 2021 taking care of the sample preparation and sectioning in the EM lab. Mr Chau has worked for the UA for over 20 years. Prior to this position he served as a lab manager for Dr. Clark Lantz (CMM) and before that for Dr. Charlene McQueen (Pharm/Tox). Both of these labs studied different types of environmental toxicants and Mr. Chau has been a co-author on a number of publications.
Paula Tonino, Ph.D. started in July 2021 in her role as the manager of the EM lab. Dr. Tonino has 35 years of expertise in biological EM and has published or been a co-author on numerous research papers using the technique. Prior to this position she worked in the laboratory of Dr. Henk Granzier (CMM) studying muscle proteins. She brings additional expertise with immunoEM and EM in situ hybridization.
The previous manager of this facility for many years, Tony Day, Ph.D., has retired.