NC State University - Sombers Lab

Who We Are

The Sombers Lab is an interdisciplinary group comprising researchers from Chemistry, Biochemistry, Engineering, Biology and Physics. Our research focuses on the development, characterization, optimization, and application of analytical techniques to study neurochemical changes in living brain tissue. Our ability to make complex biological measurements in behaving animals distinguishes us from most analytical chemists by allowing us to use our developments to make significant advances in the field of Neuroscience.  Read More >>

The Sombers Lab is affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering and with the W.M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology at NCSU.

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Recent Happenings

Fall 2011

1. Welcome back, Phil!!! We've been missing you!!!
2. The Sombers lab has won THREE undergrad research grants for spring/summer 2012! Congrats to Anirudh Kota, Rochana Jayakumar and Hadeer Metwally! These awards will allow you to travel with the group to a national conference - well done!
3. We are delighted to announce that voodoo chemist and Nafion expert, Julie Gras-Najjar, is the newest member of our team!
4. Congratulations, Eben, on earning a certificate of recognition at the Sigma Xi Student Research Conference!
5. A very warm welcome to Edwin Mitchell, our first year graduate student!
6. Leyda is getting ready to travel to DC to present her work and represent the Sombers Lab at Neuroscience....
7. Eben Evbuomwan, our Project SEED student from Knightdale High School, won an honorable mention at the 2011 NC-ACS Local Section Conference. Her poster was entitled, "Background-subtracted, fast-scan cyclic voltammetry for the detection of superoxide anion"
8. The Sombers Lab is presenting an exhibit at the Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh, on Oct 15 from 11-4. Our exhibit is entitled "Investigating the Brain with Electrochemistry", and it will be held on the first floor of the Museum. Please join us! Admission is free!
9. Vincent, Leyda, James, Oindree and Amanda are preparing to present their research at the 2011 Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
10. Leyda Lugo-Morales has been selected to receive a GAANN Fellowship! The award provides her tuition, stipend and fees. It also provides special training opportunities, retreats, and covers travel to professional meetings.