Smiles and Memories with EPN crew!

November 20, 2024, Alumni Dr. Justin Mulvey and newly minted PhD candidate Raj reunite with the iconic EBN towel! lol

 

Cheers to Milestones and Memories!

November 1st, 2024, Friday night vibes with group members, celebrating milestones and making memories!

 

Another Kayaking Opportunity

Sep 26th, 2024, our group enjoyed a fantastic day at Pirate Coast Paddle in Newport beach. Kayaking is always a great time!


Graduation Day

June 15th, 2024, Congrats to the newly minted Drs. Rain Talosig and Justin Mulvey on your graduation! It has been an amazing journey with you both at the Patterson Lab. Wishing Continued Success!


Group Outing at Boomers

May 16th, 2024, first-ever group hangout at Boomers! it was an exciting and fun-filled day with everyone playing hard. Guess who killed it at the mini golf Competition? Of course, it was Joe.


A Glimpse of the 2024 Lee Dinner with Prof. Joseph Francisco and the Group

May 9th, 2024, Attending the prestigious Edward K.C. Lee lecture by Dr. Joseph Fransico, followed by the Edward K. C. Lee Award Dinner!


Kudos to our Senior Undergraduate Students on their Acceptance to Graduate School!

April 18th, 2024, Celebrating this incredible milestone with a lunch at Eureka!


Celebrating Group Members Accomplishments at the Edward K.C. Lee Award Dinner

June 7th, 2023- Proud of all our group members accomplishments this year! Amazing Job Team!


Celebrating Dr. Hurst and Dr. Rizvi Thesis Defense

May 24th-May 25th, 2023- Well done on defending your thesis Drs. And yes, we love taking pictures and document all the beautiful moments! We will miss you and wish you a great success in your future endeavors.


End of Quarter Bowling with New Group Members!

March 24th, 2023- Bowling with new group members @Lily Zeinalvand,@Elmira Baghdadi,@Pushp Raj, and @Riya Singh members is always fun!


Happy Birthday Champs!

January 16th, 2023- cheers to a new year and another chance to celebrate together the birthdays of our awesome group members: Giuseppe, Justin, and Rain.

Its Joe’s Birthday

December 14th, 2022- Surprising our awesome PI with an early birthday party in group meeting today! Happy birthday Joe! We are so appreciative to have you as our mentor and PI.

 

Group Happy Hour

December 9th, 2022- celebrating our group achievements and the end of fall quarter with a nice trip and dinner at Eureka.

 

Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner

November 14th, 2022- enjoying an early and a spectacular thanksgiving dinner with group members and new rotation students at the Coltrane pool this year!

Photo Credit: Elmira Baghdadi

 

End of Spring Quarter Group Outing

September 22, 2022 - end of spring quarter this year was so much fun! group kayaking at the Southwind Kayak Center in Newport Beach that is known for its breathtaking scenery and fresh weather!

 

Celebratory Lunch

April 21, 2022 - celebrating group achievements with a team lunch at Eureka! Congratulations team!

 

ACS Conference

March 24, 2022 - Patterson Lab members enjoying San Diego weather after presenting their talks!

left to right: Giuseppe Di Palma, Brooke Carpenter, Rain Talosig, and Paul Hurst.

 

Group Outing

March 17, 2022 - best way to celebrate end of winter 2022 quarter is to go bowling with the crew! @ Bowlero Orange County! Video shows Jovany Merham (from team Aoon) and Justin Mulvey (from team Joe) killing it at the bowling competition!

 

Group Lunch

February 23, 2022: Lab members enjoying lunch at Aldrich Park, UCI.

 

Holiday Party

December 2021: Holiday potluck to celebrate the end of the quarter and Joe giving an incredible mid-tenure seminar.

 
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July 2021: First “normal” group outing since before the pandemic was spent soaking in the beautiful California weather by kayaking the Newport bay followed by some cuban food.

January 2020: Group outing to Sam Woo’s to enjoy some great Chinese and company.

January 2020: Group outing to Sam Woo’s to enjoy some great Chinese and company.

September 2019: Patterson group turns 1 year old!

September 2019: Patterson group turns 1 year old!

 
August 2019: Patterson group takes on National ACS conference and meet Professor Rachel O’Reilly (Since she was Joe’s PhD advisor, does that make her our academic grandma?)

August 2019: Patterson group takes on National ACS conference and meet Professor Rachel O’Reilly (Since she was Joe’s PhD advisor, does that make her our academic grandma?)

 
May 2019: Enjoying baseball beers and Dodgers dogs at the Dodgers vs. Phillies game

May 2019: Enjoying baseball beers and Dodgers dogs at the Dodgers vs. Phillies game

 
March 2019: And…. the Patterson group has officially begun cryoEM experiments! Captured is Alana, the cryo ninja, as she prepares her samples to be imaged.

March 2019: And…. the Patterson group has officially begun cryoEM experiments! Captured is Alana, the cryo ninja, as she prepares her samples to be imaged.

 
January 2019: Group dinner at Eureka! to celebrate Alex’s arrival at UCI

January 2019: Group dinner at Eureka! to celebrate Alex’s arrival at UCI

April 2021: A nice social-distancing picnic at Turtle Rock park!

April 2021: A nice social-distancing picnic at Turtle Rock park!

September 2019: Successful kayaking trip disregarding a capsizing and bird incident.

September 2019: Successful kayaking trip disregarding a capsizing and bird incident.

 
June 2019: Lifting Alana up (physically and verbally) during her last day of work in the Patterson group with our matching “Patterson Group” shirts.

June 2019: Lifting Alana up (physically and verbally) during her last day of work in the Patterson group with our matching “Patterson Group” shirts.

 
May 2019: All dressed up for the Lee dinner!

May 2019: All dressed up for the Lee dinner!

 
March 2019: Patterson group dominates Mission Escape Games.

March 2019: Patterson group dominates Mission Escape Games.

 
December 2018: First Patterson Group holiday party - dinner at Shake Shack after hiking in Crystal Cove

December 2018: First Patterson Group holiday party - dinner at Shake Shack after hiking in Crystal Cove