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Traveling to Vancouver BC, July 2024. A group of us attended the Frontiers in Biophysics meeting held annually in Vancouver BC. We discovered this great food truck in Bellingham WA, along the way.

Lab BBQ, July 2024. The tradition continues. Top: Lucs once again generously brought his smoker to the Asbury home in the morning, fired it up, and began the long, slow cooking process. Bottom, left to right: Lily, Lucas, Josh, and Juanje enjoying the sunny afternoon.

Dr. Barrero, April 2024. After Daniel successfully defended his PhD, Sue's lab had a nice party to celebrate.

Dr. Murray, February 2024. Left: To celebrate his successful PhD defense, Lucas together with Dylan constructed this model of a disassembling microtubule tip, made from cream puffs. Right: Lucas also adopted Kipper, who immediately became the new lab mascot.

Semiahmoo retreat, September 2023. Members of the Asbury and Wordeman labs at our departmental retreat, held at the Semiahmoo resort near Blaine WA. Left to right: Me (Chip Asbury), Juanje Vicente, Bonni Leeds, Rhea Kulkarni, Dylan Hedman, Natalie Heitkamp, Linda Wordeman, Lucy Maki-Fern, Mike Wagenbach, Josh Larson.

Dakota Creek paddling, September 2023. After the departmental retreat (see photo above), Dylan, Josh and I went for a canoe/kayak paddle on nearby Dakota Creek, joining the rest of the lab for a campout later that evening.

Stefan & Britta visit, September 2023. Stefan Diez and his wife Britta visited Seattle on their way home from a vacation in Hawaii. Stefan gave a terrific talk about his latest work, and we enjoyed a wonderful dinner together afterward.

Jae-Ook (James) visits, September 2023. James and his wife had just been married and were on their way from Korea to their honeymoon in Mexico. How lucky we were that they stopped by during their layover in Seattle.

Kwaku& Ifeanyi visit, September 2023. Kwaku Opoku and his wife Ifeanyi stopped by the lab with their three beautiful kids. It's always a joy to catch up with lab alumni and to meet their newest family members!

Tubulin prep, July 2023. The happy crew here is aliquotting a large supply of bovine tubulin (nearly half a gram) successfully purified after many hours spent in the cold room and wrangling with ultracentrifuges. Top left: Josh & Dylan. Top right: Devin, Mike, & Lucas. Bottom Left: Lucy, Bonni, Elise, & Natalie H. Bottom right: Maria, Mai, & Natalie S. Many hands make light(er) work!

Lab BBQ, June 2023. Top: Once again, Lucs generously brought his smoker to the Asbury home in the morning, fired it up, and then began the long, slow cooking process. Bottom, left to right: Dylan, Sam, and Daniel enjoy the food and bevs later that afternoon.

Snowmass, January 2023. Dan Larson snaps a photo during the biennial Aspen Single Molecule Biophysics meeting. Left to right: Dan Larson, me (Chip Asbury), Josh Shaevitz.

Lab orchid finally blooms, June 2022. I'm not sure who left this orchid plant in the lab many years ago. Ever since, I (Chip) have been watering it without success...until now. I think it wants to be outside.

Lab BBQ, June 2021. Lucas generously brought his smoker over to the Asbury homestead in the early morning, fired it up, and then began the long, slow cooking process. The rest of the lab arrived later that afternoon. There was more food than we could possibly finish, and a lab tradition was born.

Lab "Puppy Hour", January 2020. Rachel introduced us to 'Tubs', a very cute corgi puppy with a fondness for beer.

Cherry Blossoms, April 2019. Our annual pilgrimage to the old quad for a group photo with the cherry trees in full bloom. Left to right: Josh Larson, Chip Asbury, Andy Cai, Natasha Powell, Haein Kim, Kim Fong, Krishna Sarangapani, Daniel Barrero.

Highland Peak, January 2019. Josh Larson snaps a selfie after hiking to the summit of Aspen Highlands during the Single Molecule Biophysics meeting, held biennially at the Aspen Center for Physics.

Cherrry Blossoms, April 2018. We made our annual pilgrimage to the old quad for a group photo with the cherry trees in full bloom. Left to right: Aida Llauro, Kim Fong, Josh Larson, Chip Asbury, Krishna Sarangapani, Connor King, Bill Lee.

Matthew's microscopy debut, September 2017. Matthew Asbury, age eight, learns to use phase contrast microscopy to observe his very own cheek cells. Fun!

Lab Hike, May 2017. The lab took a beautiful stroll to the top of Little Mount Si. Left to right: Megan Bailey, Connor King, Aida Llauro, Luke Johnson, Bill Lee, Krishna Sarangapani, Chip Asbury.

Cherry blossoms, April 2017. Lab group photo taken when the cherry trees were in full bloom on the old quad. Left to right: Chip Asbury, Aida Llauro, Megan Bailey, Krishna Sarangapani, Luke Johnson.

Lab mascot, July 2016. Sydney, our 14-year-old cattle dog, takes a break between long sessions at the optical trap. She was a little bit grumpy, but being in lab sure beat staying home alone.

Luke Johnson, May 2016. Luke presenting his latest results at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, in Mary Gates Hall.

A toast for Jonathan, May 2016. A very happy happy hour with margaritas made according to Jonathan's precise recipe -- it is a full page long, and well worth the extra effort. Left to right: Justin Decarreau, Rose King, Aida Lauró Portell, Anna de Regt, Emily Scarborough, Jae ook Kim, Amitabha 'Guppy' Gupta, and Grace Hamilton. Cheers!

Erin's laser trap debut, May 2014. Erin Kirschner, Coordinator for the Biochemistry and Biological Physics, Structure, and Design Graduate Programs, learns how to use a laser trap to manipulate molecular motors and watch their ATP-driven movement along individual microtubule filaments. It's fun!

Dress like Neil day, July 2013. Neil Umbreit has been single-handedly improving the average fashionability of our local community of researchers. A group of us honored Neil's fashion sense by wearing respectable clothing for a change. Left to right: Chip Asbury, Jonathan Driver, Jerry Tien, Justin Decarreau, Neil Umbreit, Kwaku Opoku, Yi Deng, Krishna Sarangapani, Erik Yusko.

New TIRF microscope, July 2011. This photo shows part of our newest instrument, a total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscope. The mirrors and lenses seen here direct three lasers into a Nikon inverted microscope. The custom-built instrument also includes three Andor emccd cameras, which allow fast multi-color tracking of individual molecular assemblies.

Co-authors, April 2010. This photo was taken after one of our papers was accepted (Tien et al, 2010). Left to right: Andrew Franck, Linda Wordeman, Jerry Tien, Trisha Davis, Chip Asbury, Neil Umbreit, Dan Gestaut, Tamir Gonen. Photo courtesy of Eric Muller.

Faculty backcountry ski trip, June 2009. Heading up to Paradise Glacier on Mount Rainier (just south of Seattle). From left to right: Eric Feigl (Physiology & Biophysics), Chip Asbury, Eric Martinson (Physiology & Biophysics), Norm Breslow (Biostatistics), and Jon Wellner (Biostatistics). Photo courtesy of Piro Kramar.

Faculty backcountry ski trip, June 2009. View from Paradise Glacier (elevation ~9,000 ft), looking south toward Mt Adams. Photo courtesy of Piro Kramar.

New optical trapping microscope, July 2008. This photo shows our newest custom-built laser trapping microscope. The rig includes an infrared laser for optical trapping, plus a short-wavelength (488 nm) laser for severing microtubules. We use the laser scissors to trigger disassembly of individual microtubules by cutting off their growing plus end tips.

Asbury Lab, September 2007. During the renovation of our building, our lab was accessible only by walking through the construction zone. It was a hassle, but we got to keep the hardhats. From left to right: Andy Powers, Ryan Lemke, Dan Gestaut, Andrew Franck, Chip Asbury.

On the ferry to Friday Harbor Labs, January 2007. Andy Powers took this photo during one of our periodic pilgrimages to the Center for Cell Dynamics, located at Friday Harbor Laboratories on San Juan Island. From left to right: Andrew Franck, Chip Asbury, Jason Stumpff.

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