Jaden Poellot , BA

Completed my undergraduate here at WWU, currently studying in the Pollard Lab.

Before taking on my master's, I studied the development and application of assymetric gold nanoparticles under Dr. Ying Bao at WWU. Currently, I am interested in studying which genes influence aging using baker's yeast as a model organism in the Pollard Lab. Utilizing powerful next generation sequencing technology couple with bulk segregate analysis (BSA-Seq), powerful analysis of genetic material can help identify quantitative trait loci that may be associated with the phenotype of aging. As an aside, to accumulate large sample sizes for BSA-Seq, my project also focuses on developing miniature aging devices (MADs) which serve to simultaneously cultivate aged yeast cells and isolate the aged yeast cells from their younger counterparts. 

2025 Dreyfus Summer Research Fellowship Grant 

Hamlett, T., Wang, X., Poellot, J., Doebler, J. E., Hashemi, S., Li, X., & Bao, Y. (2026). Asymmetric Silica–Gold Nano/Microparticles: Eccentric, Janus, Tadpole Structures, and Their Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 18(16), 23815.