05/07/2026
So proud of the 2026 Hancock lab graduates!
The overall goal of the Hancock laboratory at the University of South Carolina Aiken is to reveal the identity and function of plant genome components.
05/07/2026
So proud of the 2026 Hancock lab graduates!
05/03/2026
End of year party to celebrate our Seniors!
03/28/2026
Spring 2026 lab photo. We had enough lab shirts for everyone except Jack!
03/14/2026
Southern Section ASPB meeting is in Lafayette LA this year. We enjoyed the beautiful weather yesterday and presenting results today.
11/11/2025
Our most recent publication resulted as a collaboration with the Clemson Edisto REC. Lots of Hancock lab students helped along the way.
Identification of Nitrogen-Deficient Soybeans Facilitates Yield Rescue Production of a healthy crop of protein- and oil-rich soybean seeds requires a significant amount of nitrogen. Under ideal conditions, most of this nitrogen comes from the root nodules, where a symbiotic relationship with Bradyrhizobium japonicum fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere. Thus, growers gen...
09/22/2025
Updated lab photo...almost got everyone there.
09/22/2025
We took our visiting scientist, Alicja to the Historic USC Library while we were on the Columbia campus for the Research CORE fair.
09/19/2025
Hancock lab went on a field trip to Clemson for a seminar by our collaborator Keith Slotkin.
07/29/2025
So happy that NSF sees the value in the work we are doing!
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07/18/2025
Its been a busy summer in the Hancock lab! We were able to get a quick lab photo this week, but not everyone was able to be there.
| Monday | 8am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 5pm |
| Friday | 8am - 12:30pm |