As a team, we strive to pursue challenging lines of inquiry in science: uncovering biophysical relationships between macromolecular composition and cellular function. These questions are certainly hard ones. We believe that strongest predictor for success in our environment is in the degree of passion, or fascination, for biophysics. As such, we seek to include all in our lab who are as excited about proteins as we are! Further, we pledge to uphold an environment where everyone is not only welcomed, but treated with respect and dignity, and their identities are validated and accepted. We will all support each other, and make sure all are actively included. Science is hard, no need to make it harder.