Author: Allyson Edwards | Major: Biochemistry | Semester: Fall 2023 Life on other planetary bodies is a topic that’s been of interest to the scientific community and public for years now. The potential of life on Mars is something I’ve been researching under my...
Stressed Out: My Current Thoughts on My Project and Its Connection to My Future Work
Author: Wesley Vaught | Major: Biochemistry and Biology | Semester: Fall 2023 Arkansas continues to have a higher prevalence of citizens with frequent mental distress than any state in the U.S., likely due to a disproportionate number of stressors such as financial...
Gene Expression Analysis of Inorganic Pyrophosphate Dependent Enzymes in Rice
Author: Colten Nichols | Major: Crop Science and Biochemistry | Semester: Summer 2023 The University of Arkansas’ Honors College funded the start of my research project during the Summer of 2023. This project is focused on analyzing inorganic pyrophosphate-dependent...
Characterization of Phosphomolybdic Acid as a Catalyst
Author: Neal Kinney | Major: Biochemistry | Semester: Spring 2023 Coming into college, I knew that I wanted to be a part of a research lab. I had been extremely interested in chemistry since I was in middle school, so I knew that it was a topic that I wanted to learn...
From Andes to Islands: Exploring Ecuador!
Author: Madeline Crisp | Major: Biochemistry | Semester: August Intersession 2023 When you think of the Galápagos Islands, you may think of Darwin’s finches and beautiful beaches. Both the animals and the environments, however, are extremely diverse across the...
Studying Fungi on the Emerald Isle – Adventure, Research, and Expectations
Author: Grace Killian | Major: Biochemistry | Semester: Summer 2023 The Arcadia STEM Summer Research program caught my interest the instant I found it. Two months abroad working in a research lab? There wasn’t going to be a better opportunity to travel while also...
My Spanish Summer
Author: Ella Baker | Major: Biochemistry | Semester: Summer 2023 My name is Ella Baker and I am a student of J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences studying Biochemistry with a minor in Spanish language. This summer I traveled to Spain to further study...
Attending an International Conference: PAG31
Author: Colten Nichols | Majors: Crop Science, Biochemistry | Semester: Fall 2023 Colten Nichols is a sophomore Crop Science and Biochemistry honors student from Van Buren, Arkansas. His research focuses on analyzing mutant rice varieties. He works with his research...
Healthcare in Sweden
Author: Allyson Edwards | Major: Biochemistry | Semester: Summer 2023 My name is Allyson Edwards, and this summer I studied abroad in Sweden with the Health Teams Abroad program. As a Pre-Dental student, I wanted to make sure that the program I chose would provide me...
Biophysical Society 2024 Conference Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Author: Jason Hoang | Major: Biochemistry | Semester: Spring 2024 My name is Jason Hoang and I am currently a senior at the University of Arkansas majoring in biochemistry. My honors research focuses on fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), a relatively unstable...