I am Ariston Gray, a senior biology major in the Fulbright college of arts and sciences. I began my research with Dr. Jamie Baum of the Food Science department in the spring of 2020. I began working with Dr. Erin Howie of the Health, Human Performance, and Recreation...
My name is Allison Shildt, and I am a Biology and Chemistry major in Fulbright Honors. I work under Dr. Nagayasu Nakanishi in Biology, and this is my third research semester in this lab. I plan to defend my thesis this Spring 2021 and attend medical school this fall...
Shadowing is like dating. Every different “date” that you go on, you get to see what you like and what you don’t like about a certain medical specialty.
I had the privileged opportunity to volunteer a couple times in the cat shelter at PetSmart. From cleaning cages to making sure the kittens get enough playtime, every small action mattered.
Author: Winson Chee Major: Biology During the spring 2019 semester, I worked on my research project under the guidance of my mentor, Dr. Siepielski. Through this research, I am working to determine the effect of coinfection, where an organism is infected with...
Author: Jake Price Major: Chemistry & Biology In the fall of 2018, I began researching in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department under Dr. Roger Koeppe II. Throughout the past two years, I have been investigating the behavior of peptides within various lipid...
Author: Gopi Lukhi Major: Biology, Chemistry Country: Tanzania Program: Ecology, Evolution, and People of East Africa As we trekked through the hilly forests of Gombe Stream National Park following a family of chimpanzees, we dodged thorny branches, crawled...
Savannah Seupaul is a pre-med student and an honors Biology major with minors in Philosophy, Psychology, and Medical Humanities. Studying abroad in Belize inspired her to pursue honors thesis research that drew from her experiences in the tropical rainforest. She combined her interests in the tropics, birdwatching, and health by investigating the antibacterial properties of tropical bird nests.
Author: Ian Gilbert Major: Animal Science, Biology, and Spanish, Country: Morocco After a 30-minute bus ride outside of the city of Marrakech, Morocco, we arrived at a small village in the Ourika Valley. We attracted a lot of attention, the 30 or so loud Americans...