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Breaking Down Genetics to Build Humanity: Kate Jaggi

By Aubrey Johnson
April 18, 2024
Kate Jaggi made a discovery she never imagined and it ignited a fire in her to continue conducting plant genetics research.
4 Min Read
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NEURO Honored Graduate: How Amos Avila’s Faith Made All the Difference

By Trent Olsen
April 17, 2024
Before coming to BYU, Avila felt like “just one guy from South America,” a “no-one" just trying to find a better opportunity. But that changed during his time at the Y.
2 Min Read
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Dissection, Dancing, and Deity: Annie Smedley

By Aubrey Johnson
April 10, 2024
Annie Smedley is closing out her master's degree with a jeté. Her hard-won skill to ask better questions helped her note a pattern in a literature review, which evolved into an interdisciplinary project studying ballet dancers and their injuries.
3 Min Read
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Discovering Truth About Addiction and Our Brains: Joakim Ronstroem

By Trent Olsen
April 10, 2024
Joakim Ronstroem's love for discovering truth has helped him become a prolific researcher who is shedding light on how addiction works in the brain.
1 Min Read
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Greece Study Abroad: Exploring Medicine and Refining Faith 

By Becca Aylworth Wright
February 27, 2024
A study abroad in Greece taught one premed student the value of commitment to patients and to God.  
2 Min Read
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Exploring the Mind: Brynlee Cardall’s Literature Review on the Connection Between Depression and Addiction

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
January 10, 2024
Brynlee Cardall (NEURO ’25) recently discovered a potential relationship between addiction and depression and wrote a literature review that was featured in the most recent issue of Chiasm, BYU Neuroscience’s undergraduate research journal.
2 Min Read
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Dr. Jared Barrott: A Prepared Mind and Curing Cancer

By Trent Olsen
October 20, 2023
Meet Dr. Jared Barrott, a new professor of Cell Biology and Physiology who tests treatment options for sarcoma cancers.
2 Min Read
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