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Seeing the Brain Differently: The Suli Lab’s Approach to Neurodiversity

February 16, 2026
What if neuroscience wasn’t about fixing differences, but understanding them? At the Suli Lab, researchers are rethinking how we study brain development and autism by looking closely at sensory integration, oxidative stress, and behavior through the lens of zebrafish models.
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The Mary Davis Lab: Unraveling Chronic Illness One Gene at a Time

February 12, 2026
In the Davis Lab, students aim to personalize treatments for chronic diseases using genetics, algorithms, and clinical data.
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BYU prof whose research touches lives across Pacific, honored as Big 12 Conference Faculty of the Year

February 09, 2026
Biology professor Rick Gill is one of 16 faculty — one from each Big 12 school — to receive the Big 12 Conference Faculty of the Year honor, awarded for innovation and research on each faculty member’s respective campuses. The awards were started in 2024, and Gill is BYU’s second honoree (following Charles Graham), which goes to dedicated faculty who “represent and reflect all the best attributes that make a college campus a bastion for learning and growth."
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From Family Ties to Fruit Fly Diets: Dean Peterson’s Research Journey

February 09, 2026
Dean Peterson discovered links between bacteria, vitamins, and behavior through his research on fruit flies.
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Life Sciences Seminar Explores AI Integration in Maternal and Child Healthcare

February 02, 2026
What do sled dogs and AI have in common? Dr. Jared Parrish shows how interdisciplinary thinking—like combining data science, public health, and faith—can forge new paths to protect mothers and children.
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The BYU Plant Genetic Resources Lab: Faith-Fueled Research for a Hungry World

January 28, 2026
In Dr. Jellen's lab, students are combating malnutrition and hunger through plant genetics.
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Treating addiction with immunotherapy: BYU study links alcohol use and the immune system

January 15, 2026
A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical treatments for individuals with alcohol use disorder. This collaborative research involved 13 students and four professors across three departments in the College of Life Sciences and the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences.

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Kenley Kohls and Braden Betteridge’s Procedure for Rapid Sepsis Diagnosis

January 12, 2026
Kenley Kohls and Braden Betteridge are perfecting a procedure that will save countless lives using the DNA of bacteria in the bloodstream to identify cases of sepsis in a few hours rather than twenty-four.
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Life Sciences Students Share Their Musical Talents Through Service

December 17, 2025
Students in the College of Life Sciences are making meaningful connections as they combine their passion for the arts with their desire to serve.
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