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Polyploid Cells, Evolution, and Faith in Dr. Standring’s Lab

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
December 13, 2024
Dr. Standring's lab is on the hunt to understand the impact of polyploid cells on insect evolution.
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Navigating Nutritional Health Challenges in Dr. Bellini’s Lab

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
December 11, 2024
From cystic fibrosis to diabetes, Dr. Bellini and her students are making a difference one study at a time.
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Neuroscience Seminar Highlights Alzheimer’s Advances

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
November 21, 2024
Dr. Marc Haut shares groundbreaking neuroimaging techniques that have aided in the improvement of Alzheimer's treatments.
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Josh Hutchins Shares Research at National Conference

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
November 11, 2024
Josh Hutchins was accepted to present his research on claudins and permeable membranes at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR).
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Extinct Birds Donated to the Bean Life Science Museum

By Nicholas Rex
November 06, 2024
BYU alumni Nate and Sheryl Arrington made a generous donation of rare and extinct birds to the Bean Life Science Museum. The Arringtons’ donation includes several extinct bird species that hold important scientific and educational value.
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Faith and Science Seminar: Lessons for Any Path

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
October 30, 2024
Spiritually Strengthening Award winners Dr. Matt Bailey and Dr. Matt Seeley shared their insights on faith and science at the College of Life Sciences' annual seminar.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.  
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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.
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