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Gillian Garmon

Student Writer
Email: ggarmon@byu.edu
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A Taste of Home: Sabina Magar's Commitment to Global Nutrition

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By Gillian Garmon
October 27, 2026
Inspired by her roots in Nepal, Sabina Magar is pursuing a career in nutrition and conducting public health research to improve lives in the communities that helped shape her.
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Popping Possibilities: The Quinoa Cookbook Reimagining a Super Grain

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By Gillian Garmon
October 27, 2026
Paxton Webster transforms a superfood through his Spanish language cookbook filled with accessible recipes designed to foster community empowerment in Bolivia.
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Inside the O’Neill Lab: Collaboration at the Frontlines of Cancer Research

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By Gillian Garmon
July 07, 2026
In the O’Neill Lab, student researchers and faculty mentors are harnessing the body’s own immune system in a groundbreaking, faith-driven effort to transform the future of cancer treatment.
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Student Innovators Bridge Gaps in Patient Care with Repositioning Technology

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By Gillian Garmon
June 11, 2026
After witnessing the toll of preventable bedsores firsthand, three student innovators created a device that could change the future of patient care.
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Lighting the Way: Building Healthier Families Across Generations

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By Gillian Garmon
May 14, 2026
In the Brain, Family, and Health Lab, researchers study how family life education can strengthen mental, physical, and emotional health across generations.
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EXSC Honored Graduate: Christina Larsen—Finding Purpose in Every Patient’s Step

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By Gillian Garmon
April 14, 2026
Christina Larsen combines clinical care and research on pregnancy biomechanics to help patients regain movement and purpose.
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NEURO Honored Graduate: Scott Cutler Explores Reflexes and Recovery with Empathy

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By Gillian Garmon
April 13, 2026
Scott Cutler’s drive to translate knowledge into tangible patient care permeates both his research in Dr. Stay’s vestibular lab and his longterm goal to become a physician.
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Melissa Blotter: Advancing the Science of Seizure Intervention

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By Gillian Garmon
April 06, 2026
Melissa Blotter is pioneering a bold new approach to treating life-threatening seizures by using ketone bodies to stop them in real time.
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Tyler Brown: Tackling Staph Infections in the Age of Resistance

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By Gillian Garmon
April 03, 2026
Tyler Brown's passion for microbiology led him to take on one of modern medicine’s most urgent challenges: antibiotic-resistant staph infections.
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