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Pushing the Boundaries of Science and Self: Brandon Lopez

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
April 08, 2024
Brandon Lopez's master's research on the HIV virus is part of a global battle to combat HIV and AIDS. Yet enthusiastically mentoring undergraduates and advocating for his fellow students has been just as important to his BYU experience.
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BYU’s First Biotech Career Fair Spurs Student Networking

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
April 03, 2024
The College of Life Sciences held a biotechnology career fair with the BYU Chapter of BioHive Utah, drawing one of the largest crowds in the Career and Experiential Learning Center’s history. Students networked with from some of Utah’s fastest-growing biotech firms.
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MMBIO CURA Winner Researches a New Technique to Fight Cancer

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
March 29, 2024
Drawn to help those suffering from chronic illness, Joshua Bennett (MMBIO) is focusing his research on making antibodies that mark cancer cells for macrophages and neutrophils to attack.
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Communicating Research Relevance: The Three Minute Thesis Competition 2024

By Trent Olsen
March 20, 2024
Graduate students from the College of Life Sciences went head to head in the College's Three Minute Thesis Competition. Winning thesis presentation topics included SuperShoe technology for clinical care, using a zebrafish brain structure in order to better understand autism in the brain, and improving the way we study diabetes.
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Joshua Wright: Preserving Hearts and Strengthening Bones

By Shannon Haddock
February 28, 2024
One premed student's Boston internships open his eyes to a plethora of possibilities in medicine.
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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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Student Strives to Improve Quality of Life in Nepal, Starting with Her Own

By Becca Aylworth Wright
February 27, 2024
A public health student went to Nepal to make a change; she didn’t know her own heart would be first on the list.
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Translating the Art of Medicine

By Trent Olsen
February 26, 2024
Maggie Scribner (PH ‘23), a passionate PA in training, conducted an award winning study as an undergraduate. The study highlights barriers to the use of professional medical interpretation services for Spanish speakers.
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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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Support and a Bite for First-Generation College Students

By Trent Olsen
January 10, 2024
The College of Life Sciences hosted a luncheon for first-generation college students in November. University and College Resources were present for students to learn more about. Check out the resources for yourself.
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From Classroom to Culture: Zach Eliason’s Berlin Internship

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
January 08, 2024
Working with an international team at Zayt Bioscience in Berlin, Germany, Zach Eliason (BIO ’23) used yeast microbes to produce palm oil alternatives.
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Evolution Education: The Power of a Role Model

By Grace Christensen
December 31, 2023
Religion and evolution can be touchy subjects and we are often having to be careful about the assertions we make about the two. People may struggle to reconcile the two and this is the problem Kenny Harrington (Bio ‘24) tackled in his CURA research. Harrington took first place at the Fall 2023 College Undergraduate Research Awards (CURAs). His research explored how students increase their acceptance of the theory of evolution based on their scientific reasoning skills.
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Kenny Harrington CURA

Harrington's research of evolution education found that being taught be a role model plays a big part in students acceptance of evolution theories.
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Faith, Determination, and Resilience: Earlene Durrant’s 2023 Honored Alumni Lecture

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
December 14, 2023
Seventh grade Earlene Durrant (Physical Education EdD '75) was determined to be a physical education teacher at BYU. Little did she know that she would transform the department.
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Finding Your Place: Life Sciences Student Council

By Ehliza Bird
December 13, 2023
The College of Life Sciences Student Council gives advice on how to find your place in the college. They share how they personally are working to improve day-to-day life for every student.
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Dr. Jeffery Schachterle: Fieldwork First

By Aubrey Johnson
December 08, 2023
Meet Dr. Jeffrey Schachterle, a new assistant professor of microbiology & molecular biology researching plant pathology.
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A More-Than-Lucky Day at the 2023 CURAs

By Trent Olsen
December 07, 2023
From bridging language barriers in medicine to finding better grass for Utah’s dry climate, dozens of students presented their innovative research on Friday, October 13.
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The Agar Art Competition: Linking Science and Art

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
December 05, 2023
Participants from the BYU community used multicolored bacteria to create masterpieces at the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology’s (MMBIO) Agar Art Competition on Tuesday, October 10 with the theme of “Microbiology in Space.”
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