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Dr. Amber Gonda: Illuminating Cancer Research at BYU

September 06, 2023
Meet Amber Gonda, a new assistant professor of cell biology and physiology and an innovative cancer researcher.
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Transforming Crime Investigation

July 26, 2023
BYU's women-led research team innovates a kit to distinguish menstrual from circulatory blood in crimes against women, in the hopes of helping domestic violence survivors seek justice.
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Triple Crown of Student Achievements

July 26, 2023
Students in the College of Life Sciences were recognized this year as Student Employee of the Year and as winners at the Student Innovator of the Year and 3-Minute Thesis competitions.
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A Simple Solution for a Complex Problem: New Tools May Lead to Earlier Alzheimer's Diagnoses

April 04, 2023
Chad Pollard (’22), cell biology PhD student and BYU’s 2022 Student Innovator of the Year, is on a mission to revolutionize Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics.
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What's in a Name?

July 21, 2022
PDBio Evolves Into Cell Biology and Physiology
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From Partnership to Patented Research: Undergraduate Student Innovates Gene-Editing Tools

July 21, 2022
It’s not every day that an undergraduate student approaches you with an innovative idea that significantly impacts the field and leads to developing a patented product, a startup company, and published research,” says Jonathon Hill, an associate professor of cell biology at BYU. “[But] I actually think the mentorship aspect is the best story here.”
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Huddled Up for Healing: Working with the Football Team to Address a Degenerative Brain Disease

July 21, 2022
In 2002, the death of legendary NFL center Mike Webster introduced the world to the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The disease is marked by depression, rage, substance abuse, cognitive dysfunction, and dementia, and diagnoses are rising rapidly among retired football players.
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The Dangers of Dopamine

March 01, 2022
Every October, schools around the country celebrate Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug abuse prevention campaign. New research from the Edwards Lab in the BYU Neuroscience Center shows the importance of this drug abuse education, revealing mechanisms that explain why young adults are more susceptible to the negative effects of marijuana than adults.
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