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Summer Snapshots: Connecting Science with Faith

August 30, 2024
Students from the college share how their summer travel experiences helped them see God's hand in the sciences.
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Sharing Truth in Science by Study and by Faith

By Christina Triptow
August 30, 2024
As recipients of the college's Spiritually Strengthening Award, Dr. Ryan Cordner and Dr. Tim Jenkins exemplify how to teach by study and by faith in the sciences.
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Discovering the Impact of Polydrug Use on Addiction

By Travis Davies
August 30, 2024
Research from Dr. Jeffrey Edwards' Lab at BYU reveals that co-using morphine, an opioid, and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana, may expedite the development of addiction.
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Biotechnology Entrepreneur: Jordan Moore

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By Parker Smith
July 09, 2024
Jordan Moore's BioME diagnostic innovation identifies types and quantities of bacteria in a person’s digestive tract and is set to revolutionize the gastrointestinal health industry.
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Rolling with the Beats: Sebastian Valencia Amores

By Trent Olsen
April 22, 2024
Sebastian Valencia Amores learned how to adapt to change and flourish in new environments while engineering heart tissue at BYU.
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CELL Honored Graduate: Jacob Wengler’s Slam Dunk Undergraduate Experience

By Trent Olsen
April 17, 2024
Wengler doesn’t just slam dunk on the court as a member of BYU’s Dunk Team, he’s also slam dunked on the academic court as a premed student studying cellular biology.
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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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Dr. Jared Barrott: A Prepared Mind and Curing Cancer

By Trent Olsen
October 20, 2023
Meet Dr. Jared Barrott, a new professor of Cell Biology and Physiology who tests treatment options for sarcoma cancers.
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Dr. Seth Taylor: Making Crucial Connections

By Trent Olsen
October 13, 2023
Meet Seth Taylor, a new assistant professor of cell biology and physiology studying how and why neurons make connections with each other.
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Dr. Amber Gonda: Illuminating Cancer Research at BYU

By Alexis Grammer
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

By Erin Saito
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

By Nicholas Rex
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

By Erin Saito
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?

By Erin Saito
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

By Erin Saito
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

By Tanner Sandberg
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

By Erin Saito
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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