
Parker Smith
Email: pbs36@byu.edu
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NDFS Honored Graduate: Meghan Crowther’s Academic Journey to Medicine
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Parker Smith
April 18, 2024
When Meghan Crowther chose to study nutritional science over all her other interests she never realized she'd discover a passion for research.
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BIO Honored Graduate: David Kobe Serving Others At Home and Abroad
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Parker Smith
April 17, 2024
From freshwater fish to malaria, BYU's biology program has helped David Kobe develop a passion for biology, giving him the boost he needed to confidently apply to medical school.
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MMBIO Honored Graduate: How Epigenetics Shaped Aaron Bohn
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Parker Smith
April 16, 2024
After someone close to Aaron Bohn was diagnosed with a genetic disease, he needed to know how to help. Little did he know he would get hooked on genetics.
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Assisting Marine Conservation Efforts in Tropical Pacific Islands: Tavailau Segi
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Parker Smith
April 11, 2024
Tavailau Segi wanted to return home to Samoa to do sediment runoff research, but the pandemic changed his plans for the better.
3 Min Read
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How Food Waste Inspired PrithiviRaj Jegannathan
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Parker Smith
April 08, 2024
When Prithiviraj Jegannathan learned that 1/3 of global food production goes to waste, he had to be a part of the solution.
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Pushing the Boundaries of Science and Self: Brandon Lopez
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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.
4 Min Read
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BYU’s First Biotech Career Fair Spurs Student Networking
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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
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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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Exploring the Mind: Brynlee Cardall’s Literature Review on the Connection Between Depression and Addiction
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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.
2 Min Read
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