Hema Manogna Gudlavalleti: Meeting Alzheimer’s Patients Helps Me Become a Better Researcher

Neuroscience researcher Hema Manogna Gudlavalleti is passionate about working on neurodegenerative research. After college, she found a job in Los Angeles for a start-up pharmaceutical company where she was working on Alzheimer’s disease research. “The company invited Alzheimer’s...
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Words of WISDOM by Empowered Women

“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong; it’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” G.D. Anderson Many girls around the world do not have the freedom to pave their own paths. Some societies, raise young...
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Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: Samantha Roberts, M.S. in Immunology and Infection

1) Tell me about yourself. Hello, my name is Samantha Roberts. I am a recent graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Mathematics and Secondary Education. At SFASU. I developed my passion for science and education. I enjoyed...
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Words of Wisdom: What to Expect When You’re Expecting In Grad School

“I was anxious about how this pregnancy and child would impact my studies, training, opportunities, and future career. I’ll even go as far as to admit that I thought ‘my career in science is over.’” Becoming a parent can be scary, especially if you’re a trainee in STE...
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Class of 2021 Incoming Student Spotlight: Michelle de Oliveira, Doctorate of Medical Physics Program (DMP)

1) Tell me about yourself. I recently graduated from Wheaton College with a B.S. in applied physics and minors in English and mathematics. When I’m not studying, I can be found propagating my already abundant supply of succulents, reading T.S. Eliot (whom I would consider a...
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Request for Applications: Certificate in Biomedical Data Science (CBDS) Program

Request for Applications Certificate in Biomedical Data Science (CBDS) Program Application Due Date: April 1, 2021 Anticipated Start Date: August, 2021 Applications are being solicited from faculty, students, and staff interested in advancing their knowledge of Biomedical Data...
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MSTP student Ryan Reyes Gets Two First Author Papers Accepted In Excellent Journals On The Same Day

Ryan Reyes, a fourth-year graduate student (6th year MSTP student) in the lab of Tyler Curiel, M.D. MPH, just had two first author papers accepted in excellent journals on the same day. The Curiel lab studies cancer immunotherapy and has expertise in using mouse models for...
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Why Age May Just Be A Number: The Epigenetics of Aging

In the winter of 1944-1945 in the Netherlands a great famine occurred due to the German occupation. This led to many people having to consume as little as 1000 calories a day for many, many months. The recommended intake for a healthy adult person is, on average, 2300 calories a...
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