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How Poop is Fighting COVID-19
By Laura Gardner, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ‘22 Author’s Note: With so much information in the media and online about COVID-19, I find many people get lost in, and fall victim to, false information. I want to reassure the Davis community with factual information on how Davis is fighting COVID-19. With UC Davis’ strong scientific […]
First steps in the development of small-scale 3D printed hydrogel bioreactors for protein production in space travel
By Maya Mysore, Laura Ballou, Anna Rita Moukarzel, Alex Cherry, David Duronslet, Lisette Werba, Nathan Tran, Hannah Mosheim, Stephen Curry, Simon Coelho Advisors: Kantharakorn Macharoen, Matthew McNulty, Andrew Yao, and Dr. McDonald, Dr. Nandi, and Dr. Facciotti Author’s Note: My name is Maya Mysore, and I am a team lead on the BioInnovation Group’s […]
Reproductive and Developmental Health Effects of PFAS on Animal Models: A Review of Current Literature
By Anna Maddison, Environmental Toxicology ‘21, Janaé Bonnell, Environmental Toxicology ‘22, Dr. Michele La Merrill Authors’ Note: This literature review was conducted for the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment in the California Environmental Protection Agency under a contract issued to Dr. Michele La Merrill. We wanted to understand the current research on the reproductive […]
Modified Mu Opioid Receptors Lead to Analgesia Without Physical Dependence
By Neha Madugala, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior ‘21 Author’s Note: I wrote this literature review for my UWP104F class to assess new opioid-based medications for pain-relief. While opioids are the best known pain relievers we currently have, they have the severe risks of addiction and overdose. This paper analyzes literature that attempts to amplify the […]
Potential Methods of Life Detection on Ocean Worlds
By Ana Menchaca, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ‘20 Author’s Note: As a biochemistry major who is interested in pursuing astrobiology research, I initially wrote this literature review for an assignment in my Writing in Biology course. Methods of life detection and what we know about life is a field in which we still have much […]
Environmental Effects of Habitable Worlds on Protein Stability
By Ana Menchaca, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ‘20 Author’s Note: As a biochemistry major hoping to further pursue an academic career in astrobiological research, this paper jumped out at me when finding a topic for a class assignment. It goes to show just how many paths there are to take in investigating life elsewhere in […]
Novel Pathway Elucidates Potential for Nitric-Oxide Produced by Tumor-Associated Macrophages to Confer Resistance to Chemotherapy Drug Cisplatin
By Reshma Kolala, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ‘22 Authors Note: This past summer I was given the incredible opportunity to work in the Thurmond Lab at the City of Hope where I investigated a point mutant of the Syntaxin 4 protein on -cell function and apoptosis. The following piece reviews a publication that was fundamental to […]