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The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on the Progression of Macular Degeneration
By Jessie Lei, Neurobiology, Physiology, & Behavior and minor in Human Development, ’24 Author’s Note: Every person and every facet of life was uniquely impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns, yet how deep this influence runs can be unclear. Through the eyes of my grandfather, I witnessed first-hand just how detrimental the pandemic […]
Could Training the Nose Be the Solution to Strange Post COVID-19 Odors?
By Bethiel Dirar, Human Biology ’24 Author’s Note: I wrote this article as a New York Times-inspired piece in my UWP102B course, Writing in the Disciplines: Biological Sciences. Having chosen the topic of parosmia treatments as a writing focus for the class, I specifically discuss olfactory training in this article. In the midst of the […]
Inference on the Dynamics of COVID-19 in Kerala, India
By Darya Petrov Author’s Note: I worked on this research project at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, while we were fully remote and on lockdown. I chose this topic because it was extremely relevant given the circumstances. I hope this report conveys the importance and value of the union of statistical modeling and public […]
mRNA Vaccines: A Safe and Effective Technology
By Elexia Butler, Human Biology, ’23 Author’s Note: This article was written to reveal how the COVID-19 vaccines are produced and how they are a safe technology used to help reduce the number of sick individuals. Throughout the article, I will discuss the safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines as well as the limitations that […]
Computational Strategies in the Treatment and Analysis of COVID-19
By Surya Vishnubhatt, Biomedical Engineering, ’22 Author’s Note: The devastating COVID-19 pandemic, having resulted in the death of millions of people worldwide, has spurred innovation in countless sectors of academia, namely in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology. By using computer science techniques, researchers have been able to rapidly identify treatments and further analyze […]
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 […]
COVID-19 Cover Art Gallery
This year, for the first time, The Aggie Transcript accepted submissions for our journal’s cover from the wider undergraduate community at UC Davis. To celebrate the release of our fifth annual print edition, we present three of the submissions that we received in this art gallery. The winning submission appears first, followed by our honorable […]
COVID-19 survivors can retrain their smell to enjoy food and wine again
By Daniel Erenstein, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior ‘21 Author’s Note: Last spring, I enrolled in the inaugural offering of the University Writing Program’s wine writing course. Our instructor, Dr. Alison Bright, encouraged us to report on topics of personal interest through our news stories on the wine industry, viticulture, enology, and more. In this article, […]
Surviving COVID-19: Variables of Immune Response
By La Rissa Vasquez, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior ‘23 Author’s Note: In this paper, I analyze autopsy reports conducted on deceased COVID-19 patients and supply a breakdown of the body’s immune response. The purpose of this paper is to provide a more generalized synopsis of how the body is affected by the virus from the […]
Among Virions
By Jordan Chen, Biochemical Engineering ‘24 What are viruses? Miniscule packages of protein and genetic material, smaller than all but the smallest cells, relatively simple structures on the boundaries of what we consider living. Undetectable to the human eye, these invisible contagions are rarely on the minds of the average person, occupying a semantic […]