Taqdees received a best poster award from the national Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), for her research project, “Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Fish Oil Improve Learning and Memory in Drosophila melanogaster.” The work for this project took place in the course “Principles and Practices of Biological Research.”
Biology major Shariq Khan, Class of 2021, wants to specialize in neuroscience. His goal is to become a physician-scientist, so he can help patients face-to-face while also working in a lab to discover improvements for the future of health care.
Michael Bamimore, a senior biology major at Rutgers University–Camden and a Belleville resident, has been awarded the prestigious Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).
Alesha Figueroa-Falcon is a person that cannot be stopped. She faced a lot of hardships growing up, but that did not stop her from tackling AP English, AP Biology, Honors Trigonometry, and Honors Physics in high school. She has won awards for her efforts, such as the Overcoming Adversity Award, given to her by the … Continue reading Alesha Figueroa-Falcon…
“Natalia Ortiz-Bachier, a University of Puerto Rico (UPR) student seeking her bachelor’s degree in cellular molecular biology, was one of the students accepted into REU after a rigorous application process. Ortiz-Bachier learned about REU from her mother, who is the Dean for Sponsored Programs at UPR. Inspired by her siblings, who are medical doctors, … Continue reading Natalia Ortiz-Bachier…
Summer Research Internship is a great way of getting the hands-on experience and build a strong resume. Here is a story from a biology major student Mary Cheetham. I spent eleven weeks this summer as a student trainee at the USDA Agricultural Research Station at the Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, PA. I found … Continue reading Mary Cheetham…
