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The virus, Chikungunya, which means "that which bends up," has a cure coming for it after student Madison Gray's research and findings.
BYU students took the lead in individual and team competition at Utah's URME test for 2022, preparing to go to the international competition in 2023.
Fourteen BYU students had the opportunity to interact with federal legislators to advocate for youth mental health at Washington DC's annual SOPHE conference
Three undergraduate students from BYU's exercise science program were selected as finalists in the Undergraduate Student Research Competition at the annual meeting of the Southwest Region of the American College of Sports Medicine.
BYU food science majors Carolyn Chen, Shayden Smith, Janece Nufer, and Erin Caswell put their wisdom to work when they interned at Halloren—the oldest chocolate factory in Germany. They were able to develop a new flavor combination that is approved for production.
After spending a significant amount of time in hospitals addressing her firstborn's health challenges, Shanna Crow (‘22) decided she wanted to work in medicine. She further cultivated her passion for medical lab work as an intern at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Thea Ward (‘23) came to BYU with a strong desire to understand how her education could have a broader impact on the world. She was intrigued when the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology offered a study abroad to Gwalior, India, to study the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Madison Duffy's research of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria that resides in India’s rivers went hand-in-hand with one of the country's greatest wonders: the Ganges River. Legend says that anyone who bathes in the Ganges will be cured of any disease due to the bacteria phages that reside in the river.
Fascinated by microbiology from the time she was in high school, Abby Johnson (‘22) knew she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to research antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Gwalior, India. Johnson spent a month collecting samples of water containing antibiotic-bacteria.
Senior Biology student Ellecyn Brimley traveled to Vietnam on a study abroad thanks to the many scholarships provided by the BYU Kennedy Center, including the Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship. She shares how she got the scholarship, and how other students can too.