Long Covid: The Chilling Aftermath of This Brutal Pandemic July 29, 2022 14 min readAt the outset of the now two-year pandemic, communities around the globe struggled to adapt to and comprehend a world... Read More
The Science of Wellness: Nature Nurtures February 2, 2022 8 min readAfter a particularly long day full of dense lectures, looming deadlines, and cloudy skies, I decided to take the long... Read More
Circadian Cycles: Curiouser and Curiouser Research August 19, 2021 8 min readDown the rabbit hole of circadian rhythms, these daily cycles are involved in cancer, digestion, and reproduction. I’m late! I’m... Read More
Phage Therapy: A Solution to Antibiotic Resistance August 26, 2022 5 min readTom Patterson was the first patient in the United States to receive an intravenous dose of viruses as a cure... Read More
The Mutual Dependence Between Circadian Rhythms and Glucocorticoids in Corticosteroid Therapy July 28, 2021 7 min readCIRCADIAN RHYTHM 101 The circadian clock is in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the brain.¹ This cluster of nuclei sits... Read More
Culture: The Ultimate Interdisciplinary Melting Pot February 12, 2021 7 min readImagine being able to take a history textbook and rewrite any one sentence of your choosing. Which sentence would have... Read More
Gone Fishing August 24, 2022 9 min readUnderstanding the effects of alcohol consumption on brain development and behavioral patterns of adolescents to increase quality of life Drinking-related... Read More
1000 Ways to Die: Pick Your Poison December 4, 2020 7 min readPicture this: You’re attending a rather fancy royal wedding, the band is playing, and the food is divine. The king... Read More
Meta-Analysis of the Pacific Oyster Microbiome: Characterizing Microbiome-Environment Associations and Core Tissue Microbiomes August 29, 2022 24 min readINTRODUCTION Oysters are an integral part of many marine ecosystems. They provide food for several species of snails and crabs... Read More