By John Tansey, Otterbein University If you are going to the ASBMB annual meeting in Boston, it is a real honor for an undergraduate to be able to attend or present their data at a national meeting.
By Jessica Waninger-Saroni, St. Mary’s University Jessica received honorable mention in the 2014 ASBMB poster competition for Enzyme Mechanisms and Chemical Biology Best Thematic Poster Award. She presented her poster, “The crystal structure of SOD5; an unusual copper-only superoxide dismutase.” After countless hours spent in the lab doing experimental procedures, it can seem daunting to…
By Sherry Cui, Tulane University ASBMB’s Undergraduate Affiliate Network (UAN) chapters are a network of undergraduate faculty and students committed to the advancement of research, education, and science outreach. Tulane’s UAN chapter shares their activities thus far this year. As the sun shines down in New Orleans, the members of Tulane’s ASBMB Undergraduate Affiliate Network (UAN)…
By Sai Phyo, St. John’s University Preparing applications for MD/PhD programs not only requires years of preparation – from doing research, to participating in extra-curricular activities, to having good grades – but also requires perseverance during the application process itself. As a fellow MD/PhD applicant, I know firsthand that taking advantage of available resources and…
By Sherry Cui BEAST (Biology Enthusiasts Association for the Students of Tulane), the ASBMB Undergraduate Affiliate organization of Tulane, had the opportunity of hosting two outreach events this semester for the first time as an organization. As part of the BEAST executive board, I enjoyed the preparation and am proud of the outcomes of both…
By Paula Rincon Many undergraduates think of school as a place to attend lectures, take exams, and receive homework assignments. Science majors especially devote long hours to studying because they usually intend to pursue graduate degrees whose admission requirements emphasize a strong GPA and academic honors that can only be achieved through hard work. But…
By Mariam Ayyash and Amal Algahmi, University of Michigan- Dearborn It’s strange to think that it was only a month ago that I took my last steps across the stage as a University of Michigan-Dearborn (UMD) undergraduate. Who knew that just turning a tassel can be so life-changing? While I can still visit the campus, it…
By Ritankar Das, University of California Berkeley President John F. Kennedy once famously said, “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”. This is especially true in the modern era of economic limits, where the preponderance of the population can use a friendly neighbor. The…
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By Michael R. Nelson, Nina Martin, Jonathan Merritt, and James T. Hazzard, Ph.D., University of Arizona This June, the University of Arizona’s UAN Chapter and the Biochemistry Club hosted its first highly successful multidisciplinary BlastOff! Summer Science Camp. An important goal of this camp was to provide fifteen Tucson middle school students from historically under-represented…