r. Paul Durham is looking for ways to ease your pain. In two recent Missouri State Journal segments, Durham, distinguished professor of biology and director of the Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences (CBLS) and program alumna, looks at pain and how it affects us. Childhood trauma and pain Children with trauma have painful memories. But did you know it's more than … [Read more...] about Looking at pain and how to alleviate it
Anywhere we go, there's going to be a need of some kind. Food, water, love, connection, education — the list goes on and on. Growing up in Andhra Pradesh, India, Dr. Srikant Nannapaneni saw a great need in his community: oncology doctors. To remedy that, he came to the United States to study medicine. Journey to medicine In India, it isn't as simple as choosing a career … [Read more...] about Alum uses degree to help the Ozarks, India
Every year the biology department gives out an award to the Outstanding Graduating Senior. With a number of great candidates, this year there was a tie: Brian Blankenship and Tanner Hoog were given this honor, and they certainly deserved it. Blankenship Blankenship earned this award for his heavy involvement in and out of the lab. According to his undergraduate research … [Read more...] about Biology awards Outstanding Graduating Senior