Students interested in living things and how they relate can gain an understanding of the natural world. A biology mentorship may integrate mathematics, chemistry, and physics, as well as applied fields, such as anthropology or political science.

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Students projects evaluate and compare practices, or propose policy or research in applied or basic biology, including: agriculture, animal husbandry, economic biology, ecosystem or wildlife management, genetics, or molecular biology. Those participating in a biology mentorship learn how to conduct research, problem-solve, assimilate new information, organize, think critically and communicate effectively.

Biology

projects

Presentations

Case Study

Presentation of scientifically-informed personalized workout plan based on guided research into exercise/sports physiology including the physiological basis of muscular function and injury prevention

Scientific review article on Hashimoto’s thyroiditis explaining the history of the disease, identifying the combination of factors leading to the condition, and highlighting the need for specific future research

Scientific review paper on the use of CRISPR to treat inheritable blood disorders, with suggestions related to the need for emerging tools such as base, prime, and epigenetic editing as well as in vivo and nanoparticle-based genome editing

Biology

Medicine

Formal Research Proposals

Case Study

Grant proposal outlining a cellular connection between hereditary angioedema and a specific genetic mutation, and suggesting a therapeutic intervention on how to correct this mutation through CRISPR technology

Paper on cancer and autoimmunity therapeutics, focusing on CAR T cells and checkpoint immunotherapy.

Academic synthesis exploring the neurophysiological processes connecting religion/spirituality and athletics

Blog article on the CRISPR/Cas gene editing system, focusing on implications and use

Biology

Case Studies Academic Papers

Case Study

Academic review paper of the science behind chronic traumatic encephalopathy covering animal models in CTE testing and CTE pathology, diagnosis and treatment

Computational modeling and design

Case Study

Prototype for a new football helmet to better prevent concussions designed with a neuroscientist at a top research university

Sports

Engineering

Biology