Student Research

Majors: Biology, Economics From: Plano, Texas In the summer 2019, I had the opportunity to do cancer research at Dr. Waldmann’s Cytokine Immunology and Immunotherapy Lab in the NIH’s National Cancer Institute. Under the guidance of Dr. Kumar, I researched the complex interactions between cancer cells and the body’s signaling pathways. I also identified novel… [Read More]

For me, the most exciting part of attending the ASCB-EMBO conference was seeing all of the new technologies that were available for molecular biology research. I got to see and learn about many of these new techniques, which was a huge eye-opener with regards to what is possible in terms of potential experiments. Before attending… [Read More]

Major:  Biology Minor: Spanish I started my research in Dr. Aiello’s lab during Jan Term of this year. The opportunity to present a poster at a conference after only 3 months of research seemed intimidating, yet exciting. I was really anxious about this conference. I had never taken a genetics course and already felt a… [Read More]

Major:  Economics, Political Science From: Frisco, TX Attending the Economic Scholars Program at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas as both a researcher and Austin College student was especially rewarding. Austin College, more specifically Dr. Nuckols’, relationship with the ESP represents a long-standing tradition of quality scholarship and discussion stemming from our campus. Seeing Dr.… [Read More]

Major: Biology & French Minor: Chemistry From: Lufkin, TX I work in the Aiello lab, and presenting our work at conferences is a requirement to remain a member in good standing. I was invited to present my work at the South Eastern Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), although there are a number of conferences we attend.… [Read More]

Major: Public Health Minors: Neuroscience, Leadership Studies From: Plano, TX Research background: I have been active in research for three years, completing research projects in Neuroscience, Psychology, Community Health, and Civic Engagement. Her Neuroscience research was published in the peer-reviewed, on-campus research journal ACUMEN in 2018. Kylie successfully defended her Public Health Honors Thesis identifying the… [Read More]

Major: Biology with Concentration and Public Health From: Austin, TX Texas Genetics Society was the first research conference I had ever attended. Going in, I did not know what to expect and was a little nervous to present our poster to graduate and postdoc students. During the conference, we attended all the presentations given by… [Read More]

Major : Psychology and East Asian Languages and Cultures – Bio: Blair is a senior double majoring in Psychology and East Asian Languages & Cultures. She has been a research assistant in the lab of Dr. Ian MacFarlane for three years and her own research has focused on mental health and services in Japan. Over… [Read More]

Major:  Political Science, History, and Spanish – Bio: Brady is a senior at AC from Whitesboro, Texas and I am a triple major in Political Science, History, and Spanish. While at AC I have been an RA, C/L, tour guide, and a Student Assembly representative. Besides my extracurricular involvement on campus I have been able… [Read More]

Major: Physics – Minor:  Math and Chemistry – Bio: Amy was a senior majoring in physics and minoring in mathematics and chemistry. From a young age, I was drawn to the stars, and by the time I was a teenager, I knew that I wanted to study astronomy. Knowing how beautiful and mysterious the universe… [Read More]