Cancer research is a focus for Emily Aller, double major in Biology and Anthropology. “My work has the potential to inform development of new chemotherapies,” she says. She is building on the continuum of over 60 students mentored in the Barton lab in the study of how protein breakdown in cells leads to disease. Emily’s… [Read More]

Classes with Dr. David Aiello, Associate Professor of Biology, spurred Paul Mpunga’s interest in research, and he joined the Aiello lab in summer 2018. Since then, the Biology major and Neuroscience minor has been part of a student team examining complex interactions that affect cells’ calcium regulation. He presented his research at the Texas Genetics… [Read More]

Pre-med student Andy Hernandez is double majoring in Biology and Music—and has managed the two in perfect harmony. Among his accomplishments, he’s a member of several string ensembles including a quartet directed by Professor of Music Dr. Ricky Duhaime. “We’ve been recording compositions by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Dvorák as performances and for entry in … [Read More]

The stage is a second home for Abbey Goodman, a double major in Psychology and Theatre with a minor in Gender Studies. She is staging and directing Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight—a play about a gifted 18th century scientist whose extraordinary mind set her apart from other women of French aristocracy.… [Read More]

George Melchor followed a different path in arriving at Dr. Lance Barton’s research lab from his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, where he attended community college. Through Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, a personal connection from Denison introduced him to research opportunities at Austin College, and George’s first visit to campus was guided by Barton, his… [Read More]