Dr. Megan Young studies the structure of viral proteins. Her research focuses on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). She looks at how the shape of a particular protein within the virus might influence the way it interacts with therapeutic medicines.
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Anxiety and Depression: Making Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Harder than it Needs to Be
Dr. Andew Huhn works with people who struggle with opioid use disorder. He looks at the relationship between opioid use and mental health to try to find the best way to support patients in need.
Relapse Risk and Mothers with a History of Substance Use
Dr. Lela Rankin studies the stresses that women can experience during postpartum. She focuses on women with a history of substance use to try to understand factors that can lead to relapse, and how to best support postpartum mothers.
Going off the rails: Soras increase alarm calling when they hear owls, but not ducks
Author Daniel Goldberg studies a type of waterbird called a sora. He uses autonomous recording units to record their calls to better understand how they respond to the presence of a predator.
How obesity changes feeding circuits in the brain
Author Mark Rossi studies neurons in the brain and how they change in response to overeating.
What’s killing the buzz? Investigating the multiple stressor hypothesis for bumble bee health
Author Austin Calhoun studies bumble bee health. He asks how bumble bees respond when they are exposed to a common fungicide and a pathogen at the same time.
Fruit flies shed light on how immune responses are regulated
Author Pooja KR studies the immune system using the fruit fly. She finds genes that help immune cells turn on when flies are infected with parasites.
Less equals more: When does mortality lead to larger populations?
Author Zoey Neale studies how mortality might impact the size of a mosquito population. He removes individuals from the population and measures population growth.
Adopting new teaching standards: Fun or folly? Teacher professional knowledge on new science teaching standards in Illinois
Author Michael Burt studies how chemistry teachers build their teaching curricula. He looks at how Illinois teachers use Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in the classroom.
Muscular activity makes Duchenne muscular dystrophy worse in a worm model
Kiley Hughes uses the nematode worm to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She looks at a particular muscle protein and studies how exercise might protect the muscles of worms with this disease.
