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Undergrad BIOL Student Published in The Classic

Biology undergrad student, Lauren Trainer, published in The Classic

This May, Lauren Trainer’s essay “Asparagine-97 Effect on Staphylococcus aureus Ketopantoate Reductase Function in N97I Mutant Escherichia coli” appears in The Classic, the Writing Intensive Program’s journal of undergraduate writing and research. This study “aimed to inhibit the production of coenzyme A via the NADPH-dependent reaction catalyzed by KPR to inhibit bacterial ATP production and induce necrotic cell death.” You can read the latest issue and find out more about The Classic online at http://theclassicjournal.uga.edu/.

Link to article 

Link to Issue 11.2

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Undergraduate Research in Biology

Undergraduates majoring in biology have the opportunity to enhance their learning through direct participation in research and scholarship. At UGA, these opportunities enable undergraduates to participate in ground-breaking research, often as part of a team of graduate students and faculty. In fact, many students can earn academic credit while working under an experienced faculty mentor by taking BIOL 4960R or working directly with the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO). The Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Fellowship (BSURF) has been established to support undergraduate research opportunities in the Division of Biological Sciences within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The Fellowship provides financial assistance to students who have not had an opportunity to participate in a mentored research experience (paid, volunteer, or for credit) since matriculating to the University of Georgia.