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Emma’s interest in science was sparked when she was assigned a research project on Rachel Carson in the eighth grade. Emma was intrigued by the work Rachael Carson did and was the impetus for Emma taking chemistry and biology classes in high school.

Tucson native Eli Soyfer has known about Dr. Danny Brower for a while. When Brower, former MCB Department Head, died unexpectedly in 2007, there was a story in the paper, Soyfer recalls.

Before there was a #MeToo movement and a renewed focus on workplace harassment and discrimination, there was Nicolette Brown, combining her love of research with a passion for creating inclusive work environments.  The 2018 MCB Outstanding Graduate Student for Service, Brown has worked to make herself a valuable resource for the College of Science on diversity and inclusion.

Dr. Frans Tax, MCB Professor, Faculty Director of Diversity and Inclusion of the Graduate College, and Distinguished Outreach Professor shares his perspective on the University of Arizona's recent designation by the Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution.

Graduating with degrees in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Mathematics this Spring, Alyssa Fortier is rocketing off to graduate school at Stanford University, boosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

MCB’s Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching for 2018, Johan Martinez-Fuentes, is inspiring students to have a “dendrite moment.”

With five published papers, exceptional wet lab and computational skills, and impressive creativity in experimental design, Kotaro Fujimaki is the 2018 MCB Outstanding Graduate Student in Scholarship.

Modest, yet confident, Matthew Chaung can light up a room with his enthusiasm. This spring, Chaung, named MCB’s Outstanding Senior for 2018, has more reason than ever to have a spring in his step.

MCB Senior Justin Frere, the recipient of the 2018 UA College of Science Excellence in Research Award, describes how his exposure to immunobiology in high school led to a passion for research and a paper in Science while still in his junior year.