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Professor Aldrin Gomes, students Leib Lipowsky and Tayler Smith and BUSP Director Connie Champagne

Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program Elevates Diversity in the Life Sciences

  • by David Slipher
Quick Summary
  • Since 1988, the Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program (BUSP) has hosted more than 1,500 undergrads.
  • BUSP supports students from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds.
  • Each fall, approximately 50 students join the program.

When Tayler Smith entered UC Davis as a freshman two years ago, she knew she had a strong interest in life sciences research.

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Different effects of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs meclofenamate sodium and naproxen sodium on proteasome activity in cardiac cells

Researchers have known for more than a decade that the risk of heart disease and stroke increases when people take pain relievers like ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. Now, scientists from Dr. Aldrin Gomes' lab have uncovered some of the reasons why these drugs can harm heart tissue...Read More

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Dr. Aldrin Gomes selected as Chancellor’s Fellow

How can we better understand cardiovascular diseases? Gomes’ research studies the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction and how biological pathways within cells control the degradation of proteins. “Dr. Gomes is an ideal recipient of this recognition; he is an outstanding colleague, teacher and researcher,” said W. Martin Usrey, neurobiology, physiology and behavior department chair.

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