Wood Hudson University’s undergraduate research and education program this week welcomes students from Thomas More College (TMU), Mount St. Joseph’s College (MSJ), Xavier University (XU), Morehead State University’s (MSU) Craft Academy, and Gatton ” held Science Day. The Academy of Western Kentucky University (WKU) and Connor High School gave a final report on a project to design an experiment to understand he one of the “provocative questions” proposed by the National Institutes of Health.

Two students, Caroline Klug (UC) and Sophie McVay (TMU), designed an experiment to answer the question: How does intermittent fasting affect cancer incidence, treatment response, or outcome? Did.

Three students, Alexis Evangelou (MSJ), Erin Olakanmi (MSJ), and Heng Yang (Conner HS), asked, “What are the underlying causes of the unexplained rise in the incidence of certain early-onset cancers?” ?” question.

The question “What methods can be developed to effectively study minority or rare populations relevant to cancer research?” Addressed by Brody Johnson (Gatton Academy/WKU).

“How can cancer cachexia be reversed?” was the question studied by Caden Togrul (XU), Megan Pointer (MSJ), and Hannah Stanley (Craft Academy/MSU).

Jonathan Scherff (MSJ) designed experiments to elucidate “how selective pressure influences cell competition and cooperation during cancer development or development.”

“What methods can be developed to integrate patient-generated health data into electronic health records?” discussed by Kaylee Ferguson (MSJ).

Diane Wilkening Gilb

These presentations were the third presentation each student prepared this summer.

Each student also reported on a recent peer-reviewed journal article and lectured on one chapter of Principles of Cancer Biology.

Professor Diane Willkening Gilb organized Google Classroom and Connect assignments to help students interact with online resources such as technical videos and review chapters from online anatomy and physiology textbooks. The text “Principles of Cancer Biology” distributed to each student at the start of the summer program.

The Wood Hudson Cancer Research Laboratory is a professional, independent, non-profit, publicly-sponsored research organization dedicated to discovering new knowledge about cancer causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Founded by Dr. Julia Carter and located in Newport.