Khatija Nishat ’25 Published in Scholarly Journal
Khatija Nishat ’25 completed student-faculty research that was published in Biology Open.
Student-Faculty Research
Hood College is proud to partner with Kite Pharma for the first pilot project of the Bioscience Research and Education Center. Cherry Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, has worked closely with Kite Pharma staff to design and implement an undergraduate course in cell therapy. Students gain hands-on cell therapy manufacturing experience working in the Kite Pharma Lab in the Hodson Science and Technology Center at Hood.
Professor Liu’s research, conducted with the following Hood students, has been published in the Journal of Biology Open.
- Zachary Klug ’22, M.S.’24
- Jannatul Mia ’23
- Khatijia Nishat ’25, BREC Student Researcher
- Sara Stump ’23
Currently, Meredith Yeager, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology and director of the biomedical science graduate program, is establishing an on-site research program in collaboration with national labs to study feline genetics. Hood students will analyze thousands of tissue and DNA samples taken from domestic cats, Asian leopard cats and hybrids. These specimens will offer students a unique opportunity to perform genetic analyses using state-of-the-art sequencing equipment at Hood College.
Maimouna Diouf ’26 | Innovation Challenge
Maimouna Diouf ’26 developed a conceptual app to predict signs of Alzheimer’s as part of the BREC Innovation Challenge.
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