Searching for a Cure in Russian
After learning about her family history of cancer, Emily Hoskins knew that she wanted to use her Russian and bioinformatics skills to find a cure.
Data May Lead to Cancer Treatments
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Biology professors Matthew Bailey and Sam Payne led the largest-ever study on how cancer spreads and affects proteins in the body. Payne says the 25 students working in his lab on this project for the past several years have found that relieving suffering through cancer research fulfills BYU's mission to learn and serve.
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