Toledo Blade
With the help of Dr. Kandace Williams, students in the Biomedical Science program have been publishing articles in the science and health section of the Toledo Blade. On the first Monday of every month, a student gets to share their research with the greater Toledo community. To participate in this initiative, please go through the following section.
Details
To get your research story published, you will need,
- To contact Dr. Williams to book your spot for the next available date.
- An article of ~700-750 words, with your photo included (your byline).
- A photo (at least 300 dpi - high resolution ); the COMLS media specialist will take your photo in your lab with your lab coat on (or in the computer lab if you work in a dry lab).
Students need to focus on keeping the article and images for lay audience, most of whom may not have higher than a high school education and no science background (which means, no acronyms and avoiding jargon)
Remember, you are telling a story, not writing a scientific article. It is always good to use metaphors and analogies
Submit articles or direct any questions to Dr. Williams (Kandace.Williams@utoledo.edu).
This is a great way to connect with the local public to let them know some good news about UT, and for all of us to get experience with writing.
Previous Student Research Articles
Academic Year 2023-2024
- UT researchers study the mysterious interplay between ticks, viruses, and immunity, by Matthew Hathaway (July 2024)
- UT lab studies how aerosol microcystins and microplastics affect the human body, by Upasana Shrestha (June 2024)
- Protein sensors that guide the growth of blood vessels in good health can fail in disease, by Kesha K. Dalal (May 2024)
- UT researcher investigates link between liver disease and inflammatory bowel diseases, by Mrunmayee R. Kandalgaonkar (April 2024)
- UT investigates relationship between gut bacteria and blood pressure, by Hemaa Sree Kumar (March 2024)
- Uncovering secrets of slimy bacteria a 'cloak' and dagger pursuit at UT, by Saroj Khadka (February 2024)
- Toledo lab studying immune system of mosquitoes, world’s deadliest animals, by Jessica Jiron (January 2024)
- Research aims to stop infectious engine of Lyme disease dead in its tracks, by John Presloid (December 2023)
- UT research seeks to neuter tick-borne encephalitis virus infections, by Mir Himayet Kabir (November 2023)
- UT research examines cancerous fallout when cell division goes bad, by Christopher Figy (October 2023)
- Mouse immune systems may help humans better fight disease, by Ryan Harris (August 2023)
- UT researchers explore autism spectrum disorder, by Daniella Gamboa Pabon (August 2023)
- In Alzheimer’s disease, a game of Clue leads to new discoveries, by Nicholas Henkel (July 2023)
Academic Year 2022-2023
- UT doctoral student investigates causes of autism, by Nilanjana Saferin (June 2023)
- Only skin deep? Harmful algal blooms and your health, by Benjamin French (May, 2023)
- UT Researcher investigates new way to treat triple negative breast cancer, by Shreya Ganguly (April, 2023)
- Pandemic leads to new discoveries about sewage, by Shumin Fan (March, 2023)
- UT doctoral student investigates head trauma, by Ghaith Bahader (February 2023)
- UT doctoral student investigates how to help cells fight coronavirus, by Justin Henry Franco (January 2023)
- UT doctoral student investigates the biology of empathy, by Farzaneh Naghavi (December 2022)
- UT researchers explore a new path to combat pancreatic cancer, by Shruti Ghai (November 2022)
- UT researcher studies targeted treatment for pancreatic cancer, by Deepti Gurung (October 2023)
- UT neuroscientists investigate how brains form memories, by Priyo Goswamee (September 2022)
- UT researchers consider platelets in the fight against disease, by Iluja Gautam (August 2022)
- UT researchers discover link between mouth, skin bacteria and regulation of blood pressure, by Xue Mei (July 2022)
Academic Year 2021-2022
- UT researchers target cancer cells, by Jackson Huang (June 2022)
- UT researchers investigate unusual cancer rates in schizophrenia patients, by Abdul-Rizaq Hamoud (May 2022)
- UT researcher explores treatment of sexual disorders, by Mitchell Harberson (April 2022)
- UT researcher explores the molecular roots of teenage anxiety, by Nicole Bell (March 2022)
- UT researchers look to answers to depression on a molecular level, by Rawan Alnafisah (February 2022)
- UT research explores how breast milk protects infants from early-life diseases, by Ahmad Abokar (January 2022)
- UT lab tries to derail chronic kidney disease on a molecular level, by Dhilhani Mohammed Faleel (December 2022)
- UT researchers look to off label drug to help attack fatty liver disease, by Sukanya Chakravarty (November 2021)
- UT researcher uses computer-learning to help solve riddles of IBD, by Ishan Manandhar (October 2021)
- UT research plot how to keep our immune system from turning on itself, by Smrithi Sugumaran Menon (September 2021)
- UT research investigates how inhaling cyanotoxins affect our health, by Joshua Breidenbach (August 2021)
Academic Year 2020-2021
- UT researchers explore ways to stem oral cancer lesions, by John Dillon (July 2021)
- UT research explores how to stop good immune cells from turning bad, by Roshale Fernando (June 2021)
- Protein key to understanding disease, immune response, by Sara Moore (May 2021)
- Teaching machines to execute precision medicine drives UT research, by Sachin Aryal (April 2021)
- UT researchers investigate cell communication and disease, by Ali Sajid Imami (March 2021)
- UT researchers work to fine tune effectiveness of radiotherapy, by Elahheh Salari (February 2021)
- UT researchers explore how dying cells ensure a healthy life, by Yetunde Makinwa (January 2021)
- UT turns supercomputers toward cancer research, by Justin Fortune Creeden (December 2020)
- UT research aims to get blood pressure under control, by Jonnelle Edwards (November 2020)
- UT research throws a one-two punch at prostate cancer, by Sayani Bhattacharjee (October 2020)
- UT researcher finds that 'gut feeling' is both good and bad, by Rachel Golonka (September 2020)
- UT researchers explore the building blocks of good bones, by Sudipta Baroi (August 2020)
- The crafty nature of glioblastoma, by Kathryn Becker (July 2020)
Academic Year 2019-2020
- UT researchers find that bones have a life of their own, by Amit Sopan Chougule (June 2020)
- UT researchers explore the possibilities of spexin, by Shermel Sherman (May 2020)
- UT researchers employ nitric oxide in the breast cancer fight, by Joshua Letson (April 2020)
- UT research targets drug-resistant cancer stem cells, by Sangita Sridharan (March 2020)
- UT research explores salt sensitivity and blood pressure, by Usman Ashraf (February 2020)
- Accurately identifying Melioidosis can be problematic, by Irum Syed (January 2020)
- UT researchers seek the root cause of breast cancer, by Yashna Walia (December 2019)
- Researchers aim to decode intestinal dangers of microcystin, Robin Su (November 2019)
- Once indicative of disease, bilirubin also can be therapeutic, by Darren Mikael Gordon (October 2019)
- UT research aims to aid kidney disease sufferers, by Chrysan J. Mohammed (September 2019)
- Recognizing tularemia could one day save your life, by Briana Zellner (August 2019)
- Proteins may fuel life, but some also feed cancers, by Cory Howard (July 2019)
Academic Year 2018-2019
- Clean water a complex issue, by Omar N. Issa (June 2019)
- UT students research the science of organ donation, by Alyssa Dodds (May 2019)
- UT research shows key blood pressure link, Saroj Chakraborty (March 2019)
- Battling the cause, not symptoms, of viruses, by Gayatri Subramanian (March 2019)
- UT lab explores new Alzheimer’s treatment, by Kelsey Murphy (February 2019)
- Researchers study link between bacteria, blood pressure, by Sarah Lynn Galla (January 2019)
- UT researchers aim for cure to genetic cell destruction, by Jin Chen (December 2018)
- Small molecule may offer a new target for kidney disease, by Shungang Zhang (November 2018)
- Toledo researcher works to disrupt metastatic breast cancer, by Augustus Michael Clifford Tilley (October 2018)
- UT on front line of microcystin research, by Apurva Chandrakant Lad (September 2018)
- Laboratory work points to progress against sepsis, by Hallie H. Dolin (August 2018)
- Microenvironment plays a role in cancer progression, by Kaitlyn Dvorak (July 2018)
Academic Year 2017-2018
- UT researchers use ‘in silico’ approach to study diseases, by Caroline Lambert (June 2018)
- UT researchers harnessing the immune system with cancer vaccine, by Md Kamal Hossain (May 2018)
- How exercise, genes and bacteria are linked, by Youjie Zhang (April 2018)
- Researchers aim to block breast cancer metastasis, by G. Sandun Kalpana (March 2018)
- Researchers study treatment for liver disease, by Hilda Ghadieh (February 2018)
- Cancer researchers focus on how cells communicate, by Lesley Li (January 2018)
- Researchers study link between lung cancer, thrombosis, by Claire Meikle (December 2017)
- Early puberty can lead to health problems later in life, by Mengjie Wang (November 2017)
- Researchers seek blood test to determine cancer risk, by Daniel J. Craig (October 2017)
- Researchers study the brain's link to 'metabolic syndrome', by Iyad Manaserh (September 2017)
- University of Toledo students studying how to prevent dry mouth, by Joseph Lee (August 2017)
- UT studying methods to prevent cardiorenal syndrome, by Fatimah Kareen Khalaf (July 2017)
Academic Year 2016-2017
- UT researchers aim to outsmart Lyme disease, by Muhammed Saad Moledina (June 2017)
- UT makes advances in treating sexual dysfunction by Erin Semple (May 2017)
- UT researchers map genetic code to determine cancer risk by Rose Zolondek (April 2017)
- UT researchers take new approach in cholera prevention by Cara Deangelis (February 2017)
- Researchers aim to stop progression of kidney disease by Jeffery Xie (February 2017)
- Better matches of kidney donors, recipients studied by Dulat Bekbolsynov (January 2017)
- UT students studying genetic link to hypertension by Xi Cheng (December 2016)
- UT students set their sights on cholera prevention by Jessica Saul-Mcbeth (November 2016)
- UT students investigate effects of co-abusing meth and alcohol by Amanda Blaker (October 2016)
- UT fighting to limit muscle damage after a heart attack by Xiaoming Fan (September 2016)
- Chemical that disrupts cell division could help to treat cancer by Shengnan Du (August 2016)
- Understanding how the nervous system works by Eric Starr (July 2016)
Academic Year 2015-2016
- How the white-footed mouse can help humans fight disease by Adaeze Izuogu (June 2016)
- Cardiac stem cells form an army to repair heart damage, by Huilin Shi (May 2016)
- Zebrafish help in the fight against cancer by Kari Lavik (April 2016)
- Gene word processing used to study high blood pressure, by Harshal Waghulde (March 2016)
- UT researcher focuses on Zika virus treatment by Brian Youseff (February 2016)
- Understanding the slow journey of struggling arteries by Prabhatchandra Dube (January 2016)
- UT students researching how to prevent melanoma by Tupa Basuroy (December 2015)
- UT researchers investigate remedies for dry mouth, eye by Sumit Bhattacharya (November 2015)
- UT students study ways to prevent osteoporosis, diabetes by Lance Stechschute (October 2015)
- UT discovering new ways to combat clogged arteries by Prince Tuffour Ampem (September 2015)
- New treatments for erectile dysfunction in diabetics, by Latrice Faulkner (August 2015)
- UT investigating ways to treat aggressive brain cancer, by Nneka Mbah (July 2015)
Academic Year 2014-2015
- UT students investigate link of proteins to heart failure, by Gaurav Mehta (June 2015)
- Heart Attacks: The view from inside your arteries, by Sumeet Solanki (May 2015)
- UT students investigating ways to prevent dry mouth, by Jack Imbery (April 2015)
- Cardiovascular disease: immune system's battle with blood vessels, by Adam Blatt (March 2015)
- Shining a light on the darkness of melanoma, by Shweta Aras (February 2015)
- UT finding new ways to battle heart disease, by Kathryn Smedlund (January 2015)
- Ecstasy: Weighing in on costs of a single night of fun, by Stuart Collins (December 2014)
- HIV: The deck is stacked in fight vs. pneumonia, by Anita Iyer (November 2014)
- The ongoing battle against melanoma, by Ila Datar (October 2014)
- More than just cholesterol, by Robert Lee (September 2014)
- Trying to comprehend how meth damages brain, by Laura Halpin (August 2014)
- Body's reaction under microscope, by JP Lavik (July 2014)
- Stopping cell movement in glioblastoma, by Jessica Arden (June 2014)
- UT doctoral students fight to tame cancer genes, by Akshada Sawant (May 2014)