![Jessica Duserick '18 of Arlington, Mass., a TA for "BIO 242/Cellular and Molecular Biology" aka "Cell Hell," photographs students in the hallway to help faculty get to know their names during a lab on enzyme activity and proteins on the 5th floor of Carnegie Science.
Injecting a bit of extra energy into their ID photo poses are (from left) Michaela Pinette '19 of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; Hiram Martin '19 of Seattle, Wash.; and Emma Futamura '19 of Scarsdale, N.Y. Professor of Biology Lee Abrahamsen, Biology Lecturer Stephanie Richards and Assistant in Instruction Greg Anderson are teaching the course.
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Rakiya A. Mohamed '18 of Auburn (black shirt) with Yutong Li '18 of Shanghai, China (teal Bates shirt), andZoe Chace-Donahue '18 of Freeport, Maine.
Ivette Partida '18 of Norwalk, Conn.,(maroon shirt) with Aria Sanders '18 of Fort Worth, Texas (with goggles)
TAs: Rachel Blaustein '18 of Needham, Mass., with black tank top; Maddy Inlow '17 of Falmouth, Maine,(garnet Bates t-shirt) and Jessica Duserick '18 of Arlington, Mass. (with camera).](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2017/11/160920_Cell_Hell_0213-200x133.jpg)
For aspiring researcher Ducommun '11, senior thesis is a springboard to graduate school
Melissa Ducommun ’11 talks about the role her senior thesis and adviser have played in her path to graduate school and biology research. Her thesis is a joint project with Northwestern University focusing on spinal cord nerve regeneration.