Students Present Research at ASBMB Annual Meeting

Undergraduates Yaylin Flores Baca '28 and Cesia Perez '28 jointly presented a poster on their research at the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), held March 7–10 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The ASBMB Annual Meeting is one of the largest gatherings in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology, bringing together researchers, educators, and students from around the world to share new discoveries and advances in the molecular life sciences. Their poster, “Role of Heme Binding in Peroxiredoxin Structure and Redox Function: A Directed Research Experience for Undergraduate Scientists,” was based on their directed research with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Yunling Deng. Their project explores how the iron-containing molecule heme affects the structure and activity of peroxiredoxins, a group of proteins that help protect cells from harmful oxidative damage.