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Author: Mikayla Feldbauer

Mikayla is a fourth-year graduate student in Dr. Katherine Hoadley's cancer genomics lab studying metastatic breast cancer. They are a member of the Bioinformatics/Computational Biology PhD program and the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program. Outside of the lab Mikayla enjoys photography, traveling, playing soccer, and language learning.

Blog / “Eclipse” isn’t just a title in the Twilight Saga

October 26, 2023October 23, 2023 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

Solar eclipses are a truly awesome phenomenon. The most recent eclipse visible from the US was in October 2023 but don’t worry if you missed it – the next one is in April of 2024.

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Blog / Black History Month spotlight – Charles R. Drew, “The Father of the Blood Bank”

February 27, 2023 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

Charles R. Drew is the medical pioneer that helped enable safe, prolonged storage of blood products and the creation of “blood banks.”

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Blog / FOXP2: using genetics to understand human language ability

November 3, 2022 / Mikayla Feldbauer / 3

A key gene called FOXP2 plays a large role in human language ability.

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Blog / Creating new protein structures with machine learning

July 27, 2022 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a tool that can create new protein structures from random amino acid sequences.

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Blog / Doing science 260 miles above the earth

February 23, 2022 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

The International Space Station is a collaborative effort where research that benefits both future space exploration and life back on Earth takes place.

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Blog / Microneedle vaccine patches: an alternative to traditional needle injections

October 28, 2021 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

Microneedle vaccine patches can deliver vaccines directly into the skin which presents a number of advantages over traditional needle delivery.

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Blog / Highlighting Women in Space

July 27, 2021 / Mikayla Feldbauer / 1

Wally Funk recently became the oldest person to go to space. To celebrate this accomplishment, I highlight the careers of three other amazing female astronauts.

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Blog / NASA is Searching for Life on Mars!

April 5, 2021 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

NASA’s newest mission to Mars features the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter. This mission will study geological features of the Martian surface and demonstrate new technology. Header photo from NASA’s website.

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Blog / Here’s how you can get involved in scientific research!

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

Citizen science enables non-scientists to get involved in the scientific process. Keep reading to find out how you could contribute to a research project!

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