contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
Congratulations to Rachel Ricks for winning the Junior Investigator Award!
A graduate student in the Parrish Lab gave the top presentation at the 2026 International Conference on Spreading Depolarizations.
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
Building Global Bridges: The Bilingual Impact of Fire Sponge Research
Enjoy this article about how a sponge with a painful sting expands current cancer research.
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
Congratulations to our 2026 Faculty and Staff College Award Recipients!
Department Highlights
data-content-type="external"
Mapping the Mind: How Research in the Parrish Lab is Shaping the Future of Epilepsy
"The mechanisms behind spreading depolarizations are still unknown, so it’s fun exploring that and seeing how it’s related”
- PRESTON WITHERS
Click here for the FULL spotlight
- PRESTON WITHERS
Click here for the FULL spotlight
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="external"
The Arroyo Lab: Bridging Metabolic Research and Maternal Wellness
"These little cells grow so effortlessly in the perfect ratio to make every one of us. To me, that is evidence of my loving Heavenly Father’s existence.”
- ELIZABETH THURMOND
Click here for the FULL spotlight
- ELIZABETH THURMOND
Click here for the FULL spotlight
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="external"
Signals That Shape Us: Studying Growth at Life’s Beginning
"We are investigating a new connection between two major cell systems... We’ve already shown the connection in test tubes, and our experiment is nailing it down in living systems.”
- MIKE HAVEN
Click here for the FULL spotlight
- MIKE HAVEN
Click here for the FULL spotlight
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="external"
Faculty Spotlight: Shalene Wilcox
Shalene Wilcox teaches CELL 120 online! Because her instruction helps many students to succeed, she received a well deserved shoutout.
Click here for the FULL spotlight
Click here for the FULL spotlight
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="external"
The Silent Damage of Sugar: Understanding Insulin Resistance and Glycation
“all of the avoidable diseases we have in our society are fed and worsened by too much sugar, too much inflammation, too much glycation”
-DR. PAUL REYNOLDS
Click here for FULL article
-DR. PAUL REYNOLDS
Click here for FULL article
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="external"
CES Crossover: Life Sciences Debuts Internships Between BYU Schools
BYU-Idaho and BYU-Hawaii life science graduates are taking internships in the College of Life Sciences, including in our department! They are expanding both their research opportunities, and their testimonies.
Click here for FULL article
Click here for FULL article
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="external"
CELL Honored UG Graduate: How Colson Beus Built His Confidence Through Medicine
“I really don’t see myself doing anything else. The idea of being able to devote my entire career to connecting with and caring for others in need is enticing and exciting.”
-COLSON BEUS
Click here for FULL article
-COLSON BEUS
Click here for FULL article
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="external"
Faith, Persistence, and Belonging: Tanner Blocker's Journey Through Graduate Research
“My research shows how biophysical research here at BYU can lead to discoveries that help us combat disease and stress ... It is through basic research like this that future therapies and medications can be developed to treat neurological diseases.”
-TANNER BLOCKER
Click here for FULL article
-TANNER BLOCKER
Click here for FULL article
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="external"
Seeing the Brain Differently: The Suli Lab’s Approach to Neurodiversity
“It would be very sad if everybody thought the same way. We all think slightly differently, and we bring different viewpoints to life, which makes living more exciting.”
-ARMINDA SULI
Click here for FULL article
-ARMINDA SULI
Click here for FULL article
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
Meet the cell Student Representatives
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage=
overrideTextColor=
promoTextAlignment=
overrideCardHideSection=
overrideCardHideByline=
overrideCardHideDescription=
overridebuttonBgColor=
overrideButtonText=
Resources
Instagram Page
Facebook Page