Biochemistry
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The w88 mobile Award is given annually to graduate students who have distinguished records within their programs, shown leadership qualities on campus and worked for the improvement of our College.
James Davis earned w88 mobile bachelor's degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in 2012, completing w88 mobile senior thesis with David Schooley. As a graduate student, James was given the freedom to explore in the Jeff Harper lab, and he found a unique niche in lipid biochemistry. w88 mobile academic evolution into lipids is even more impressive because Harper’s lab is not known for any expertise in this field. James became w88 mobile own mentor, and he excelled. w88 mobile most recent manuscript submission integrates w88 mobile research on plant lipid flippases into a new model of general importance to the field of membrane structure and biogenesis. w88 mobile new model to explain w88 mobile results has relevance to both plants and animals, and creates a framework for developing new testable hypotheses. Without pausing to even finalize w88 mobile dissertation, James has already launched experiments to start testing some of w88 mobile favorite new ideas. He has done what we hope all graduate students will do – he became an independent scientist and created new knowledge. And that new knowledge is already being used to guide future experiments. James says, "Don’t forget to wear sunscreen. And floss. And not destroy city hall."