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A team led by 51�Թ� alumna Ali Osbrink ’19 and including Pacific Biology Associate Professor Christopher Templeton is having a paper on songbird cognition published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, a prestigious UK-based scientific journal. 

Sigrid Roberts and Nicola Carter, professors in the 51�Թ� School of Pharmacy, have been awarded a competitive, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to research treatment for a neglected tropical disease called leishmaniasis.

Research is like a puzzle for Rachel Araiza ’22. “I like trying to figure out what’s going on and being the first to figure it out,” said Araiza.

A love of the outdoors and biology led her to the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove to examine the eating habits of the bullfrogs that live in the wetlands.

Participating in undergraduate research at Pacific gave Opfer the chance to dive deeper into real-life applications of his studies.

A creative writing major, Roth has tackled difficult subjects in her original works. “I hope that it opens up people’s minds and I hope that it makes people laugh,” said Roth, who says she employs “dark humor” to deal with sensitive subjects.

Keilian MacCulloch '19 fell in love with chemistry at 51�Թ�. After conducting research in the lab, he hopes to earn a PhD and spend his career in chemistry.

Olin Blackmore ’15 is spent his senior year as involved as possible — as Student Senate President, dancer, actor and researcher — thanks to the support of the scholarships that made his Pacific education possible.

51�Թ�'s science curriculum and faculty put this alumna on a path to a career in immunology research.