The average salary you could earn with a biochemistry degree varies based on a wide variety of factors, such as:

The type, size, and budget of your employerThe discretion of your employerYour level of education and experienceYour level of certification (if applicable)The region in which you workHow much overtime you are able to work (if applicable)The amount of responsibility inherent in your positionYour level of experience (people with several years worth of experience can often earn substantially in their profession more than whats listed below)Most importantly, however, the salary you could earn varies based on the career field you enter. Below is an overview of the average earnings of people in a few career fields that are relevant to this degree.Please Note: The salary information listed below is meant only to serve as a guideline. In many cases, workers in these fields can earn a much lower, or much higher, salary than is stated below.

BiochemistAlberta: $79,450 (ALIS)Canada: $75,000 (PayScale)United States: $82,180 (BLS)

BiologistAlberta: $84,998 (ALIS)Canada: $63,381 (indeed)United States: $69,960 (BLS)

Biomedical EngineerAlberta: $98,254 (ALIS)Canada: $63,240 (indeed)United States: $88,040 (BLS)

BiostatisticianAlberta: N/ACanada: $69,308 (PayScale)United States: $89,472 (indeed)

BloggerAlberta: N/ACanada: N/AUnited States: $36,580 (indeed)

BrewmasterAlberta: N/ACanada: $50,825 (Canada)United States: N/A

Cell BiologistAlberta: $84,988 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $69,960 (BLS)

Chemical EngineerAlberta: $107,372 (ALIS)Canada: $83,726 (indeed)United States: $102,160 (BLS)

ChiropractorAlberta: N/ACanada: $69,700 (indeed)United Sates: $68,640 (BLS)

Clinical ChemistAlberta: $79,450 (ALIS)Canada: $51,987 (indeed)United States: $74,740 (BLS)

Clinical TechnicianAlberta: $77,398 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $51,770 (BLS)

Crime Lab AssistantAlberta: $62,913 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $57,850 (BLS)

DentistAlberta: $154,564 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $158,120 (BLS)

DNA AnalystAlberta: $62,913 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $57,850 (BLS)

DoctorAlberta: $230,100 (ALIS)Canada: $271,000 (Global News - Via Canadian Institute of Health Report)United States: $208,000 (BLS)

EntomologistAlberta: $984,988 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $62,290 (BLS)

EpidemiologistAlberta: $84,988 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $69,660 (BLS)

Food and Drug InspectorAlberta: $80,949 (ALIS)Canada: $44,418 to $111,523 (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)United States: $64,660 (BLS)

Food Chemist(See Food Scientist)

Food Microbiologist(See Food Scientist)

Food Safety AuditorAlberta: $80,949 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $71,780 (BLS)

Food ScientistAlberta: $80,949 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $71,780 (BLS)

Forensic Lab AnalystAlberta: $62,913 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $57,850 (BLS)

HydrologistAlberta: $128,940 (ALIS)Canada: $57,391 (PayScale)United States: $79,990 (BLS)

Laboratory ManagerAlberta: N/ACanada: $63,590 (PayScale)United States: $60,174 (indeed)

Medical Laboratory TechnologistAlberta: $77,398 (ALIS)Canada: $67,160 (Glassdoor)United States: $51,770 (BLS)

Patent AgentAlberta: N/ACanada: N/AUnited States: $116,000 (BLS)

Petroleum ChemistAlberta: N/ACanada: N/AUnited States: $69,767 (PayScale)

Pharmaceutical ChemistAlberta: N/ACanada: N/AUnited States: $60,476 (Glassdoor)

PharmacistAlberta: $98,037 (ALIS)Canada: $103,926 (Glassdoor)United States: $124,170 (BLS)

PharmacologistAlberta: $84,998 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $82,090 (BLS)

Quality Control SpecialistAlberta: N/ACanada: $55,114 (PayScale)United States: $37,340 (BLS)

Regulatory Affairs ManagerAlberta: N/ACanada: $82,478 (indeed)United States: $105,290 (Glassdoor)Regulatory Affairs SpecialistAlberta: N/ACanada: $58,942 (PayScale)United States: $67,510 (Glassdoor)

Research AssistantAlberta: $41,027 (ALIS)Canada: $32,796 (Glassdoor)United Sates: $26,560 (BLS)

Sales RepresentativeAlberta: $62,683 (ALIS)Canada: $61,624 (indeed)United Sates: $60,340 (BLS)

Science AdvisorAlberta: N/ACanada: $102,798 (PayScale)United States: $121,768 (Glassdoor)

Science WriterAlberta: $58,979 (ALIS)Canada: $56,634 (PayScale)United States: $57,549 (BLS)

ToxicologistAlberta: $84,998 (ALIS)Canada: N/AUnited States: $74,631 (Glassdoor)

Water Quality AnalystAlberta: N/ACanada: N/AUnited States: $53,460 (PayScale)

ALIS: Alberta Learning and Information Service (alis.alberta.ca), sponsored by the Government of Alberta. For an overview of their salary survey methodology, please visit here.PayScale: Private organization owned by PayScale Incorporated (payscale.com). For an overview of their salary survey methodology, please visit here.BLS: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov), sponsored by the federal government of the United States of America. For details regarding their salary survey methodology, please visit here.Glassdoor: indeed is a private organization owned by Glassdoor incorporated (glassdoor.com). For an overview of their salary survey methodology, please visit here.Canadian Food Inspection Agency: For the career profile of Food & Drug Inspector

To find out more about careers directly related to your biochemistry degree, consult the following professional association websites. They offer career-related information, and many have opportunities for student membership, as well as job placement and mentoring opportunities.

Canada

BIOTECanada

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences

ExPASy

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Research Canada

United States

American Association for Clinical Chemistry

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Hyperacid, hypersaline and hot ponds in the geothermal field of Dallol (Ethiopia). Despite the presence of liquid water, this multi-extreme system does not allow the development of life, according to a new study. The yellow-greenish colour is due to the presence of reduced iron. Image courtesy Puri Lpez-Garca.

Life on Earth shows up in some surprising places. No matter how extreme the environment, some intrepid lifeform -- often a microorganism -- makes a home there. Species that live near hydrothermal vents in the ocean are an excellent example of these so-called 'extremophiles,' who thrive in under the pressure of 2500 metres of water overhead, in temperatures up to 80C.

But even they don't care for the visually stunning but intensely hostile environment of Dallol.

Located in northeastern Ethiopia, the Danakil (or Afar) Depression sits at the intersection of three tectonic plates where diverging plates are stretching Earth at its seams, so to speak. One of the hottest places on the planet, the Danakil Depression is already well below sea level -- by about 100 metres -- and still sinking. While it will ultimately be filled by the sea to form a new body of water, in the meantime, the depression is filled with intense hydrothermal action.

Inside the explosion crater of Dallol volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia Image: Getty

Even in winter, daily temperatures routinely exceed 45C above pools of boiling water. And not just any water -- this stuff is hypersaline and hyperacidic. In some cases, pH values even dip into the negative. By comparison, the pH of battery acid hovers just below zero.

While there are lifeforms on Earth that love all of those things by themselves -- intensely salty water, very hot water, and super acidic water -- it seems there isn't one that loves all three together.

"We have verified that there's no microbial life in these salty, hot and hyperacid pools or in the adjacent magnesium-rich brine lakes," lead researcher Purificacin Lpez Garcia said in a release to science news agency SINC.

The volcanic explosion crater of Dallol in the Danakil Depression in Nothern Ethiopia. The Dallol crater was formed during a phreatic eruption in 1926. This crater is known as the lowest subaerial vulcanic vents in the world. The surreal colours are caused by green acid ponds and iron oxides and sulphur. Image: Getty

Lpez Garcia and her team recently published a study with their findings in Nature Ecology and Evolution revealing that, while they found a lot of salt-loving microorganisms in the desert and canyons around the site, the pools themselves, along with the region's so-called Black and Yellow lakes, were dead zones.

These findings are not only interesting in terms of what it means for life -- or lack thereof -- on Earth but what it means for our exploration of other planets.

"Our study presents evidence that there are places on the Earth's surface, such as the Dallol pools, which are sterile even though they contain liquid water," says Lpez Garcia. That means that, just because we find liquid water on another planet, it doesn't mean we'll find life.

Small acid lakes in the Danakil Depression. Image: Getty

The team believes it's the three factors combined -- the high salinity, high acidity, and high temperature -- along with a large amount of a particular type of magnesium salts in the adjacent lakes that make the region so hostile to life.

"We would not expect to find life forms in similar environments on other planets, at least not based on a biochemistry similar to terrestrial biochemistry," says Lpez Garcia.

A conflicting study published earlier this year reached the opposite conclusion; that there were, indeed, microorganisms present in these hostile waters. Lpez Garcia says her team's work was based on "many more samples" than the previous work and had a particular focus on preventing contamination -- something that's a distinct concern given the region's attractiveness to tourists.

Either way, the pools are uniquely positioned to help scientists understand the limits of life here on Earth and beyond.

Sources: Nature | EurekAlert | SINC |

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Lori Loughlins Lonely Hearts Club Band, featuring musicians JP Dabu, Niles Miller, Joe Aleshaiker and Bruno Pita (right to left), beat out the competiton at Ground Zeros annual Battle of the Bands. (Photo courtesy of JP Dabu)

What do you get when a biochemistry major, a journalism major, a business major and a civil engineering graduate start a band? It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but the four members of Lori Loughlins Lonely Hearts Club Band have proven otherwise. On Oct. 25, they competed against three other groups at USCs Battle of the Bands and won a $300 Amazon gift card as a testimony to their talent.

Lead vocalist and keyboardist Joseph Dabu, or JP, was scrolling through his Instagram feed when he saw the application for the contest. He immediately contacted his high school friend Bruno Pita, a biochemistry graduate student at UCLA who plays the bass. Pita then contacted fellow Bruin Joe Aleshaiker, a recent alumnus and civil engineering major.

Lastly, Dabu reached out to Niles Miller, a junior majoring in business of cinematic arts who he met at Remedy Through Music, a student organization dedicated to visiting local hospitals and retirement homes and playing songs for the patients, nurses and visitors.

Before they even started playing, what first characterized their personality was their groups name witty, original and just a little bit controversial.

We couldnt come up with a name. We had a placeholder name [The Rivals] which was terrible, Pita said. I was actually ashamed of going up on stage like that I couldnt think of anything that was acceptable, Pita said.

On the last day the band was able to change its name for the competition, Pita desperately pulled up the Los Angeles Times and saw a headline about Lori Loughlins indictment. A lightbulb went off in his head. The alliteration of the three Ls was brilliant, and the callback to the quintessential Beatles album worked perfectly.

Its funny because both Bruno and Joe are from UCLA and Niles and I are from USC, Dabu said.

But Pita hopes no ones feelings were hurt.

I like to think of it as making your food spicy, Pita said. It might sting a bit but it makes the food more interesting to eat.

Although the spice in their name is certainly ear-catching, the food or in this case, their music is what kept the audience enthralled and eventually led them to victory. Their renditions of Dont Let Me Down, Something and Somebody to Love showcased their skills as musicians and proved that you dont have to major in music to find your passion in music.

Aleshaiker is living proof of this. Since graduating, he has been working on his music full time.

Ive been playing since I was 9 years old, so its always been a passion of mine, he said. For me at least, its definitely a big part of my life.

Likewise, Miller, the bands drummer, said his passion for music has always been present in his life. He learned to play the djembe and bongos with his dad and went on to play percussion and drums in middle school and high school.

I did do jazz ensemble for about a year, but then I stopped because it was too much with my current workload, Miller said. However, he still considers playing the drums a great passion.

Pita, on the other hand, only started playing music his junior year, learning to play the piano on an iPad app and eventually picking up the guitar. But unlike his bandmates, Pita mostly sees the instrument as a stress-relieving hobby.

Thats how we actually started jamming together, he was just so hyped I think to have someone that played with him, Pita said.

Even though Lori Loughlins Lonely Hearts dont identify as a Beatles cover band, the undertone and general respect for the iconic group is clear in their bands style, and each member identifies with an individual Beatle.

Im George, 100%, Aleshaiker said. I feel like George is always kind of in the background but is always contributing.

The other three have yet to reach some consensus. Bruno says hes a Paul because he plays the bass and sings the higher harmonies. Dabu says hes a Paul because hes left-handed. And although one might be tempted to call the drum player a Ringo, Miller objected.

I decided to leave it up to the BuzzFeed quiz on there, Miller said. And I got that Im a Paul!

Even though Lori Loughlins Lonely Hearts Club Band started out as a one-time performance, their win at Battle of the Bands was a definite confidence booster.

There was a lot of good competition, so I was actually kind of surprised that we won, Aleshaiker said.

Dabu agreed and lauded the other three bands they competed against.

We just banded together in September and the other bands Im sure, had been established, and probably were practicing more often than we were, he said.

But Natalie Williams, a freshman majoring in art who attended Battle of the Bands, dismisses their humble remarks.

I wasnt really surprised they won, she said. They had a lot of energy and were really hyped up. It was obvious they practiced a lot.

In the end, it wasnt just their hard work but their passion for music indisputably paid off.

We just wanted to have a good time, Dabu said. Im glad we did that.

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Nov. 22, 2019

Amelia Lacey will likely spend some time studying on an Aloha State beach during the winter 2020 semester.

The fourth-year biochemistry (nutrition) major and St. Johns resident will study at the University of Hawaii at Mnoa as one of 20 top Canadian students receiving a Killam Fellowship from Fulbright Canada this year.

The scholarship program allows exceptional undergraduate students to participate in a bi-national academic exchange between Canada and the United States.

I wont be able to come home for a visit while Im there, and Ive never lived away from home for that long before, so its definitely going to be a new experience for me, said Ms. Lacey about the upcoming experience.

But, Im looking forward to all of the adventurous activities there and I hope to explore the islands of Hawaii as much as I can.

Ms. Lacey says her success in receiving the fellowship is an example of what can happen when you dont give up. She applied for the Killam Fellowship twice before being successful this year let alone in the highly coveted Paradise of the Pacific spot.

You have to choose the university that best matches the courses you need to take for your degree, and Hawaii has a great nutrition program, said Ms. Lacey. I recognized that and highlighted it in my application. They also offer a lot of courses we dont have at Memorial, so Im hoping to take a few courses I wouldnt otherwise get to take.

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In September she travelled to Ottawa, Ont., for an orientation session. There, she met the other Canadian and American Killam fellows, along with the American Fulbright students and scholars who are studying and conducting research in Canada this year. This spring Ms. Lacey will gather with them once again for a seminar in Washington, D.C.

It was great to meet people who were very different from me, but who also had similar values, she continued. I only spent three days with them, but were still talking regularly. I know well be keeping in touch.

It showed her, as many past Memorial fellowship recipients have found, that the Killam network is a strong one.

Once you get a Killam, youre considered a Killam fellow for life. So, you will continue to get emails, event invitations and other opportunities from them. It certainly opens up doors, thats for sure.

A focus on health and well-being has guided Ms. Laceys academic and personal pursuits.

She has been awarded several research awards, including three MUCEPs, a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Student Research Award and a Faculty of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Award.

A Deans List student for the past three years, she has also been supported by several generous scholarships. Currently, she is the vice-president (social) for the Biochemistry Society, executive director of communications with the Women in Science and Engineering Undergraduate Society and a member of the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble. Past volunteer work with Global Brigades in Honduras also inspired Ms. Lacey to become more involved in global health.

Kelly Foss is a communications advisor with the Faculty of Science. She can be reached at kfoss@mun.ca.

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It seems as if every year a new study rears its head in the newspapers, declaring that coffee is good, or bad, for us. Americans eat up or, drink up, rather coverage on the topic because so many of us are addicted: 64 percent of American adults drink coffee regularly, according to a 2018 study.

Beyond questions of physical health, coffee clearly could affect our mental health, too. After all, it is a mood-altering stimulant. Could coffee be making us anxious? The question is particularly timely as millennials have normalized open discussions about mental health, particularly anxiety or depression.

Now, more of them have begun debating whether coffee could be a major source of anxiety.

Nicole Cole Hernandez, an entrepreneur and certified hypnotist, told Salon she stopped drinking coffee in August because of extreme anxiety that precipitated stomach pains and hair loss.

Within a month [of quitting coffee], my stomach pain subsided without having to take regular medication," Hernandez said. "When I began feeling better, I did opt for a regular cup of coffee, and it was then that I noticed how much it impacted my anxiety, she added. With my heart and mind racing, I realized that coffee contributed to a sense of overwhelm and dread.... I felt rushed to complete tasks as if I was on a deadline.

Katie Ziskind, a licensed marriage and family therapist, also quit drinking coffee due to bouts of anxiety.

I choose to stop drinking coffee because it gave me jitters it actually caused me to have more anxiety, Ziskind said. Now, because I dont drink coffee, my anxiety level has decreased drastically. I feel much calmer and have much more long-term energy.

Given that we live in what has been deemed theAge of Anxiety,perhaps it makes sense that the anxiety-ridden dont indulge in coffee which, of course, is known to cause jitters and make your heart race. But the anecdotal stories aside, does drinking a cup of coffee actually cause anxiety?

Here's what the biochemistry says. When one consumes caffeine, it binds to adenosine receptors in the brain, which allows dopamine to move more smoothly. (This is partly why some studies have found that drinking coffee may reduce the risk of depression.)

However, a study by the Institute of Neuroscience of the Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona and the Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden found evidence that long-term caffeine consumption can worsen neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as those found in anxiety. Caffeine also promotes the release of cortisol, the stress hormone, which can lead to a stress response in the body. For some people, a stress response is synonymous with anxiety and panic. This can contribute to mood swings and ruminations.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5) which is the guide published by the American Psychiatric Association and used by healthcare professionals for the diagnosis of mental disorders lists four caffeine-related disorders, including an anxiety-induced anxiety disorder. A 2005 study found that excessive caffeine consumption can lead to symptoms that resemble to psychiatric conditions like anxiety and psychosis.

In 2018, researchers from Italy and the US reviewed dozens of studies to try to come to a definitive conclusion about caffeine, coffee and health. They concluded that coffee can be part of a healthful diet.

Still, because some individuals react differently than others, it can be hard to generalize caffeine's effects.

It varies from individual to individual, but consuming more than your normal amount of caffeine could make you feel nervous, anxious, irritable or jittery, and may cause excessive urine production or irregular heartbeat, caffeine researcher Maggie Sweeney told the Washington Post . And for those who have anxiety or insomnia, it could worsen their symptoms.

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Several months ago, I stood in the Emmanuel College basement waiting for my 3:15 pm appointment. I watched patiently for the doors of the Muslim chaplaincy office to open for my scheduled 45-minute counselling session, my second one this month. I had visited the chaplaincy before and I was pretty sure Ustadh Amjad Tarsin the Muslim Chaplain at the time was tired of seeing me and dealing with my tantrums.

However, as soon as the clock struck 15 minutes past the hour, Amjad familiar face, graced with the same bright smile as always, popped out from behind the door and called for me to come in.

I immediately felt safer than I had just minutes ago when I was standing alone with my thoughts.

My second year had been rough, just like it is for every other life sciences kid who takes HMB265 Human Biology and BCH210 Biochemistry at the same time. But, this year, the feeling of inadequacy was particularly inescapable. Circumstances in my personal life, coupled with the crippling pressure of surviving the academic year, were taking a toll on me like never before.

It felt like there was no foreseeable light at the end of my tunnel and, for the first time in my life, I began questioning the value of my very existence.

Gone were the days when my biggest worry was finding the right hijab to match my outfit for the day. Now, I found myself lying in bed every night thinking about what would happen if I didnt wake up the next morning. It was an emotional shift I wasnt ready to acknowledge and, in an effort to minimize the amount of space I was taking up, I began to shut myself out from the people that really cared about me. I was rapidly losing touch with my friends, family, and, most importantly, my faith.

My mental health also began impacting my involvement in the Muslim Students Association (MSA), which was and still is arguably the biggest part of my life besides academics. I have been an active member, volunteer, and director for the past year and a half, but my relationship with the community had become strained as I have moved further away from a place of mental and spiritual stability. I wasnt allowing myself to be vulnerable to anyone or anything, and that included my faith.

I contacted the Muslim chaplaincy as a last-ditch effort to pull myself out of the emotional black hole that was my life. I scheduled my first ever counselling session with Amjad, who I had only met once or twice before at a few MSA events.

I had no idea what I was getting myself into, and at one point I regretted not going to the Health & Wellness Centre just like everyone else. Little did I know that the chaplaincy would soon become integral to my mental health and religious life on campus.

After countless meetings with Amjad, which usually started with me in tears and ended with me leaving a little more hopeful every time, I began to see myself turn back into the person I was before. It sounds clich, but it felt like the sun had come out after months of endless rain even though it was mid-February and the sun was actually nowhere to be seen.

Amjad and the chaplaincy had done for me what I could never have expected a regular counsellor to do, and that was taking into account my faith and religious background as factors that were conducive to my mental and spiritual health. For the first time, I felt like I was being heard and presented with solutions that I could actually use to take care of myself.

My mental health has always been deeply rooted in my faith and sense of community. I experienced some of my biggest downfalls in life when my faith was weak or when I had lost touch with those around me.

I am lucky that I get to serve my community through the work I do in the MSA, but in reality, the MSA has done a lot more for me than I have done for it.

I came across the Muslim chaplaincy through the MSA and had the opportunity to meet people like our past chaplain, Amjad, and our current chaplain, Imam Yasin Dwyer, who have both changed my life for the better.

It is essential for organizations like these to receive adequate support from the university and its constituents in order to provide their much-needed on-campus services and programming.

The MSA and Muslim chaplaincy continue to play a huge role in my life, and I am sure I speak for many when I say that they both strive to provide a safe space for students who are trying to navigate their faith and mental health in this large, secular, and often overwhelming campus.

Muntaka Ahmed is a third-year Health and Disease and Immunology student at St. Michaels College. Muntaka is the Vice-President, Finance of the Muslim Students Association.

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Impeachment hearings are underway on Capitol Hill as the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence works to decide if there will be an impeachment trial for President Donald Trump. The Daily Nebraskan asked students if they have been paying attention to the hearings and if they think impeachment is likely.

Pierce Leef, sophomore biochemistry and science education double major

Pierce Leef, sophomore biochemistry and science education double major

I havent been really paying attention. Ive wanted to, but theres a lot of other stuff going on right now, and its really busy. I personally hope that there is something involved with at least the process of going through and seeing what actually has happened and what hasnt because theres been a lot of misinformation on both sides. Just figuring out the real truth would be good.

Cleopatra Babor, freshman plant biology major

Cleopatra Babor, freshman plant biology major

I have been paying attention, and I believe that impeachment is very unlikely. Just all the information [President Trump] has been hiding is probably the most shocking thing, but in my personal opinion, we kind of all already knew [he was hiding information]. Its very close to the 2020 election and thats why I think impeachment is pushing to the unlikely side. But theres still hope.

Louis Lu, junior actuarial science major

Louis Lu, junior actuarial science

I havent been paying attention. For me, I am not really sure about politics in America because I dont really care about that because Im a Chinese student. Maybe [impeachment] is possible.

Alex Bartels, junior advertising and public relations major

Alex Bartels, junior advertising and public relations major

I have not been paying attention to the impeachment hearings. I just dont really pay attention to politics and dont really follow anyone on social media that talks about politics. I dont know much about it and also just dont really know if [impeachment] is possible or not. I feel like they probably wont impeach since the election is already coming up next year.

Ali Mohamed, junior education major

Ali Mohamed, junior education major

Ive seen clips here and there, but I havent been really paying attention. [Impeachment] is probably not going to happen. Its been going on for a while, and I feel like theyre dragging it on. By that time, hes probably going to be out of the office.

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In 2011, the U of M Club of Greater Flint (M-Club) pledged $50,000 to create an endowment that supports student research at the University of Michigan-Flint. Over the past seven years, the club has worked to fulfill that pledge by raising money at their annual golf outing and soliciting gifts from individual members. With just a few thousand dollars left to go to reach its goal, the Club is upping the ante by offering to match any gift to the fund up to a total of $5,000.

We are very excited about completing this pledge to UM-Flint, said Barry Trantham, M-Club Scholarship Committee Chairperson. Over the long history of our club, we have donated nearly $1 million to the Ann Arbor and Flint campuses. All of us that serve on our clubs board feel that we benefited from our experience at the university and we want to increase those benefits for future students.

The M-Club has endowed and/or supported six scholarships at UM-Flint. They have also assisted dozens of construction and programming efforts. When asked why the club decided to support a research scholarship, Trantham said, Many schools refer to themselves as research institutions. Often times that research is limited to faculty and graduate-level students. At UM-Flint, however, undergraduates are afforded the opportunity to get involved in cutting-edge research projects and we want to support those efforts.

Recently, research funding like that provided by the M-Clubs endowment allowed Nicodemus Monear, a biochemistry student, the opportunity to model the effects of the Flint water crisis on the developing embryos of mothers that consumed lead-tainted water during their pregnancy.

Regarding the value of his experience, Monear said, Research places students at the frontline of things that society does not yet understand. The skills and knowledge Ive gained by conducting research has made me a better student, and someday a better employee. Research has given me a chance to apply the experience Ive gained in my classrooms and labs. Its also made me more confident in my ability to draw conclusions and to not be so invested in what I think I already know.

The M-Club recognizes the benefits research provides students and wants every person who seeks a research experience to have the opportunity. With just a few thousand dollars remaining to reach its goal of endowing a research fund at UM-Flint, the Club is asking for the support of our alumni and donors with a gift today.

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Predisposing risk factors include less than a high school education and hepatitis C coinfection.

Women living in the United States and Canada typically enter menopause between 50 and 52 years of age. Knowing that previous study results suggest the risk for early and premature menopause is greater among women with HIV, a recent Canadian study that appeared in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society, wanted to determine the average age menopause occurs, the prevalence of both early-onset (40-45 years) and premature menopause (before 40 years), and risk factors that could precipitate menopause in women younger than 45 years.

Using self-reported data from the Canadian HIV Womens Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) on women aged 16 and older living with HIV, 229 women who reported they were postmenopausal (no period in the 12 months before consenting to the questionnaire to enroll in CHIWOS), when menopause occurred, female sex at birth, had at least 1 period in their lifetime, and were not pregnant or taking hormonal contraception were included in the present analysis. Being postmenopausal also included 3 subcategories of reason: spontaneous, induced (from surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy), and unknown.

Compared with the usual age for menopause mentioned above, the investigators found a median age of 48 years in their study. More women also reported early menopause than premature menopause (16.6% vs 13.1%, respectively)compared with 5% and 1% in the general populationand induced menopause was more often the cause in the premature menopause group compared with those who underwent early menopause or menopause at aged 45 and older. This finding mirrors results from studies carried out in Brazil and Thailand, in which the average age of menopause of women with HIV was also younger than among the general population.

For risk factors related to any early-onset menopause, the authors first performed a univariate analysis. Having less than a high school diploma, history of smoking, recreational drug use, white ethnicity, longer duration of HIV, and history of hepatitis C were related to a greater likelihood of menopause before reaching 45. They then carried out a multivariate analyses, finding that having less than a high school diploma and hepatitis C were related risk factors for women living with HIV.

The authors caution that due to the self-reported nature of the data they used, their results may not paint a complete picture of the association of early menopause and women living with HIV. Plus, their study population has well-controlled HIV infection, with the vast majority being on antiretroviral therapy, having an undetectable viral load, and having a normal CD4 count. Extrapolating to the general population of women living with HIV in Canada may not be possible.

Therefore, they point out, determination of whether biochemical confirmation of menopause should be required in the setting of HIV infection is a dilemma that warrants further investigation and consideration.

Reference

Andany N, Kaida A, de Pokomand A, et al; CHIWOS Research Team. Prevalence and correlates of early-onset menopause among women living with HIV in Canada [published online November 4, 2019]. Menopause. doi: 10.1097/0000000000001423.

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Mangoes contain high quantities of Vitamin A, which is a type of terpenoid. BRIGITTE TOHM/UNSPLASH | IMAGE HAS BEEN CROPPED

The word terpenoid is not only limited to rhyming with words such as meteoroid, avoid, and steroid it also symbolizes organic compounds produced by plants that offer significant medicinal and pharmacological benefits to humans.

In a review paper, U of T scientists explored the vast role that these chemicals play in our everyday lives.

Co-authors Dr. Michael Phillips, an assistant professor at UTMs Department of Biology; and Matthew Bergman, a graduate student at the same department, discussed thefindings of this review with The Varsity.

Relevance of terpenoids

The presence of terpenoids can be found all around us. Vitamin A is an example, along with the chemical that is key to the unique smell of pine.

The review explained that terpenoids can attract pollinators, repel herbivores, or attract herbivore predators. This has broad impacts on fields such as agriculture.

Terpenoids also feature heavily in cannabis. Specialized terpenoids include well-known compounds such as cannabidiol also known as CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol THC.The compounds have been used for their psychoactive, anxiolytic and anesthetic effects for thousands of years, according to the co-authors.

The ability to make these terpenoids evolved as a result of selective pressures imposed by animals on plants. A great sense of irony lies in the fact that these chemical compounds, which often serve as plant defence compounds against herbivorous insects, possess fortuitous uses in medicine.

The reason that these compounds are biologically active in humans is in part due to the fact that our proteins are made up of exactly the same amino acids as the plant proteins, noted Phillips.

Applications of the review

Phillips hopes to use his review partly as a teaching tool but also [to] summarize the literature that is important for [his] field.

Bergman also spoke aboutthe implications that his research would have on non-specialists in biology. Theres a lot of interest right now in medicinal plants and theres a lot of confusion surrounding what are the active constituents, he said.

By conducting the review, Bergman hopes to eliminate some of this confusion.This is important because theres a connection between [our research] and what [consumers] find in the grocery store, added Phillips.

The future of terpenoid research

In many cases, terpenoid-based medications could hold promise in health care, by virtue of the fact of how much common ancestry we share with herbivores that terpenoids evolved to affect, noted Phillips.

While many terpenoids represent potentially beneficial compounds for humans, the testing process is painstaking and resource intensive, according to the review. This process is further obstructed by the fact that many [terpenoids] are produced in small amounts, and only in response to elicitation.

Additionally, while the amount of plant terpenoids that can be screened for therapeutic applications is still unknown, it likely surpasses over 100,000 variants, according to the co-authors. With a review of terpenoids completed, researchers now have a tool to develop plans for further research in the field of plant biochemistry.

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