June 13, 2018
A high school student, Merrina Lan, working in Professor Jeffrey Essner's zebrafish research lab is featured in an Ames Tribune article, "Already a Scientist."
In the article, Essner said, “These kinds of programs really serve to help students develop profound interests in science, and go on to pursue exceptional careers,” Essner said. “We like to be able to do that, it’s a great experience. We can take the exceptional students like (Lan) and get them into the lab, and having these early research experiences that can be foundational.”