AMES, Iowa - Laboratory work in many undergraduate classes is focused on achieving a certain outcome. For Wren Murzyn, a senior in genetics at Iowa State University, uncertainty in the lab has been more valuable.
As a freshman in fall 2022, Murzyn enrolled in Biology 1140X, a one-credit course designed to give first- and second-year students hands-on research experience. Her section was taught by two faculty in genetics, development and cell biology, adjunct assistant professor Ping Kang and associate professor Hua Bai. That led to working in Kang’s lab the next four semesters, contributing to research exploring the genetic causes of aging in fruit flies.
The complete article by Iowa State University Communications Specialist Dave Roepke, "Undergraduate researcher gets hands-on look at ‘limitless possibilities’ of genetics," is available on the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences website.