Guide to Voting and Poll-Working in 2020
It’s that time of year again and voter registration deadlines are coming up fast! We have compiled a list of resources and guides for voting in-person, absentee, and mail-in voting in Missouri and...
View ArticleThe Search for Mental Health Biomarkers
A patient coming into the emergency room with chest pain and nausea could be suffering from a myriad of conditions—something as minor as indigestion or as severe as a heart attack. It is important to...
View ArticlePolicy Memo: Genetic Privacy Consumer Protections
In April 2020, two teams of ProSPER members participated in the National Science Policy Network‘s policy memo competition. This is the memo by Hannah Frye, Emilee Kotnik, and Rachel Rahn; the memo by...
View ArticlePolicy Memo: Prohibiting Unnecessary Use of Antibiotics in Food-Producing...
In April 2020, two teams of ProSPER members participated in the National Science Policy Network‘s policy memo competition. This is the memo by Ananya Benegal, Kevin Blake, and Lauren Koenig; the memo...
View ArticleDissemination and Implementation Science: An alternative post-doctoral career...
One of most dreaded question you can ask a PhD student is, “what are you going to do after you graduate?” There are many career paths one can take with a PhD, both within and outside of academia, but...
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Recap: Environmental Justice with Just Moms STL
When Karen Nickel’s parents moved to the banks of Coldwater Creek in Hazelwood, Missouri 20 miles northwest of St. Louis, they did not realize they were moving to an area contaminated by radioactive...
View ArticlePolicy Memo: Improving Maternal and Infant Health in St. Louis Through...
In April 2021, two teams of ProSPER members participated in the National Science Policy Network‘s policy memo competition. This is the memo by Adrienne Brauer, Ananya Benegal, Kayla Hannon, Jessica...
View ArticlePolicy Memo: Motor Vehicle Crash Testing Regulations for More Inclusive...
In April 2021, two teams of ProSPER members participated in the National Science Policy Network‘s policy memo competition. This is the memo by Hannah Frye, Daphne Ko, Emilee Kotnik, and Nathan Zelt;...
View ArticleRecap: Spring 2022 Book Club
How will artificial intelligence (AI) shape our lives? Who is developing AI, and what motivates them? What flaws currently exist in AI systems, and how might they be improved or exploited?...
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Revisiting the Moon: The Future of Artemis
Source NASA has been very active in recent news, launching the uncrewed Artemis I mission in November 2022 [1], and announcing on April 3rd, 2023 the names of the four crew members who will fly around...
View ArticleProSPER Fall 2023 Book Club Recap
Lack of Narrative: How Science Communication Fails the General Public Book Summary: Plastics by Imari Walker-Franklin and Jenna Jambeck provides a comprehensive introduction to the life cycle of...
View ArticleGene Therapy: A New Frontier in Medicine
On December 8th, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two gene therapy treatments for Sickle cell disease (SCD).1 This is the first time gene therapies have been approved as a...
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