Wellesley Biochemistry Program

Congratulations to our amazing '21-'22 Biochemistry Advocates for demonstrating collaborative leadership and earning a Camellia Student Leadership Award for their collaborative initiatives! Our advocates this past year were Nena Kotsalidis '22, Sabrina Koseki '22, Victoria Cottrell '22, Mariah Hassan '22, Cookie Uberoy '23, Erin Kim '22, Allie Chiou '22, Julie Bocetti '22, Sophia Pena '22, Alex Wheeler, '23, Anna Hu '22, and Val Alvarez '22! We look forward to continuing the momentum with continuing and new advocates next year!

Thanks to BIOC senior Nena Kotsalidis '22 for this amazingly creative way to spell out our beloved program abbreviation. Yay, BIOC seniors!

Do you trust your gut? Wellesley BIOC professor Vanja Klepac-Ceraj and collaborators show how environmental factors can affect the gut microbiome in a new paper:

Family SES Is Associated with the Gut Microbiome in Infants and Children Background: While early life exposures such as mode of birth, breastfeeding, and antibiotic use are established regulators of microbiome composition in early childhood, recent research suggests that the social environment may also exert influence. Two recent studies in adults demonstrated associatio...