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UMaine valedictorian Bailey West embarking on a journey to make a difference through research George Harvey University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West. (Courtesy University of Maine) ORONO University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West is impassioned by scientific research. She has been, in fact, since her days as a student at Searsport District High School. West has been involved in research since high school, first with scientists at the Jackson Laboratory, MDI Biological Laboratory and Maine Medical Center, and then at UMaine with professor Dr. Julie Gosse. At UMaine, West’s primary research, serving as her honors thesis project, has been in the toxicology lab under the instruction of Dr. Gosse studying an antibacterial chemical known as cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) which is used extensively in personal-care products. Her honors thesis is titled, “Oral-care antimicrobial cetylpyridinium chloride inhibits mast cell function: role of tyrosine ....
Courtesy of Jacob CoteJacob Cote University of Maine junior Jacob Cote of Brewer, a double degree student in microbiology and biochemistry, has been named a 2021 Goldwater Scholar. Cote is one of 410 scholars selected nationwide for the prestigious undergraduate scholarship, designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics, according to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation website. This year, there were 1,256 applicants who passed the nomination process of their institutions; among those 410 were chosen based on their likelihood to have a significant impact on their research fields. ....
Thirteen undergraduates have been named 2021 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Among them is Bailey West, the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and in the Honors College, and the 2021 valedictorian. Her profile story is online. Short biographies of the other UMaine Outstanding Graduating Students follow: Photo taken in adherence with health and safety guidelinesMelanie Berry Melanie Berry Melanie Berry of Morrill, Maine is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine Division of Lifelong Learning. The Dexter native will receive a Bachelor of University Studies with a minor in psychology. Her numerous awards during her UMaine years include the Nontraditional Student Scholarship, the Alpha One Powering Education Scholarship and the Adult Degree Scholarship. Berry is a human resources associate with athenahealth in Belfast, where she has worked full time since 2009. ....
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