Clinical Trials, inDepth
Sarah Taj Macaulay Honors Seminar Three Professor Joyner Clinical trials are done to understand the safety and efficacy of a new drug. In order for a drug to be approved in the clinical trial process, it must undergo and pass a number of stages and steps. The organization most responsible for the drug approval and […]
Reflection
The most interesting topic that I am grateful for Professor Joyner to have gone over is on the topic of clinical trials. We always see the commercials promoting medication for various illnesses/diseases but we never take a moment to understand it’s background. There are multiple stages of trials that it must pass through before it is […]
The Light in Alzheimers
Background Information: Alzheimer’s disease is progressive brain disorder that irreversibly and gradually destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out even the simplest of tasks. It has progressed to have become the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Even though dementia is more common as people grow older, it […]
Manzamine A- Sarah Taj
In 2001, Manzamine A which is a sponge-derived alkaloid was shown to possess vivo antimalarial activity against the blood stages of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. A single intraperitoneal dose of manzamine A suppressed parasite growth but was followed by parasite recrudescence. Forty percent of mice with recrudescing parasites were able to recover and […]
In a process of conversion, cow manure, cellulose, algae etc is converted into usable forms of energy like methane and liquid fuels. By adding heat and chemicals to the biomass, a fuel is produced that can be burned to be used. There is a complex mechanism for the conversion to occur, however. An example would be […]
Astoria Wastewater
The most important body of water in my area is the East River located along Astoria Park. The water there is notorious and is known to be filthy, even proposed to be holding dead bodies. In recent years, the mayor has made it a priority to work on the cleansing of the water and preventing […]
Aliens and Dolphins
Dolphins have large, sophisticated brains, elaborately developed in the areas linked to higher-order thinking. They have a complex social structure, form alliances, share duties and display personalities. Laurance Doyle of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, studies animal communication in preparation for extraterrestrial contact and began the Order of the Dolphin which set out to determine […]
Rikers Island Safe from Danger
(Image is taken from Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts) As seen Rikers Island is free from vulnerability as opposed to its surrounding environment. This data may have been acquired from years past when developers were aiming to dredge out the area. Rikers Island is stated to be 26 feet above sea level which can […]
An Early-Onset Future
An Early-Onset Future Sarah Taj Newborns enter this world saturated from their time before birth being immersed in an amniotic fluid. After birth, they aim to adjust to their new environment outside of the uterus by losing the extraneous fluid which inevitably lowers their body weight significantly. During this critical week of modification, they […]
The wonders of Obsidian
Obsidian attracted me not only because of its glassy appearance but my because prior knowledge of the earth sciences, specifically minerals, as well. It is a volcanic glass that forms almost instantaneously when felsic lava comes into contact with water. The size of crystals are dependent on the amount of time it takes for the […]
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