Matthew Brooks ’21, left, Demi Garcia ’21, and Joshua Serody, a current student in the A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences degree program, work in the main campus biotechnology lab on a project to study methods for extracting mushroom sugars with therapeutic properties. The work is a partnership with a Henrietta company, Empire Medicinals, and supported with National Science Foundation funding. Students work under the supervision of James Hewlett, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and coordinator of the biotechnology degree program. Demi and Matt became research assistants while earning their associate degrees and have stayed on, joining new students like Joshua in this multi-year project. Earlier this year, the student researchers’ submission to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) was selected for a poster presentation at the annual event, scheduled for April 8 to 10 in Long Beach, Calif. NCUR is the largest symposium of its kind in the world, bringing together nearly 4,000 undergraduate students from all fields and disciplines. PHOTO BY KRIS DREESSEN
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