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	Hot, Dry, and Burning Biochemistry undergraduate Amital Shaver spent the summer in Alaska learning to fight wildfires with an all-female crew.
	Taking the long view The BMBB DEI committee hosted students from Heritage E-STEM Magnet School as a way to spark an interest in the sciences.
	A bacterial bullseye Microbial Engineering graduate student Maddy Bygd identified a promising new candidate for remediating “forever chemicals” in soil
	Research opportunities for underrepresented minority students Following is a message from the BMBB Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee regarding research opportunities for Underrepresented Minority Students (URM): Hello first- and second-year URM students.
	Sparking science joy The BMBB DEI committee hosted a day of activities on campus for Heritage E-STEM magnet school to inspire interest and enthusiasm for science.
	The shape of a virus BMBB researchers Hideki Aihara and Ke Shi collaborate to solve the 3-dimensional structure of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
	BMBB Postdoc Symposium BMBB Postdoc SymposiumThursday, October 13, 201610 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mississippi Room \| Coffman Memorial UnionQuestions? Contact Maureen Quin at mbquin@umn.eduRSVP to attend by October 9
	Laurie Parker Joins NIH Study Section BMBB faculty member to vet research proposals around drug discovery and molecular pharmacology.Laurie Parker recently began a six-year term as a member of the National Institutes of Health Drug.
	New study reveals why some people may be immune to HIV-1 Natural genetic variation in a protective antiviral enzyme holds promise for new therapies. Doctors have long been mystified as to why HIV-1 rapidly sickens some individuals, while in others the virus.