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Radford junior details research on enzyme tied to chemotherapy intestinal damage
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At the June 6 Radford University Board of Visitors meeting, chemistry junior Joshua Zarpinski presented summer undergraduate research on bacterial beta‑glucuronidase and discussed how faculty mentorship and SURF support undergraduate career development.
Joshua Zarpinski, a junior majoring in chemistry and biomedical science at Radford University, described research this summer into a bacterial enzyme that can worsen intestinal side effects of some chemotherapy drugs. Zarpinski presented his work during the Board of Visitors meeting on June 6 alongside his research mentor, Dr. Kim Lane.
Zarpinski told the board his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) project focuses on bacterial beta‑glucuronidase, “a protein found in everybody's body in 2 forms, human…
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