Identifying Novel Regulators of Cellular Respiration

Authors

Sam Nicholes, Brigham Young University
Julianne Grose, Brigham Young University

Keywords

novel regulators, cellular respiration, cancer treatment and cure

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Abstract

The impetus behind my project was to contribute in a small but meaningful way to the growing body of research for cures and treatments for cancer. Cancer is fundamentally unwanted cell growth and proliferation. Metabolic processes that take place on the cellular level are the key to finding solutions to the many worldwide problems of cancer. My project looked at some of these metabolic processes in order to help identify the control mechanisms that cause these processes to function normally or to behave aberrantly. The goal was to identify a cellular pathway that could be used as a potential target for drugs that are effective against metabolic diseases, including cancer.

Recommended Citation

Nicholes, Sam and Grose, Julianne (2018) "Identifying Novel Regulators of Cellular Respiration," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2018: Iss. 1, Article 158.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2018/iss1/158