05/11/2021
NURJ Spring 2021 Online Edition is published on our website!
"NDUFS4, miR-27b and Cardiac Hypertrophy" by Norma Marshall. Cardiac hypertrophy, the enlargement of the heart, is often implicated in heart failure and other complications. Norma's research is about the genetic links between the mitochondria, NDUFS4, miR-27b, and cardiac hypertrophy.
Norma is majoring in Biological Sciences and minoring in Global Health Studies. Currently she is working with others on a project to develop a prostate cancer risk calculator in African American men.
For more interesting research articles by Northwestern Undergraduate students, visit thenurj.com/spring-2021 or Linktree in bio under "Spring 2021 Online Edition"