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  • Associate Professor of Biology Jacob Egge works with students during a summer semester research project. (Photo by PLU Photographer John Froschauer) Faculty-Student Research Provides a Cornerstone of the PLU Mission By Pacific Lutheran University Marketing & Communications and the Office of the Provost This year’s…

    Fund + Natural Sciences Division Undergraduate Research Program Human thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1) is an enzyme of therapeutic interest in cancer treatment due to its involvement in regulating the redox-signaling enzyme thioredoxin 1. Interestingly, cancerous cells can attribute many of their negative clinical features as a result of thioredoxin 1’s interaction with the cellular redox cycle. Reduced (activated) thioredoxin is involved in a host of intra and extra cellular signaling pathways that

  • More than 850 students will graduate from PLU for the 2011-2012 academic year. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 27 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a…

    understanding. I am extremely grateful for my time spent at PLU and will stand proud as a Lute graduate forever. What’s next? I have been interning for the past five months in the cardiac rehab department at Tacoma General and I love it. After graduation, I will continue to work on obtaining the 500 hours needed to sit for the ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialist Certification necessary to pursue a career as an exercise specialist in cardiac and pulmonary rehab. In addition, and most importantly, I will be

  • In their own words By Chris Albert Soon new PLU graduates will go out into the world. In the following, some Lutes share their stories of why they came to PLU, what their experiences have been and what’s the next chapter in their lives. More…

    Summer at the University of Washington Medical Center. This program combines didactic and clinical learning with a one-on-one preceptorship experience with an experienced RN on the unit to ease the transition from nursing student to professional nurse. I look forward to the challenging learning experiences this position will undoubtedly present me with and the future educational direction it will lead me toward. Kari Rochelle Plog – Bachelor of Arts in communication (emphasis journalism) with a minor

  • For the 2012-2013 academic year, 877 students will have graduated from PLU. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 26 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a chapter…

    it would be during our time at PLU always give a 110 percent work ethic in anything you do and establish lasting relationships with the faculty. If you do these two things, you will succeed both academically and professionally. What’s next? After graduation, I plan to utilize my psychology degree and work at the PLU Couple and Family Therapy Clinic. In fall 2013, I will be entering PLU’s Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program. After graduate school, I will fulfill the required 500 clinical