Breanna Allen

Contributor

Graduate Division

Student

Breanna Allen is a 3rd year BMS graduate student studying systems immunology in the Spitzer lab, and contributes to Synapse as both writer and copy editor.

Academic

Monday, May 22, 2017 - 15:27

From Bench to Bedside

By Breanna Allen

What does it take to repair a broken heart? The Biomedical Sciences (BMS) graduate program at UCSF is instilling in us profound respect for medical practitioners, and the awareness that our daily work in the lab — monotonous hours of pipetting and repeatedly failing for the slim hope of success — eventually leads to better understanding, tools, and therapies to repair damage in the human body. To repair a broken heart, it takes doctors, researchers, and those bridging the gap between a test tube and human. Doctors and researchers alike share responsibility in building, supporting, and traversing this two-way bridge, from “bench to bedside” and back again, bringing better disease understanding to researchers and advances to therapies.

Science

Monday, January 23, 2017 - 13:40

Using the Body to Fight Cancer

By Breanna Allen

In the fight against cancer, harnessing the natural defense mechanisms within the human body is gaining promise. Termed cancer immunotherapy, researchers have discovered ways to bolster the immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells.

Science

Monday, January 16, 2017 - 08:54

Diet Against Disease

By Breanna Allen

“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 1826.

What you consume not only affects the health and appearance of your body, but also the integrity of the mind.

Activities

Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 18:09

Bay Area Science Festival Celebrates the Scientist in Us All

By Breanna Allen

Have you ever wondered how plants are turned into biofuels, or how astronomers search for extraterrestrial life? If you’re anything like me, your inner 10-year old is dancing in circles at the very hint of such exploration.