Psychology Student Takes First Place at State Competition
By Emmi van Zoest
Psychological science student Bianca Delia was awarded first place in Behavioral, Social Sciences & Public Administration (undergraduate) at the 39th annual CSU Statewide Research Competition last month.
The event, which was held at Cal Poly Humboldt, brings together scholars from each of the 23 California State University campuses to showcase undergraduate and graduate research, scholarship and creative works.
The top 10 projects from the CSUSM Symposium on Student Research, Creative Activities, and Innovation moved on to the statewide competition.
Delia, a third-year student with a data science minor, was first drawn to neuroscience while taking professor Yasmine Sherafat’s biopsychology course in 2023. She then joined the research lab.
Delia’s project investigated the role of NACHO, a critical chaperone protein that enables the expression and function of nicotinic receptors in the brain.
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