Jeshua Avila, a junior studying biochemistry at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), has received a $2,500 scholarship from Phillips 66, which will help him to continue research on a cell membrane protein called gramicidin. Avila's interest in cellular research is, in part, a personal pursuit. “I have been interested in the medical field since I was a little kid, but I also have too many white blood cells, which is another reason I'm studying biochemistry. Sometimes when you have more white blood cells they can end up attacking other [healthy] cells in your body, thinking they are intruders,” said Avila, who has Vitiligo, which is caused by white blood cells attacking ... Read More