Arnold presented her poster, "Enzyme Immobilization within a Hyaluronic Acid Matrix
for Biosensor Applications," in the second section of the Food, Pharmaceuticals,
and Biotechnology category. Arnold shares authorship with her graduate mentor
Jordan Chapman and faculty mentor,
Dr. Cerasela Zoica Dinu.
Arnold, a chemical engineering senior and Honors College student, started researching with the Department of Neuroscience in the first semester of her freshman year. She joined the Research Apprenticeship Program during her second semester and began working in Dr. Dinu's laboratory in the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department, where she conducts her research.
Her research focuses on investigating enzymes and finding the right synthetic environments for these enzymes to behave in the ways they should, some of which have potential applications in healthcare, such as biosensors to help patients with diabetes monitor their glucose levels.
In spring 2021, Arnold was selected as one of two undergraduate researchers to serve in WVU's second cohort of the Beckman Scholars Program. The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation was founded in 1977 by Dr. Arnold O. and Mabel Beckman and supports leading-edge research in the fields of chemistry and the life sciences.
