Trevecca Student Participates in Cancer Cell Research

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Green in the Lab

NASHVILLE, TN (03/01/2013)(readMedia)--  Anna-Laura Green, a biology and pre-physician assistant major, is participating in a research study of cancer cells as part of her biology studies at Trevecca Nazarene University. Last summer in the course Research Projects in Biology, Green and her classmates had to write a scientific research proposal on the subject of their choosing. Green chose to mimic a study she had read about in which researchers used frankincense oil to kill different types of cancer cells. As Green learned more about this study, she found that it had a lot of credibility.

Green reported her idea to her classmates, and the group decided to develop a research proposal that focused on the effects of frankincense oil on breast cancer cells. Their professor, Alisha Russell PhD, is a cancer biologist and encouraged them to conduct the research themselves. For their research, they use a MDA231 cancer cell line.

Green is excited about the technology that is right at her fingertips at Trevecca. She said, "We are blessed to have incredible cell-culturing equipment at Trevecca that makes it possible for us to conduct authentic cancer research." The project will last a year and a half at the minimum, and the students are excited to learn if the natural oil that they are using could be used as a cancer treatment one day. When reflecting on what got her interested in the cancer research program, Green said, "I am passionate about cancer treatments, natural medicine, healthcare, and research, so this opportunity seemed perfect for me!" Green, a junior at Trevecca, lives in Mount Juliet, Tennessee and is the daughter to Sam and Keli Green.