UMaine valedictorian Bailey West embarking on a journey to make a difference through research
George Harvey
University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West. (Courtesy University of Maine)
ORONO University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West is impassioned by scientific research. She has been, in fact, since her days as a student at Searsport District High School.
West has been involved in research since high school, first with scientists at the Jackson Laboratory, MDI Biological Laboratory and Maine Medical Center, and then at UMaine with professor Dr. Julie Gosse.
At UMaine, West’s primary research, serving as her honors thesis project, has been in the toxicology lab under the instruction of Dr. Gosse studying an antibacterial chemical known as cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) which is used extensively in personal-care products. Her honors thesis is titled, “Oral-care antimicrobial cetylpyridinium chloride inhibits mast cell function: role of tyrosine phosphorylation ca
Biochemistry major Bailey West of Stockton Springs is the University of Maine 2021 valedictorian and mechanical engineering major Drew Bennett of Brewer is this yearâs salutatorian.
âWe are very proud of these two exceptional students,â says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. âBoth Bailey and Drew have excelled in all that they have pursued at UMaine and have made their own significant contributions as engaged students â Bailey in the laboratory as part of a team studying a harmful toxicant, and Drew in the Advanced Manufacturing Center involved in 3D modeling and machining. We look forward to seeing just how far their talents will take them.â
ORONO Biochemistry major Bailey West, of Stockton Springs, is the University of Maine 2021 valedictorian and mechanical engineering major Drew Bennett, of Brewer, is this year’s salutatorian. “We are very proud of these two exceptional students,”.
Stockton Springs woman named UMaine valedictorian Mon, 04/05/2021 - 12:30pm
Bailey West. (Photo courtesy University of Maine)
Drew Bennett. (Photo courtesy University of Maine)
ORONO Biochemistry major Bailey West, of Stockton Springs, is the University of Maine 2021 valedictorian and mechanical engineering major Drew Bennett, of Brewer, is this year’s salutatorian.
“We are very proud of these two exceptional students,” says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, in a news release. “Both Bailey and Drew have excelled in all that they have pursued at UMaine and have made their own significant contributions as engaged students – Bailey in the laboratory as part of a team studying a harmful toxicant, and Drew in the Advanced Manufacturing Center involved in 3D modeling and machining. We look forward to seeing just how far their talents will take them.”