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Honored to be recognized as one of the five honorees that have dedicated their lives to serving others. In my case, towards research and education. Interested in learning more? Check out: https://gritdaily.com/marquis-whos-who-honorees-with-clear-sense-purpose/

Science shapes the world around us, yet many children, especially those from underrepresented groups, rarely see themselves as part of this exciting field. Our studies show that introducing kids to hands-on, impactful science activities can change that. These experiences spark curiosity, build confidence, and help children imagine themselves as scientists. This article explores how practical science learning can inspire young minds and create a more inclusive future for scien

Great write up from Vexx skincare about Dr. David Stachura and his approach to using adult stem cells to treat human disease.

Check out the article here !

Proud to be recognized for all the awesome things I achieved during my time at Chico State and beyond! https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-service/531298

Check out the AI-generated cartoon describing a cool paper recently written by David Stachura and former student, Kristen Rueb . Want to learn more? Check out the paper describing a brand new product they rolled out at FACTORFIVE Skincare !

Kristen Rueb , an undergraduate and Master's student in Dr. David Stachura's lab, went on to work at a local biotechnology and skincare company in Chico, CA. Here's a cool White Paper (basically an industry manuscript) highlighting some of the research she performed and published with UC Davis. Give it a look- it's the first characterization of preserving extracellular vesicles with lyophilization and LyoBead technology! https://medium.com/@davidstachura/validation-of-ext

Revisit this great publication that we published back in 2024. It's authored by Samrat Thapa (now an aspiring MD at Stanford) and Hannah Metzger, a Master's Student in the laboratory that is now a science teacher at the Chico Unified School District. It deals with a cool phenomenon- when young students are exposed to doing real science in the classroom, they start to see themselves as scientists. In other words, students, especially those underrepresented in science, belie

Check out this new research article we published describing a cool project where Francis Wright and Gabe Marquez investigated how cannabinoid agonism influences hematopoietic stem cells! All done in Dr. David Stachura's laboratory at Chico State with undergraduate students! https://medium.com/@davidstachura/cannabinoid-receptor-2-cnr2-agonist-am1241-fails-to-expand-adult-danio-rerio-zebrafish-2db2d6321d15