INFORM April 2025

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inform April 2025, Vol. 36 (4) • 7

INFORM: What is the most exciting aspect of your research? Gulseren: The most exciting aspect of my research has been working with mycelium, a unique, promising source of sus tainable materials and nutrients. Exploring mycelium’s potential in food production has fueled my curiosity and aligns with my passion for creating solutions that can help address global food security and sustainability challenges. I am most excited to contribute to innovations that might have a positive impact on people’s lives. This research has also been crucial in preparing me for my academic career, providing me with opportunities to experience cutting-edge technology, collaborate with experts, and expand my knowledge in food engineering and biotechnology. Working on such a unique and impactful project has not only been academically rewarding but has also reinforced my commitment to advancing research that can make a real differ ence in the world. Yang: The most exciting aspect of my work is to see all the pieces of the puzzle fit together in collaborative work. For example, for our project on extracting oligosaccharides using subcritical water extraction, our lab focused on the process ing, but we collaborated with the Barile lab on food analyti cal chemistry and the Mills lab for food microbiology. These other UC Davis groups helped us understand how our process ing conditions affected the oligosaccharide species and the

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