Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences

Can berries help prevent some early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease?

During his summer research in the STAR Scholars program, Navneeth Nalajala, biological sciences ’30, found some early evidence that some solvents extracted from goji berries can kill 'cutibacterium acnes,' which cause early symptoms of the disease. It’s a relatively new area of research, and one that he hopes to continue working in throughout his time at Drexel.

Nalajala is a BS/MD student, meaning that he will complete his four years of undergrad at the College of Arts and Sciences and then go on to Drexel’s College of Medicine for another four years. He’s already been involved in research and jumped at the opportunity to do STAR.

“I think the most interesting thing that I loved was talking with my peers, because we’re all in the same boat, all trying to find something new,” Nalajala said. “A lot of times when my project wasn’t working or I had questions, I would turn to my peers in the lab, and they were able to help because a lot of things cross over.”

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