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Gaby Markle ’26 was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 4 years old. Working with Cornell CALS biological and environmental engineering professor Minglin Ma, Gaby is researching potential treatments using synthetic biology.
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Cornell CALS spearheads the "solutions century" by collaborating with the larger university, our network of partners, and local to global communities to coalesce around the world’s leading challenges.
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