As a photo volunteer for the Columbia Missourian, I had the opportunity to photograph Faith Aynekulu as she worked in her research lab. Read the full story here.

Faith Aynekulu works with some samples in her research lab on Oct. 5 at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Aynekulu trailblazes a newer method of cancer detection.

Faith Aynekulu poses in front of a wall of lab flasks Oct. 5 at the University of Missouri in Columbia. “After completing my doctorate in chemistry, I would like to work with another team that is an industry working towards cancer therapeutics, drug development, and research and development,” Aynekulu said.

Faith Aynekulu works with a sample in a chemistry lab Oct. 5 at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Aynekulu hopes her research will contribute to disease and cancer prevention efforts.

Faith Aynekulu works with samples in a chemistry lab Oct. 5 at the University of Missouri in Columbia. “We take this to the NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) machine that tells us the number of protons and the number of carbons that we have in our product,” Aynekulu said.