Should I use bold fonts to highlight particular words in SOP? Is it odd to use bold fonts to highlight particular important words in your SOP, such as the name of Professors I am interested to work with, or the name of a Lab? I have seen someone do this to highlight the Professor he is keen on working with. I am curious if this is an acceptable practice.

Example:

At Rice University, the works of Dr. Gerard Fuller are well suited to my research experience and goals.
You are overthinking this. It's not going to make a difference whether or not you boldface names or other parts. Focus on the content of your statement, instead of spending your mental energy on issues such as boldfacing some text.