Turning Passion into Profession
Even as a high school student, Casey Weisfuss (BCHM ’21) was always drawn to science and mathematics. That passion for STEM led him to Illinois Tech, where he dove headfirst into studying biochemistry...
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Health Care from the Heart
(BIOL/PSYS ’22)Joyce Gu has a lot to celebrate. The recent biology and psychological science alumna enrolled in an early acceptance program with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Greensburg...
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Advancing Health Care Through Molecular Science
(M.S. MBB ’19)Since earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in molecular biochemistry and biophysics through the Accelerated Master’s Program at Illinois Institute of Technology in 2019, alumnus William Menzer has...
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Accommodating a Gender Minority in STEM Settings
(BCHM 3rd Year)Women often are minorities at STEM institutions, and finding products to meet their unique health needs can sometimes be challenging in these settings. Barien Gad (BCHM 3rd Year) has addressed this...
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A Curious Path to Med School
(BIOL ’20)Zachary Dickey’s interest in nutrition grew after taking a course with Associate Professor Indika Edirisinghe. A member of the food science and nutrition department's faculty, Edirisinghe helped...
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Building a Strong Future in STEM
(BIFO 3rd Year)Kanishga Balamurrugarajan always pictured herself attending college in a big city to take advantage of the diverse career opportunities. She was particularly drawn to Illinois Institute of Technology...
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Research Both In and Out of the Lab
(PHYS/BCHM 2nd Year)Katia Flores worked with Associate Professor Kenneth Tichauer’s team on his cancer research project, “lymph node in vivo.” Her role consisted of studying different imaging agents used to detect...
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Building a Future in Research
(BIOLOGY/M.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE ’18)During Iva Veseli’s first year at Illinois Tech, her adviser pointed her toward Jean-François Pombert’s lab, where she conducted research in computational biology for three years. Her research...
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Summer in the Lab
(Biochemistry 2nd Year)Anam Adil knew she wanted to do research her second year at Illinois Tech. So she reached out to Professor of Biology Jialing Xiang because the cancer research in Xiang's lab was appealing. Xiang...