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At IUPUI School of Science, we are dedicated to making an impact, and improving lives. This section highlights just a few of our faculty, students, and alumni who exemplify what it means to be a lifelong School of Science scholar. We never stop learning, and never stop searching for answers.
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Student enjoys the many scientific wonders in the environment.Jason Walsman describes himself as an explorer, a guy who would rather be out digging in dirt instead of sitting behind a desk in a pressed suit and tie.Not that he doesn’t have ambition:...
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Cancer patients could live longer, healthier lives than ever before thanks to groundbreaking research like that being led by Hua-Chen Chang, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at IUPUI.As a molecular immunologist, Chang is driven to understand the...
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Jacob Layer2012 Alumnus, B.S. Chemistry & Biology, School of Science PhD Student, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard UniversityThe old adage of things happening for a reason rings especially true for Jacob Layer, a recent graduate of the...
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Michael Burk 2009 Alumnus, B.S. Biology (Pre-Med), School of Science Medical Student, IU School of Medicine There isn’t much point asking IUPUI sophomore Michael Burk what he likes to do in his off time - he doesn’t have much. And that’s just the...
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Randall Roper, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Biology, School of ScienceAssistant Professor of Biology Randall Roper knows the value of good mentors. It was a high school science teacher who “brought biology alive” for Roper, and a group of mentors during his...
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Rachel Rehlander 2011 Alumna, B.S. Biology, School of Science Medical Student, IU School of Medicine Being named IUPUI’s Most Outstanding Female Student may have caught Rachel Rehlander off guard, but spend some time with this accomplished biology...
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Eric Keller is an ambitious and determined student yet is approachable and easy-going. While his true passion is science, he also enjoys running, poetry, and video production. He started at IUPUI as a biology major but, after an organic chemistry class...
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When Samantha Deitz picked up her Purdue School of Science at IUPUI diploma in May 2010, a good graduation present might have been a “game program” listing all her roles during the last four years: award-winning student, scientist, researcher, recruiter...