Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health Graduate Research Spotlight

Graduate students of the Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health and their research are spotlighted in this video series from the 2022-2023 academic year. The Berthiaume Institute supports several programs and research experiences for University of Notre Dame student researchers during a key part of their education, both on campus and with clinical collaborators.

Tiffany Huwe

Tiffany Huwe (Biological Sciences; advisor: Cristian Koepfli) is a recipient of a 2022 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship.

Kirk Atkinson

Kirk Atkinson (Chemistry & Biochemistry; advisor: Brad Smith) is a recipient of a 2022 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship.

Yuting Zhang

Yuting Zhang (Integrated Biomedical Sciences; advisor: Xin Lu) is a recipient of a 2022 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship.

Harrison Hill

Harrison Hill (Chemistry & Biochemistry; advisor: Brandon Ashfeld) is a recipient of a 2022 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship.

Sihan Yu

Sihan Yu (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; advisor: Matt Webber) is a recipient of a 2022 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship.

Nathan Dominique

Nathan Dominique (Chemistry & Biochemistry; advisor: Jon Camden) is a recipient of a 2022 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship.

Laura Alderfer

Laura Alderfer (Bioengineering; advisor: Donny Hanjaya-Putra) is a recipient of a 2022 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship.

Chinedu Madukoma

Chinedu Madukoma (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences; advisor: Josh Shrout) is a recipient of a 2022 Summer Graduate Research Fellowship.

Alicia Wei

Alicia Wei (Bioengineering; advisor: Tom O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering) is the 2022 recipient of the Leiva Graduate Fellowship in Precision Medicine. This fellowship awards summer funding to one outstanding Notre Dame student showing promise in the area of precision medicine research, acknowledging academic achievement, character, and qualities of leadership.

Francisco Huizar

Francisco Huizar is the 2022 recipient of the O’Brien Family Endowment for Excellence Fellowship. This fellowship awards summer funding to one Notre Dame graduate student researching the development of biomedical tools and techniques, with a preference for research that addresses Parkinson’s disease or other neurodegenerative diseases.

To learn more about the Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health, visit precisionhealth.nd.edu.