Five Northwestern students chosen for summer research and study programs

Ainslie Robinson, a senior biology-health professions major from Luverne, Minnesota, will be studying pediatric neurological disorders with a faculty mentor through the 10-week Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research.

Five Northwestern College biology majors were selected for competitive off-campus research and study programs this summer.

Elliana Zerr was selected to participate in Wheaton College’s seventh annual Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Symposium May 28 to June 1. A senior from Salem, Wisconsin, majoring in biology-health professions and theatre, she was chosen from among students at more than 180 institutions affiliated with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. Participants will interact with other academically curious students who share a passion for cross-disciplinary study and problem-solving as they hone their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

Megan VanGarven, a senior biology-health professions major from Jordan, Minnesota, was chosen to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. The 10-week experience includes a graduate-level research project in a lab with a faculty mentor.

Ainslie Robinson is participating in the 10-week Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A senior biology-health professions major from Luverne, Minnesota, she will be working with a faculty mentor whose focus is pediatric neurological disorders.

Victoria Pavik, a senior from Fort Dodge, Iowa, majoring in biology-ecological science, was selected to serve as a horticulture intern at Iowa Arboretum and Gardens in Madrid, Iowa.

And Olivia Lott, a senior biology-health professions major from Papillion, Nebraska, was chosen to intern with Green Iowa AmeriCorps at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in Okoboji.

Northwestern’s biology department offers numerous hands-on experiences and elite research opportunities in the new $24.5 million DeWitt Family Science Center. With expert professors who are committed Christians, you’ll be prepared to bring your faith to the complex questions facing today’s scientists. And you’ll be ready to follow in the long line of Northwestern graduates who have achieved high scores on the MCAT and been accepted by prestigious medical and graduate schools.