From Taiwan to Ann Arbor
Shoou-Yih Daniel Lee
I always felt hungry for knowledge. Pursuing an academic career was completely foreign to me. I didn’t know anyone who had gotten a PhD. But I knew I wanted to learn.
Alumni,Nutritional Sciences
From Metabolomics to Epigenetics, Nutrition Is about More Than Food
Karen E. Peterson
As professor and chair of the Nutritional Sciences department, Karen Peterson wants public health to have a greater role in preventing disease in children and in offering effective interventions when things have gone off track.
Abram Wagner
Abram Wagner, PhD '15
I tried being a chemistry major for a couple semesters, but then I failed physics. I tried pre-med, but I met a lot of doctors who didn't seem to enjoy their lives. I finally landed on biology of global health, which was a new major at my university.
Jodi McCloskey
Jodi McCloskey
I’m passionate about community. I think if you’re not actively investing in the place you’re in and trying to improve it, it will crumble.
Diving Deeper into Data: Enhancing the Study of Marine Life
Russ Moll
While working in the Great Lakes as a marine ecologist, Russ Moll decided to take his understanding of data one step further by pursuing an education at Michigan Public Health.
Powering Pizza through Predictive Modeling
Kraig Stevenson
Kraig Stevenson’s love of problem solving and his knowledge of biology took his career to an unexpected destination, the pizza industry.