Biological Sciences Alumni

Dr. Joseph Roti Roti graduated from Michigan Tech in 1965 with a BS in Physics. He continued his studies at the University of Rochester and earned a PhD in Biophysics in 1972, followed by a postdoctoral year at the University of Florida in biochemistry. He was on the faculty at the University of Utah as assistant and associate professor of radiology until 1985 when he joined Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. . . .

Rebecca Ong (Garlock) graduated Summa Cum Laude from Michigan Tech in 2005 with her BS in Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences. She continued her education at Michigan State University and completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2011. As a student at Michigan Tech, Ong received the MTU Board of Control Scholarship, the National Merit Scholarship, and the Michigan Merit Scholarship. Earning her place on the . . .

It was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota that Emily Shearier fell in love with research. Initially on track for a medical career, the New London, Wisconsin, native took advantage of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program in her third year studying biology at Michigan Tech. For Shearier, the program helped her realize that the thrill of discovery and problem solving she was experiencing through . . .