BioMed Focus Director
Ph.D. Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
BioMed Focus Director
Ph.D. Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Science Communication Course Instructor
Ph.D. Student
Cancer Biology
Science Communication Course Instructor
Ph.D. Student
Cell & Developmental Biology
Lab Prep Course Coordinator
Ph.D. Student
Cancer Biology
Student Advisor
Lab Prep Course Coordinator
Ph.D. Student
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Lab Prep Course Coordinator
Ph.D. Student
Cell & Developmental Biology
Lab Prep Course Coordinator
Ph.D. Student
Cell & Developmental Biology
College Prep Course Coordinator
Undergraduate
University of Michigan
Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology major
College Prep Course Instructor
Undergraduate
Michigan State University
Biomedical Laboratory Science major
Advisor
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Faculty Advisor
H.W. Davenport Collegiate Professor of Physiology
Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Megan Radyk, PhD - Founder and Co-Director (2022-2026)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Now Faculty at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sarah Steiner, PhD - Founder and Co-Director (2023-2026)
Ph.D. Candidate - Cell and Developmental Biology
Now Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine
Brooke Lavoie - College Prep Course Instructor (2023-2025)
University of Michigan '25 - B.S. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Shelbie Taylor - College Prep Course Instructor (2023, 2024)
University of Michigan '24 - B.S. in Biology, Health, and Society
Elena Levi-D'Ancona - Science Communication Course Instructor (2024)
Ph.D. Student - Immunology
Now Science Policy Fellow at Friends of Cancer Research
Varun Ponnusamy - College Prep Instructor (2022, 2023)
University of Michigan '24 - B.S. in Biology, Health, and Society
Kristen Turner, Ph.D. - Science Communication Course Instructor (2023)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Jason Lin - College Prep Course Instructor (2022)
University of Michigan '24 - B.S. in Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Now PhD Candidate at University of Pennsylvania
Monica Bonilla, Ph.D. - Science Communication Course Instructor (2023)
University of Michigan '24 - Ph.D. in Cancer Biology
Now Data Scientist at AstraZeneca
Kelsey Temprine, Ph.D. - Science Communication Couse Instructor (2022)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Now Faculty at Western Michigan University College of Medicine
BioMed Focus was founded by Dr. Megan Radyk in 2022 with a pilot class of 3 Scholars. Since then, BioMed Focus has grown to a cohort of 8-10 Scholars from 3 partner high schools. The 2026 BioMed Focus program will mark 5 continuous summers of hands-on experience in cutting-edge scientific research for our high school Scholars.