Chris Para
Undergraduate Research, Class of 2016
Home: Chicago, IL
cpara2[at]illinois[dot]edu
Chris uses microring resonators to make systems based measurements of miRNA detection in lysate from cancer cell lines and tumor samples to better understand tumorigenesis.
Chris enjoys running, swimming, biking, and working out at the gym. He is part of the Student Alumni Ambassadors, Office of Volunteer Program Service Ambassador program, LENS Diversity Program, and Illinois Promise Scholar program.
Awards and Recognition
McNair Scholar, 2015