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With a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Carolina, I have deep academic experience, a passion for teaching, and a love for math and science. As a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois, I h... (read more)