Ethan Funke
He/Him/His
- Scott Scholar | Class of 2025
- Bioinformatics
Additional Information
Experiences and Involvement
As a Visiting Scholar for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Ethan conducted research on host cell interactions with the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii under Dr. Leonardo da Silva Augusto.
His team is partnered with Nebraska Medicine for their Community Action Project, working to solve the language barrier issue in the Emergency Department at UNMC, before, during, and after treatment. Ethan assisted with coding the Automated Precheck Program (APP), a simple way to translate a patient's need and quickly connect them to care.
Ethan is proficient in HTML5, CSS, and Excel, and has laboratory experience.
Career Interests
He plans to pursue a career in basic and translational medical research, with an emphasis on pathology and drug discovery.
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Additional Information
Experiences and Involvement
As a Visiting Scholar for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Ethan conducted research on host cell interactions with the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii under Dr. Leonardo da Silva Augusto.
His team is partnered with Nebraska Medicine for their Community Action Project, working to solve the language barrier issue in the Emergency Department at UNMC, before, during, and after treatment. Ethan assisted with coding the Automated Precheck Program (APP), a simple way to translate a patient's need and quickly connect them to care.
Ethan is proficient in HTML5, CSS, and Excel, and has laboratory experience.
Career Interests
He plans to pursue a career in basic and translational medical research, with an emphasis on pathology and drug discovery.