Dann Group

My name is Brooks Platt. I am an undergraduate from Munster, Indiana planning to graduate in 2015. I am currently pursuing a B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in Math. After undergrad, I hope to go to medical school to pursue a career in Pediatrics.

Aside from intense number crunching and scientific research, I have a fairly eclectic set of interests. In my free time, I train for triathlons, including a recently completed Ironman, which I am obligated to brag about at every opportunity. I also enjoy sailing, baseball, and pretty much everything Disney.

In the Dann lab, I help Soca “Danger” Wibowo Ph.D. in determining the structure of human folate receptors that are overexpressed on cancer cells. The benefit of such research includes the more efficient design of anti-cancer drugs.