Year: Graduate Student
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: St. Charles, Illinois
Awards: 61st Nobel Laureate Meeting at Lindau, Germany; Best Poster Presentation in Session, CoE Graduate Symposium; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Award
Hobbies: Running, Golfing, Sailing, Skiing, Reading National Geographic, Cooking, Learning
Favorite Quote: "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." - Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut / Yogi Berra

Erik Yusko joined the University of Michigan in 2007, after graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering.  He is currently a Ph.D. student in Michael Mayer's Biomembrane Laboratory and is developing nanopore-based techniques for single molecule sensing.  He is currently interested in applying this technique for characterizing the properties and activities of native proteins.  Erik is also a fellow at the University's Office of Technology Transfer and the webmaster for the Biomembrane Laboratory.