Taylor Hennessee didn’t set out to pursue a career in medical laboratory sciences. A routine doctor’s visit in high school sparked a curiosity that would ultimately shape her future and lead to a prestigious summer opportunity at the Mayo Clinic. “It was
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For more than a decade, the curtain has risen at Northern Illinois University on something far bigger than a stage production. Penguin Players, led by Sycamore parents Barb and Joe King, brings together local adults with special needs — known as artists
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When we think about healthcare professionals, we often picture doctors in scrubs or nurses on the front lines. But behind nearly every diagnosis and treatment decision is a medical laboratory scientist — a highly trained professional generating data that helps save lives every
Read moreWendy Lozano is a first-generation, transfer medical laboratory sciences major from Posen, IL Hometown: Posen, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2025 Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences Transfer from: South Suburban College Why did you choose to attend NIU? I chose NIU because of its medical laboratory sciences program, affordability
Read moreIt’s never too early to learn about medical laboratory sciences. That was the case last week when more than 60 students from Somonauk Middle School arrived on campus as part of a science-focused field trip supported by the School of Health Studies
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Jeanne Isabel arrived in DeKalb in 1969 with a dream of working in health care. Fifty years later, the proud NIU alum and chair of the School of Health Studies is excited to reunite with classmates at NIU’s 116th Homecoming Golden Huskie reunion.
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A team of NIU Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) students showed their hematology acumen during the 2022 National Cell Bowl sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). Under the guidance of Professor Rouzbeh Chegeni, MLS students Theresa Andrews, Alexander Barrett, Salma
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Dioco Reyes, a senior in NIU’s Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) program, was one of two students in the state who received the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science-Illinois (ASCLS-IL) Future Leaders Scholarship Award. “This award will fund my trip to the ASCLS
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It wasn’t just fun and games when a team of NIU Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) students battled others from around the country in the first-ever National Cell Bowl sponsored by The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). MLS students Samantha Ortiz, Elaina
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NIU’s Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) program was recently granted continued accreditation for the next 10 years from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS). “NAACLS is the premier accrediting agency both domestically and internationally for Medical Laboratory Sciences and other
Read moreNIU Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) alumni Michelle Campbell-Firak, ’14, and Cory Nash, ’09, were named to The Pathologist’s 2021 Power List, the annual celebration of the great minds that underpin the medical laboratory. Campbell-Firak and Nash join 10 others who were touted
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Dr. Masih Shokrani, professor of Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) in NIU’s School of Health Studies, is the recipient of 2020-2021 American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Scientific Assembly Professional Achievement Award. “It is so rewarding to be recognized by the ASCLS
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