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Michelle Villegas-Downs sitting in a hospital room.

June 15, 2026

Michelle Villegas-Downs: Caring for moms and babies after delivery

A registered nurse and soon-to-be UIC professor, postdoc Villegas-Downs is helping moms and babies stay healthy.

A'Lester Allen posing outside, while sitting on a stone ledge with greenery in the background.

April 20, 2026

A’Lester Allen: How can tiny molecules drive big innovation?

Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year

A'Lester Allen posing outside, while sitting on a stone ledge with greenery in the background.

October 6, 2025

A’Lester Allen: From creating peptides to creative science

The postdoctoral researcher recently became the first at UIC to receive the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award.