Synergy
Synergy is a publication of the Communications Office of the Beckman Institute. Each issue spotlights the people and science that make the Institute one of the premier facilities for interdisciplinary research in the world.
Beckman Institute researchers are on the leading edge of a revolution in medical diagnostics by creating technologies that are less invasive, faster, more efficient, and which will improve the point-of-care experience for medical personnel and patients.
Beckman Institute researchers like Jeff Moore and Jennifer Cole also contribute to advancing science by serving as journal editors.
Aron Barbey of the Cognitive Neuroscience group is off to an impressive start as a University of Illinois researcher.
The first grants awarded from the Center for Nutrition, Learning, and Memory demonstrate the balanced approach that the University of Illinois units and funding partner Abbott were aiming for with this first-ever interdisciplinary cognition and nutrition research center.
Mark Nelson is a leading software architect at Oracle who made an important contribution as a graduate student at Beckman.