Biological Sciences Alumni

Jim Brodeur, a retired physician and long-time financial supporter of Michigan Tech, figures he got twenty-seven good reasons to help the institution. That's the number of people in his family who have attended Tech over five generations, beginning with one of his grandfathers in 1897. Tech has been an important part of our lives, and we want to stay connected and help out, he says. He was active as a student and has . . .

Nancy earned a PhD in Biological Sciences from Michigan Tech in 1995. She completed a bachelor’s in Biology from the University of Minnesota in 1973 and a master’s in Natural Resource Ecology from the University of Michigan in 1997. Nancy’s career began in 1978 when she was employed as a zooplankton/fishery biologist at the University of Michigan Great Lakes Research Laboratories. From 1978-1981 she . . .

Dr. Jessica L. Thompson (Thoresen) ’12 is a surgical oncologist with Corewell Health West Medical Group in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a member of the breast care team, she specializes in breast surgical oncology. In addition, Thompson serves as a clinical associate professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU CHM), where she teaches and does research in her field. Thompson earned a Bachelor . . .