UIC Applied Health Sciences

E D I T O R 
Erika Chávez 
Director of marketing and communications 

D E S I G N 
Heidi Schlehlein 
Webmaster and graphic designer 

C O N T R I B U T I N G W R I T E R S 
Antonie Boessenkool, Sonya Booth, Brian Flood, Rob Mitchum, Emily Parenti-Lopez, Francesca Sacco and UIC News contributors

C O N T R I B U T I N G
P H O T O G R A P H E R S 
UIC Creative and Digital Services, UIC
Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications

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