is a senior majoring in biology (with a specialization in biochemistry) and chemistry. He began his undergraduate research as a freshman in Dr. Christine Hrycyna's lab under the tutelage of Dr. Amy Griggs, and joined Dr. Carol Post's lab the following summer when he undertook the project of elucidating the Vav1-SH2 structure. Under the guidance of Dr. Chih-Hong Chen, Dan learned about the concepts and methods of NMR and contributed to the NMR data analysis of the project. After graduating from Purdue, Dan hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in biochemistry or biophysics, specifically to study protein design and engineering. In addition to academics and undergraduate research, Dan participates in the Purdue Aikijujutsu Club and the Purdue Thai Boxing Club.