Mitchell Milanuk chose UNL because of his family’s rich UNL alumni tradition, and he wanted to stay inside Nebraska. “I actually changed to a chemistry major my first semester because I enjoyed Chem 109, and I knew it would help me with the medical field. My degree coursework has helped me further my knowledge of chemistry and its effects on the human body. It has helped prepare me for medical school by giving me a deep understanding of the mechanisms that occur and how they affect our health.” Mitchell currently is doing research David Hage’s lab and has most recently won the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award among many others.
Honors and Awards
| Clyde and Elva Weyenberg Scholarship | 2014-2015 |
| Milton E. Mohr Biotechnology Scholarship | 2014-2015 |
| Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, Department of Chemistry | 2013-2014 |
| Dean’s List, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Chemistry | Fall 2013 |
| Viola Jelinek Scholarship | 2013-2014 |
| Dean’s List, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Chemistry | Spring 2013 |
| Dr. Cliff Hendricks Memorial Scholarship | 2012-2013 |
| Dean’s List, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Chemistry | Spring 2012 |
Publications
• E. L. Pfaunmiller, J. Anguizola, M. Milanuk, N. Carter, E. Papastavros, R. Matsuda, X. Zheng D. S. Hage, Development and Evaluation of a Microcolumn-Based One-site Immunometric Assay for a Protein Biomarker (2014) accepted Journal of Chromatography A.
• E. L. Pfaunmiller, J. Anguizola, M. Milanuk, N. Carter, D. S. Hage, Development and Use of Protein G Microcolumns in Chromatographic-Based Competitive Binding Immunoassays for Protein Biomarkers (2014) submitted
Oral Presentation
1. Milanuk, M.L., Pfaunmiller, E.L., Hage, D.S. Development and Use of Protein G Microcolumns in Chromatographic-Based Competitive Binding Immunoassays for Protein Biomarkers. Nebraska Academy of Science, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 11, 2014.