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Cook Incorporated started in the 1960s, when Bill and Gayle Cook started making wire guides, needles and catheters in one of the bedrooms of their Bloomington apartment. The company has blossomed into one of the largest producers of medical devices in the world. From 1982 - 2000, the firm sponsored an undergraduate competition open to Department of Biology students. In 2001, Cook took over funding of the Biology Undergraduate Research Award. They also help support the Indiana University James Holland Summer Enrichment Program in Biology.

Biology Undergraduate Research Award

Gina Gordon, 2013 Biology Undergraduate Research Award Recipient

Gina Gordon with sheep. Courtesy photo.

Gina graduated in May 2013 with a B.S. in Biotechnology with a General Honors Notation. She also minored in chemistry and earning a certificate in the Liberal Arts and Management Program. Gina was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa national honorary society in 2012, and she was an IU Founder’s Scholar. Before joining Jake McKinlay’s lab during the fall 2011 semester, Gina conducted research in Carl Bauer’s laboratory. Gina also earned the Fox Glen Research and Education Fund Award in 2013.