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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

Eloise Weir, 2012 Biology Undergraduate Research Award Recipient

Eloise at our April 27 undergraduate awards ceremony. (Photo: Kathy Wyss)

Eloise graduated from IU this May, earning her B.S. in Microbiology with Honors and a Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences. She started her undergraduate degree at Manchester College, and participated in a semester abroad program at the University of Gloucestershire, before transferring to Indiana University. Eloise was a member of Malcolm Winkler’s research team for two years.

In June she began her career as a biologist in manufacturing science at Eli Lilly and Company. She eventually plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Microbiology or Biotechnology.