Eileen Park

Eileen Park is an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois, majoring in Integrative Biology on the pre-med track. She joined Dr. Chu-Young Kim’s lab in Spring 2024, where she is currently researching the mechanisms and enzymatic activity of Ecm16, a protein involved in echinomycin self-resistance. Outside the lab, Eileen is actively engaged in clinical experiences at Carle. In her free time, she enjoys baking sweets and going to the gym.