Amy Reyes got a late start on her research, but she’s learned it’s never too late to make a difference. Reyes is a senior on the pre-optometry track at UWM, set to graduate with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry this spring. She’s also an undergraduate researcher working with the Simmaron Research Institute, a nonprofit organization that collaborates with the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery at UWM. Under the guidance of her mentor, Dr. Avik Roy, Reyes is testing new drugs to treat a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer in hopes of finding the correct dosage to deliver to patients. The medicine is still in early testing phases, but someday, Reyes hopes that her research will improve the lives of cancer patients around the world. Read more here......https://uwm.edu/letters-science/in-focus/research-news/a-late-start-hasnt-slowed-this-undergrad-researcher-in-testing-novel-breast-cancer-drugs/