May 17, 2007 — In addition to earning a nearly straight-A average while at USC, Nealen Laxpati also completed a minor in Religion and worked in Dr. Loeb’s BION lab for two years. He was also part of USC’s club water polo team!

For his outstanding academic achievements, and his service to the USC Department of Biomedical Engineering, Neal was recognized at the Viterbi Awards ceremony. Neal plans to attend Emory University in their prestigious MD/PhD program.