09/02/2022Aspiring Neuroscientist Tackles Cutting-Edge Research in ChicagoBeta Cai ’23, a neuroscience major, spent a summer conducting biomedical research in the pharmacology department at the University of Illinois-Chicago. “I did research on designing and constructing a FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer)-based Biosensor, and using it to study a specific enzyme's interactions in multiple contexts,” he said.Gregory L. WrightSenior neuroscience major Beta Cai spent the summer interning at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Pharmacology in Chicago working on research into Biomedicine and regenerative drugs.NeuroscienceResearch