Patrick Hooke '15

Patrick Hooke received his B.A. in biological chemistry from Grinnell College in 2015 and is currently a first-year medical student at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska.

While at Grinnell, Hooke was a Posse Scholar who participated in the Grinnell Science Project and worked closely with biology professor Shannon Hinsa-Leasure on a Mentored Advanced Project investigating the ability of copper alloys to reduce the bacterial burden associated with high-touch athletic center equipment.

He currently is interested in a career in neonatology, but plans to consider various specialties.