Biographical Info

Dale Cummings received his A.A. in Liberal Arts from Mohave Community College, a B.S. in Biology from Northern Arizona University, and is currently a graduate student at the University of Utah pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry. His undergraduate research experience was performing organic synthesis of polymers for use in supercapacitors and is currently working on natural product discovery form underexplored bacteria in the Puri lab.
Dale is a former convicted felon who has turned his life around and wants to combine his love of science with his passion for helping people. He and his wife Jodi have four children, so when he is not in the lab or performing community outreach, he enjoys activities with the family.

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