Muilenburg reaches for the stars through cancer research

Aurora grad takes next step towards liver cancer research

  • Katie Muilenburg (center) is a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research in Bethesda, focusing on liver cancer research. Pictured with Muilenburg from left are her brother Nathan, father Jeff and mother Cyndi.
    Katie Muilenburg (center) is a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research in Bethesda, focusing on liver cancer research. Pictured with Muilenburg from left are her brother Nathan, father Jeff and mother Cyndi.

    The stars have been aligning for Aurora grad Katie Muilenburg as she dedicates herself as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research (NCI) in Bethesda, Md.Since beginning her postdoctoral fellowship last September, Muilenburg has felt blessed to grow in her understanding of cancer and helping develop optimal methods in cancer research.“A lot of it is God has …