Brian Pack
distinguished himself in his career as a science educator and scientist.
He was cited three
times as the Outstanding High
School Teacher of The Year, The United States Department of Education
Presidential Scholar Teacher Award, The
University of Wisconsin Outstanding Teacher Award for Junior Science and
Humanities Symposia, The International Science and Engineering Fair mentor of
the Year, Siemens Foundation Advanced Placement Teacher of the Year, American
Chemical Society Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, Coach of the six-time state
champion Academic Decathlon, Originator of the central city Our Next Generation
tutoring program at his high school, Originator of the University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Summer High School Scholars Biomedical Engineering program.
Summer experiences
included NIH-sponsored research in the Molecular Biology Department at
UW-Madison (effects of mercury on the activity of bacterial ribosomes),
University of Wisconsin Medical School’s Department of Oncology (characterization
of the protein structure in the nuclear envelope of mammalian liver cells),
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Biology (Quantification of hemoglobin in
polyacrylamide gels with benzidine), The Medical College of Wisconsin
Microbiology (Chromatographic purification of interferon with cultured
mammalian cells), a thirteen-year stint with The City of Milwaukee Water
Department quality control, and University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Chemistry
(analysis of zinc-bound proteins in mammalian cells and the effects of poisons
such as lead and cadmium on their structure).
