September 2015
Patricia Simms
Title/s: Flow Cytometry Specialist
Email: psimms@luc.edu
About
Department/School/Division: Research Services
Campus: Health Sciences Campus
Years at Loyola: 27
What is your favorite thing about working at Loyola?
People from all different positions- graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, staff and faculty-are trained and work in the FACS Facility. Together we discover new scientific data and form new relationships.
What is your most memorable achievement as a Loyola employee?
My most memorable achievement was designing a method of detecting uptake of exosomes, and being able to transfer that technique to several different projects.
What does Loyola's mission mean to you?
Rigorous scientific training along with cultivating a heart of compassion prepare the scientists of tomorrow to live extraordinary lives.
What motivates you to succeed each and every day?
I have a position which challenges me, allows me to works with a variety of scientists and rewards me with satisfaction in many ways. I always tell people that I have the best job at Loyola.
Tell us how you show your Rambler pride.
I do the best that I can for Loyola.
Tell us something most people at Loyola would be surprised to know about you.
I look forward to winter. I really love snow and cold weather.
