This is one in a series of student profiles to be featured in Connections. The profiles are part of a project to articulate the Viterbo difference through storytelling. Have a student story worth sharing? Email stories@viterbo.edu
By Eric Timmons
Hannah Krause is studying biochemistry at Viterbo University and looking forward to a career in research, and perhaps one day working to alleviate the suffering of cancer patients, and maybe even find a cure.
Krause says it’s unlikely there’ll ever be a single “cure” for cancer, as each case is different, but she’s determined to play her part in the battle against the disease.
A junior at Viterbo, Krause grew up in Pardeeville, a small town north of Madison, and was close with her high school drama club director, who was a cancer survivor.
“She had very long-lasting effects from treatment and had issues moving heavy set equipment and things like that and it was just really difficult to see her going through it,” Krause said. “I thought that I could be a part of helping people with cancer, I could work to optimize treatment strategies so that those long-term effects aren’t as difficult on people.”