Andrea Reaka

Dr. Andrea Reaka serves as an Adjunct Faculty member in the Graduate School at Bethel University, teaching biochemistry and pharmacology courses since joining in 2023. Her appointment falls under the Medical Sciences (M.S.) program within the Graduate School structure.

Her academic foundation includes:

• B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago
• M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Reaka's research expertise centers on Biomedical Engineering, with specialized focus on Molecular Modeling and Drug Design developed during her Ph.D. Her post-doctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis advanced work on beta-turn mimetics for protein scaffolding libraries, reflecting interdisciplinary connections between computational chemistry and structural biology. She has disseminated findings through presentations and publications across scientific media.

No scientific awards are documented in the source material.

Her teaching career spans multiple institutions including Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's School of Pharmacy, Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis Community College, and Southwest Illinois College prior to her Bethel appointment. Details regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations remain unspecified in available records.