Greg's Story
Greg Damhorst was raised in the Evangelical Covenant Church, where he first learned the basics of his faith as an active member his congregation’s youth group. As a high school student, Greg began to understand what it means to live radically in following the example of loving others that characterizes Jesus’ life – lessons that have impacted his life significantly since. He studied physics as an undergraduate, and now is an MD/Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is pursuing a doctorate in Bioengineering developing a portable, low-cost, point-of-care device for HIV/AIDS diagnosis in resource-limited settings. Greg has been a leader with Interfaith in Action, the University of Illinois’ premier student interfaith organization, since early 2007. Motivated by Jesus’ compassion and ministry of healing, Greg is pursuing a career at the intersection of medicine, technology, and service, and he is interested in the role interfaith cooperation will play in the effort to bring health to the people who need it most. Greg also co-directs Faith Line Protestants, a blog dedicated to encouraging Evangelical Christians toward relationships with people of other worldviews and faith traditions through social action.
