Justin Thorson is a student at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences degree expected in May 2017. He has worked as a patient care assistant at St. Cloud Hospital since 2015, assisting nursing staff and transferring patients. Thorson has also completed 47 hours shadowing an interventional neurologist and has worked as an undergraduate researcher at SCSU, caring for mice in diabetes studies. His additional experience includes internships developing products and safety protocols for Ultra Durable Technologies and serving customers at Sam's Club.