Testing their mettle

Testing their mettle Chemical and biomolecular engineering students have helped transform COVID-19 testing company Curative from a small startup into one of the primary coronavirus testing providers in the country By Jacob deNobel / Published Dec 10, 2020 When he was unable to find internships in his field owing to the pandemic, Johns Hopkins junior Harold Treminio took up babysitting to earn some cash while the university transitioned to remote learning in March. It was while babysitting that he first noticed the email from the school's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Now Hiring. Image caption: Junior Harold Treminio took a job with Curative, Inc. in the fall to help test COVID-19 samples. Today he works as a supervisor in the company's plating department.