The Biochemistry and Chemistry Departments thank Professor Deborah Wuttke and the Beckman Foundation for their generous support and interest in our Biochemistry students! Debbie Wuttke and Dave Atkins attended this year's event. The summer awards were given to PiperJo Jones and Marco Ferrier. The fall awards were given to Kayla Mash, Patrick Frankel and Paul Meaney.
The Wuttke and Beckman Foundation Biochemical Sciences Research Award provides support for undergraduate students who are majoring in Biochemistry at the 麻豆影院, in order to reduce financial barriers that may prevent students from obtaining appropriate research support. Recipients will be students who are pursuing research opportunities in laboratories of faculty members who are rostered in a science department. To be eligible for funding, students must agree to the following expectations:
- Must be committed to doing laboratory research.
- Must remain in strong academic standing (minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA) for the awarded terms.
- Encouraged to participate in department-wide meetings and symposia.
Scholarship awards given to students who meet the following criteria:
- Must be聽majoring in biochemistry.
- Must have/maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- Undergraduates are not expected to have prior research experience or pre-select a mentor.
- Preference will be given to students who have financial need as determined by the financial aid office.聽
- Preference will be given to diverse students - students from geographic areas and socioeconomic backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in the fields of the biochemical sciences, first-generation students, ethnically and racially diverse students, and/or students that have faced an unusual adversity.
