Three students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been named 2022 Barry Goldwater Scholars — the most prestigious math and science award for undergraduate students — by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
Each year, UAB may nominate up to four outstanding sophomore and junior students in the science, technology, engineering and math fields for the award. Goldwater received 1,242 applications this year, and the winners will receive a scholarship equal to the amount of their tuition, housing, fees and books up to a maximum of $7,500 per academic year.
“Goldwater is a door-opening award,” said Michelle Cook, Ph.D., director of the UAB Office of National and International Fellowships and Scholarships. “Seeing three Blazers named Goldwater Scholars speaks not only to the potential of our undergraduate researchers at UAB, but also to the high level of mentorship these students receive — both in the lab and in the classroom.”
Charlene Mansour, a native of Toronto, Canada, is majoring in genetics and genomic sciences and cancer biology. She currently works in the lab of Akinyemi Ojesina, M.D., assistant professor in the UAB School of Public Health, and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in cancer biology to investigate the mechanisms of breast cancer by identifying breast cancer-driving genes. Mansour is a member of the Early Medical School Acceptance Program and a student in the UAB Honors College.
Abhi Kamath, a native of Hoover, Alabama, is a neuroscience major and works in the lab of Laura Volpicelli-Daley, Ph.D., associate professor in the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in neurobiology to conduct cell biology research in familiar Parkinson’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. Kamath is a member of the Early Medical School Acceptance Program and a student in the UAB Honors College.
Seth Hubbard, a native of Dothan, Alabama, is double-majoring in neuroscience and chemistry, and works in the lab of Alecia Gross, associate professor in the Heersink School of Medicine. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry to conduct translational research developing therapies for retinitis pigmentosa. Hubbard is a student in the UAB Honors College.
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