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Christopher Davies, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and microbiology and associate dean for research at the USA College of Medicine, presents Chelsie Carpenter with the Edwin R. Hughes Memorial Award. |
Chelsie Carpenter, a second-year student in the Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Program at the USA College of Medicine, is the recipient of the Edwin R. Hughes Memorial Award for the 2020-2021 academic year. The award recognizes the student with the best academic performance in the program’s core curriculum.
Carpenter is in the Cell and Molecular Biology track. She works in the lab with Mark Swingle, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, studying a rare neurological disorder called Jordan’s syndrome. Her research is focused on RNA-binding proteins and the cytoskeleton structure, particularly actin and proteins bound to it.
“My experience in the BMS program has been great!” Carpenter said. “All the professors pretty much have an ‘open door’ policy, so they are all very welcoming and eager to help students and answer questions. I feel so welcomed and comfortable in our building and program.”
Carpenter earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of North Carolina - Wilmington.
The award is named in memory of Edwin R. Hughes, who served as director of the Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Program at the USA College of Medicine from its inception in 1978 until 1990.
