Fritz-French Honored by South Carolina Academy of Science
May 21, 2007
Cari Fritz-French, of North Augusta, S.C. and a recent graduate of USC Aiken, was honored with the “Best Paper Award” in molecular biology and the “American Association for the Advancement of Science Award” recognizing her as the organization’s best female undergraduate scientist by the South Carolina Academy of Science (SCAS).
Fritz-French was recognized at the SCAS annual meeting which took place at Midlands Technical College on April 20. Fritz-French’s research presentation was titled “Development of a Luciferase Assay for Analysis of Anti-HIV Ribozyme Activity in Tissue Culture.” Her research mentor was Dr. Bill Jackson, assistant professor of biology at USC Aiken.
Eighty-two undergraduate students representing 18 colleges and schools from across South Carolina made presentations at the SCAS meeting.
Fritz-French graduated in May with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. She plans to attend the Medical University of South Carolina next fall in the molecular biology graduate program.
USC Aiken Chancellor Tom Hallman, Cari Fritz-French, and Bill Jackson
