Biology Grad Student Receives AAUW Grant

Jazmyne Gill, a biology graduate student in Dr. Mackenzie Zippay’s lab, has been awarded the 2019-2020 American Association of University Women Career Development Grant.

The AAUW Career Development Grant is a highly competitive national competition only funds one recipient a year. The grant provides funding to women who hold bachelor’s degrees and are pursuing a master’s degree, a second bachelor’s degree, certification or training in order to change careers or reenter the workforce.

Gill’s research focuses on climate change as it is expressed through heat-shock proteins in purple sea urchin larvae. Gill plans to earn her Ph.D. and become a biology professor.