Eagan Native Earns UW–Madison Biochemistry Award

MADISON, WI — The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Biochemistry has announced 2018 undergraduate and graduate departmental awards and fellowships.

“We are always honored to have the opportunity to support our best and brightest students,” department chair Brian Fox said in a statement. “These awards are a testament to both our talented young scientists and our generous supporters.”

Gina Luu, of Eagan, earned the "Mary Shine Peterson Award."

The Mary Shine Peterson Awards are sponsored by the Mary Shine Peterson Scholarship in Biochemistry fund and donors to the award.

The awards aim to foster and support advanced undergraduates in biochemistry-related activities. Many students use the award to fund time performing research at another university in the United States or abroad. Other students use it to fund a trip to present their research at a scientific conference or meeting.

Before attending Wisconsin, Luu was an AP scholar with distinction at Eagan High School.

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