Panas Grad Named 2016 Davidson Fellow

CORTLANDT, NY — Walter Panas High School graduate Clifford Soloway has been awarded a $10,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for his project, Reprogramming of Metabolism in Cancer Cells Through Lysine Succinylation.

A member of the Class of 2016, Soloway is one of only 20 students from across the country to receive this honor.

“We are thrilled to recognize the 2016 Davidson Fellows not only for their incredible projects, but also for the journey they forged to reach this point,” said Bob Davidson, founder of the Davidson Institute, in announcing the award. “Every year I am amazed by the depth of the Fellows’ accomplishments. Through encouragement and recognition, the Davidson Institute for Talent Development anticipates that gifted students like these will be among the pioneers who will solve the world’s most vexing problems.”

Soloway, who attends Tulane University in New Orleans, met with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Wednesday in Washington D.C. before accepting his award at the 2016 Davidson Fellows reception.

“My recent selection as a Davidson Fellow has reaffirmed this passion for science,” said Soloway. “Scientific achievement is primarily an opportunity to have a positive impact on the world. Therefore, I hope that this recognition may motivate me to continue pursuing innovation that will be able to improve lives in some way.”

The Davidson Fellows Scholarship program offers $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 college scholarships to students 18 or younger, who have completed significant projects that have the potential to benefit society in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literature and music. The Davidson Fellows Scholarship has provided more than $6.7 million in scholarship funds to 286 students since its inception in 2001, and has been named one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships by U.S. News & World Report. It is a program of the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Reno, Nev. that supports profoundly gifted youth.

Davidson Fellows not only represent some of the brightest young minds in the country, but they also represent kindness, compassion and a strong desire to improve the world around them. Many of the Fellows’ projects are inspired by personal experiences that drive them to find a solution to a problem, and each Fellow is driven to use their passion and intelligence to make the world a better place.

PHOTO: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Greeted 2016 Davidson Fellow Clifford Soloway of Cortlandt Manor N.Y. Upon Arrival in Washington D.C./ Davidson Institute