Panas Graduate Clifford Soloway awarded a $10,000 science scholarship

Congratulations to Clifford Soloway, a 2016 graduate of Walter Panas High School, who is one of only 20 students across the nation named to the Davidson Fellows Scholarship program for his research into the
affect of lysine succinylation on cancer cells, officials announced.

Soloway was awarded a $10,000 scholarship for his work. He attends Tulane University and is studying cellular biology and political economy. He was the Valedictorian of the Class of 2016 at Walter Panas.

His project, named Reprogramming of Metabolism in Cancer Cells Through Lysine Succinylation, looked at how cancer cells function differently after the protein modification process of lysine succinylation. Fellows can earn $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships for their work.

"Scientific achievement is primarily an opportunity to have a positive impact on the world," Soloway said. "Therefore, I hope that this recognition may motivate me to continue pursuing innovation that will be able to improve lives in some way."

"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," said Bob Davidson, founder of the Davidson Institute.

In addition to his interest in science, Soloway pursues other passions as well. He's played the saxaphone since fourth-grade and played baseball on his school's varsity team.

The 2016 Davidson Fellows will be honored at a reception in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21.