Titan Alumna Wins National Competition
July 6, 2004 :: No. 5
Cal State Fullerton graduate Margarita Francesca
Mendoza of Chino Hills has won the American Society of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s eighth annual Undergraduate
Student Research Achievement Award Poster Competition held June
14 during the organization’s annual meeting in Boston. Mendoza,
under the guidance of Christopher R. Meyer, associate professor
of chemistry and biochemistry, has conducted research into proteins
and enzymes related to making starch and glycogen that have applications
in agriculture and industry. She presented a poster based on her
successful generation of two new proteins through the fusion of
different parts of two enzymes’ DNA coding regions. Characterization
of these proteins revealed a key area responsible for enzyme regulation.
Mendoza competed against 78 undergraduate students, including participants
from Harvard and MIT. “We are extremely proud of Francesca’s
accomplishment,” said Meyer, noting that Mendoza has co-authored
a number of local, national and international presentations and
will be entering the master’s program in chemistry this fall.
Media Contacts: |
Christopher Meyer at 657-278-4173
or cmeyer@fullerton.edu
Pamela McLaren of Public Affairs at 657-278-4852
or pmclaren@fullerton.edu |
Four Titans Win
Edison International Scholarships
Future teachers Christina Choi of
Garden Grove; Jeffrey Geibel of Pomona; Cathleen
Hallock of Costa Mesa; Du’Weena Jordon
of Brea; and Carolyn Love of Yorba Linda are recipients
of the 2004-05 Edison International Teachers for Tomorrow Scholarships.
The Titans are among 25 CSU students to receive the $5,000 awards
that are specifically designed to help students seeking teaching
credentials. Edison International pledged $500,000 to the CSU in
1999 to fund 100 scholarships beginning in the 2000-01 academic
year. Scholarship recipients have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average
and demonstrated financial need.
Media Contact: |
Pamela McLaren of Public Affairs
at 657-278-4852 or pmclaren@fullerton.edu |
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