Amgen establishes fellowship for graduate students
Reflecting its commitment to the development of future scientists, biotechnology leader Amgen, Inc., of Thousand Oaks, CA, recently established the Amgen Graduate Fellowship in the Biological Sciences at UC Davis with a $15,000 gift to the campus. The gift points in particular to the company's desire to help the campus attract high-quality students to its graduate programs.
Right: Amgen Fellow Kimberly Thomas says she is eager to explore career options
in both academia and industry.
During each of the next three academic years, an Amgen Fellow will be selected to receive a $5,000 fellowship to support his or her first year of graduate study in biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, or genetics. The fellowship is a stipend that goes beyond the financial aid package that covers fees and expenses usually associated with graduate study.
This year's fellowship will be awarded in March to Kimberly Thomas, a first-year graduate student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Group. According to the fellowship selection committee, Thomas' impressive academic record as a biochemistry major at Texas A&M University shows that she is a student with outstanding scholarly potential. Thomas also demonstrated as an undergraduate that she has the tenacity and drive necessary for a successful research career. She gained extensive research experience working with a faculty biochemist on studies of mutant glycerol kinase genes in Escherichia coli. This introduction to the real world of science, says Thomas, confirmed her desire to pursue a career in research.
The Biological Sciences Graduate Newsletter - Winter 1997