University of Alabama's Dr. Karolina Mukhtar Receives Prestigious PECASE Award

Dr. Karolina Mukhtar, Associate Professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Biology was recognized as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in July 2019. PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology. Dr. Mukhtar was nominated by the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Muktar was also awarded an NSF EPSCoR co-funded (NSF #1350244) CAREER award from August 2014 to July 2020 entitled, “Regulatory Mechanisms of Pathogen-Medicated Cellular Stress Signaling in Arabidopsis: Taking Plant Molecular Biology to the Urban Garden.” This project is engaging minority students in citizen science to study cellular stress for more resistant crops.