SOUTH CAROLINA: EPSCoR faculty receive NSF CAREER Awards
Two SC EPSCoR researchers have received NSF CAREER Awards. Clemson University faculty Drs. Angela Alexander-Bryant and Jessica Larsen were both South Carolina NSF RII Track-1 award, Materials Assembly and Design Excellence in South Carolina (MADE in SC), hires during the first year of the project.
Angela Alexander-Bryant, of the Department of Bioengineering, is working to develop a new way of delivering medicines directly to cancer cells, raising hopes the disease could be treated more efficiently with fewer side effects. She is focusing on cancers that are aggressive and drug resistant, including ovarian cancer.
Jessica Larsen, of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is conducting research aimed at finding new ways to diagnose GM1 gangliosidosis so that doctors can better determine the progression of the disease and offer the most effective treatment for its symptoms.