Tara Buzinski Awarded Curci Foundation Fellowship

Congratulations to Molecular Pharmaceutics PhD student Tara Buzinski (Kramer Lab) for receiving a prestigious Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation Fellowship for the 2023 - 2025 academic years!

The Foundation partners with the University of Utah to support students pursuing Ph.Ds in life sciences, prioritizing two groups that have been historically overlooked for financial support: women and international students. The Curci fellowship provides each recipient with two years of graduate school funding (stipend, graduate tuition, and health insurance). They support science-based research striving for the advancement of a healthy and sustainable future for humans. 

Tara received her BS in Chemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. She has completed her first PhD year in the Department of Biological Chemistry, and will be joining the Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics in May 2024. Her PhD research focuses on engineering and characterizing antifreeze glycoproteins. She is looking forward to learning new synthetic techniques and working with Dr. Jessica Kramer to contribute to our knowledge of glycoproteins and their role in cryopreservation. Tara is grateful to the Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation for supporting her research and education!