September 27, 2001
UVI Student Laurel Royer Receives NIH Scholarship
Laurel Royer, a senior chemistry major at the University of the Virgin Islands, has been selected to receive a prestigious National Institutes of Health scholarship. Ms. Royer is one of only12 scholarship recipients selected from a national pool of 200 applicants for the 2001-2002 academic year.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the world's foremost medical research centers and the federal focal point for medical research in the U.S. The NIH scholarship provides Ms. Royer with fully paid tuition, educational and living expenses, up to $20,000 per year. As a condition of the scholarship, she agrees to complete one 10-week summer laboratory experience at the NIH and one year of NIH research service (post-graduation) for each year of scholarship support.
Ms. Royer has conducted research at Michigan State University and Purdue University during the summers. During the 2000-2001 academic year, she worked with UVI's Dr. Alice Stanford on the molecular genetics of endangered plants. This summer at Purdue, Ms. Royer researched the chemistry of Brefeldin A, a compound with anti-cancer properties. Her experience at Purdue built on her chemistry training at UVI and her research last summer at Michigan State University.
Ms. Royer plans to earn a doctorate in organic chemistry in order to pursue a career in medicinal chemistry. She is the daughter of Margaret Romain of Vieille Case, Dominica, and Stephen Royer of St. Croix.
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