Orange Alert

Biochemistry Undergraduate Receives American Diabetes Association Award

Robles portrait

Posted on: April 25, 2017

Naomi Rivera Robles ’17, a dual major in biochemistry and neuroscience, recently received a Minority Undergraduate Internship Award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The $3,000 award supports Rivera Robles’ research under James Hougland, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry.
“I was delighted to recommend Naomi for support by the ADA Minority Undergraduate Internship Award. Her work is part of our research focusing on a potential new avenue for treating diabetes,” says Hougland.