Newest Alumna Lauren Cirrincione PharmD ’15 was selected for a 2015-16 Fulbright U.S. Student Award. Cirrincione will conduct tuberculosis research at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB and HIV in South Africa in September 2015. Selection of Fulbright scholars is highly competitive and based on factors that include quality and feasibility of an individually designed research project proposal, academic record, and personal qualifications.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program of the United States, intended to “fund the promotion of international good will through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture, and science.” Fulbright scholars represent the United States as cultural ambassadors while overseas, helping to enhance mutual understanding between Americans and the designated host country.
Cirrincione’s faculty mentors were Sharon E. Connor, PharmD, Kerry M. Empey, PharmD, PhD, Lauren Jonkman, PharmD, MPH, BCPS and Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD, PhD
