Scholarship Winners Ensure the Future of Pharma

Biotechnology, chemical engineering, microbial systems analysis – these are just of few of the career choices represented by the latest winners of the Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarships awarded by the ISPE Boston Area Chapter Scholarship Foundation and made possible by charitable donations from generous individuals and industry stakeholders. In the words of winner Michelle Wang who is earning her MS in bioengineering at Tufts while working at Shire as a downstream process engineer,

“Through my degree program, I have been able to learn more in depth about upstream and downstream processing and their application in the biotechnology industry…My future goal in terms of professional development is becoming a technical expert for downstream purification operations in support of tech transfers.”

Joining Michelle are another 11 deserving winners, all studying STEM fields at New England colleges and universities, planning careers in the pharma, biopharma or related industries and excelling in both academics and service to the community:

 

Michael Hopkinson	Framingham State University	Biotechnology
Dariana Brazil	Mass Maritime Academy	Facilities Engineering
Shannon Mommsen	MCPHS University	Pharmacy
Aislinn Mulligan	MCPHS University	Pharmacy
Zeel Patel	Middlesex Community College	Biotechnology
Bensu Altan	Northeastern University	Project Management
Tayaba Naz	Northeastern University	Biotechnology
Hetalben Patel	Northeastern University	Biology, Chemistry
Michelle Wang	Tufts University	Bioengineering
Michael Doane	UMass Lowell	Chem Engineering, Biotechnology
Dominique Carrillo	University of Connecticut	Microbial Systems Analysis
Srigana Padamati	University of New Hampshire	Bioengineering

 

The Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarship program emphasizes careers in pharma, biopharma and related enterprises and supports the development of engineers and other skilled professionals vital to these industries. The latest awards bring the total awarded since 2011 to $167K.

For more information about the Scholarship Foundation, make a donation or submit an online scholarship application, visit www.ispebcsf.org or contact the Foundation office via email at office@ispebcsf.org or by phone at (781) 327-5121.