Kathleen Krueger (B.S., Biological Sciences, 2004; Single Subject Credential in Biological Sciences, 2010) received the second place Margaret Burbidge Award for best experimental research at the 2012 American Physical Society, California-Nevada Section Annual Conference.
Krueger’s presentation was titled "Improving the Efficiency of Homologous Gene Replacement by Disrupting the NHEJ Pathway for Gene KusA in the Oleaginous Fungus Mortierella Alpina." Krueger conducted the research at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., as part of a summer research experience for future science and math teachers supported by the STEM Teacher and Researcher (STAR) Program.
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