Katie McCance of Santa Clarita Conducting Chemistry Research at Southwestern University this Summer

GEORGETOWN, TX (06/27/2013)(readMedia)-- Katie McCance of Santa Clarita is one of 31 students conducting research at Southwestern University this summer as part of a new student-faculty collaborative research program called SCOPE.

The SCOPE program is part of the HHMI-Southwestern Inquiry Initiative, which is funded by a $1.3 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Students participating in the eight-week program get their housing paid for as well as a stipend.

McCance is working with chemistry professor Emily Niemeyer on a research project that consists of analyzing various types of basil to determine their phenolic composition and antioxidant qualities.

McCance will be a junior at Southwestern in the fall and is majoring in biochemistry with a minor in Spanish.

Southwestern University is a selective, nationally recognized undergraduate liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1,400 students. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in Texas. For more information on Southwestern, visit www.southwestern.edu.

Posted Thursday June 27, 2013 at 03:46 pm by Southwestern University
Last Updated Monday July 15, 2013 at 11:07 am