CSB Congratulations! Katherine Amidon

Posted by daviskd2 on Thursday, July 30, 2020 in News.

Congratulations to Katherine Amidon, of the Eichman Lab, on being named the 2020 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar. Katherine will be mentored by the recipient of the 2020 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D. Dr. Doudna led development of the revolutionary genome editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9. Katherine’s research focuses on a novel DNA repair mechanism that protects against abasic sites — a highly abundant and toxic form of DNA damage

Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholars usually are recognized during the presentation of the Vanderbilt Prize. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Doudna’s award presentation has been postponed and will be rescheduled in the coming months.

For more information, read the complete story in the VUMC Reporter.