University of Pennsylvania senior Jordan Doman has been selected as one of only twelve recipients of the prestigious Hertz Fellowship by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. The 12 newest Hertz Fellows were chosen from more than 700 applicants interested in pursuing graduate work in applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Doman, from Monroeville, Pa., will earn both a bachelor’s in biochemistry and master’s in chemistry when she graduates this year from Penn. Her master’s thesis, under the direction of Ivan Dmochowski, professor of chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences, focuses on the synthesis of biosensors to be used in conjunction with a new kind of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging for the ultrasensitive detection of proteins implicated in cancer and other diseases. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in chemistry or chemical biology.
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is the only organization in the United States that supports Ph.D. candidates for a full five years at one of the Foundation’s numerous partner institutions.
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