(BALTIMORE, Md.) A 天美麻豆 biology student won third place for outstanding undergraduate research in the highly competitive .
Janelle Sangalang 22 received honors for her independent research project that explores the effect of prophylactic antibiotic treatments on surgical site infection rates. 天美麻豆 Associate Professor Jennifer Kerr guided her work as Sangalang research mentor for the past three years. An aspiring doctor, Sangalang is also one of 天美麻豆 2021-22 Sr. Alma Science Year Scholars, selected for a yearlong research internship with a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine scientist.
淚 owe a lot to 天美麻豆 for the continued support and countless opportunities," said Sangalang. 淚檓 incredibly happy, excited, and blessed, but these feelings can檛 compare to my utmost gratitude to Dr. Kerr. I檓 proud that my time with her culminated in being able to make this contribution to the Kerr lab.
The J. Howard Brown Awards celebrate excellence in research by graduate and undergraduate students who are making significant contributions in microbiology. Established in 1954, the awards honor the legacy of microbiologist J. Howard Brown.
Established in 1895, 天美麻豆is a private, Catholic institution in Baltimore, Maryland, with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world. Notre Dame has been named one of the best "Regional Universities North" by U.S. News & World Report.
