Brittany Bowman, PhD, and Stefanie Galban, PhD, receive awards from Endowment for Basic Science

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Awardees Brittany Bowman (left photo) and Stefanie Galban (right photo) with Chair Phyllis Hanson

Brittany Bowman received the 2023 Research Staff Award and Stefanie Galban received the 2023 Teaching Award from the Endowment for Basic Science (EBS) for the Biological Chemistry Department. Brittany, Stefanie, and fellow awardees from other basic science departments in the medical school were honored at an award ceremony on June 28. Congratulations!

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