We are very proud to announce that Pharmacology and Toxicology PhD candidate Dominique Jones recently has received two major national scientific awards.

• Underrepresented Graduate Student Travel Award to attend the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics meetings at the Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology April 2016 in San Diego, CA.

• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award to attend the AACR Annual Meeting  April 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dominique is pursuing her dissertation research in the laboratory of Dr. La Creis Kidd, Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Our Highest Potential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research.