The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: Recipient Details
Michael Fitzgerald
Affidivation:
Duke University
NSF Directorate:
MPS
Gender:
M
Award Year:
2001
Citation:
For researching molecular interactions that drive protein folding processes. He is developing a new mass spectrometry-based method to examine proteins that is expected to lead to more dramatic results in the study of complex binding interactions between multiple proteins and DNA. His well-thought-out plan to provide summer workshops for high school science teachers has received support from many area school principals.