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For Immediate Release
May 31, 2006

 

 

TWENTY-FIVE AREA COLLEGE STUDENTS RECEIVE CBIA/PFIZER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

Students will learn skills necessary to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry

 

The Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) and Pfizer Global Research and Development in southeast Connecticut today announced the names of 25 area college students selected to participate in an undergraduate research fellowship program. The fellowship provides research support scholarships to students at eight area colleges and universities. The program helps the students develop the research skills necessary for successful careers in the high-skill, high-demand pharmaceutical research industry.

CBIA and Pfizer are again working with the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Fairfield University in Fairfield, Trinity College in Hartford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester and The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. Two new universities have been added to the program this year: the University of New Haven in West Haven and the University of Hartford in West Hartford.

The fellowships were awarded to the 25 most qualified students from the participating colleges and universities. The students were selected for their academic achievement, enthusiasm for laboratory science and interest in pursuing a career in the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Emma Handy of Saint Albans, Vt., a junior chemistry major at Trinity College
  • Timothy Scarella, of Valhalla, N.Y., a junior chemistry major at Trinity College
  • Jason Nenninger of Terryville, Conn., a junior chemistry major at Central Connecticut State University
  • Jorge de Frietas of East Haddam, Conn., a senior chemistry major at Central Connecticut State University
  • Douglas Mooney Jr. of Winsted, Conn., a junior chemistry major at Central Connecticut State University
  • Jenna Koliani of Middlebury, Conn., a junior chemistry major at Fairfield University
  • Neal Biddick of Jamestown, R.I., a senior chemistry major at Holy Cross
  • Brenton Franklin of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., a junior chemistry major at Holy Cross
  • Christopher Aquina of Flanders, N.J., a senior chemistry major at Holy Cross
  • Justin Caramiciu of Dracut, Mass., a junior chemistry major at Holy Cross
  • Jessica Abrantes of Newington, Conn., a junior chemistry major at the University of Hartford
  • Breanna Lis of Meriden, Conn., a senior chemistry/forensic science major at the University of New Haven
  • Danielle Caroccia of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., a senior chemistry/forensic science major at the University of New Haven
  • Lauren Mularski of Middletown, Conn., a senior chemistry/forensic science major at the University of New Haven
  • Alexander Trudeau of Sandwich, Mass., a junior chemistry major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Christopher Schuster of Centerbrook, Conn., a junior chemistry major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Timothy Lawton of Framingham, Mass., a junior chemistry major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Mikhail Gorbounov of South Windsor, Conn., a sophomore chemistry major at UConn
  • Rachel Hull of Harwinton, Conn., a junior chemistry major at UConn
  • Raymond Lorenzoni of New Fairfield, Conn., a junior chemistry major at UConn
  • Alison Rossi of Stamford, Conn., a junior chemistry major at UConn
  • James Adinolfi of Shelton, Conn., a junior chemistry major at UConn
  • Christopher Arntsen of Columbia, Conn., a junior chemistry major at UConn
  • Tracey Friss of Naugatuck, Conn., a sophomore chemistry major at UConn
  • Melissa Zastrow of East Haven, Conn., a junior chemistry major at UConn

The students will conduct a 10-week independent research project on campus, guided by a university professor and a Pfizer mentor assigned to the college.

“The goal of this program is to provide students with the necessary skills needed to enter the pharmaceutical industry and to provide Connecticut businesses with the highly skilled, highly trained workforce they so desperately need to continue to be innovative and competitive in today’s global marketplace,” said Judith Resnick, CBIA director of workforce development and training, and the deputy director of the association’s Education Foundation.

The fellowship program is made possible through a U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) H-1B grant being administered by CBIA. The purpose of the grant is to increase the number of highly skilled U.S. workers in the bioscience and pharmaceutical industries and reduce employers’ dependence on foreign workers. Funding for the grant is made possible through H-1B visa fees paid to the USDOL by businesses that have found it necessary to hire foreign labor to fill high-skill, high-demand jobs.

CBIA is Connecticut’s largest business organization with 10,000 members.

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For more information contact Nancy Andrews, CBIA media relations manager, at 860-244-1957 or andrewsn@cbia.com.

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