Microbiology expert wins $1M, plans to transform biology education

PBRC Director Margaret McFall-Ngai is one of fourteen leading scientists to be awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Professorship. The $1 million award “recognizes excellence in research and education and empowers recipients to explore new approaches to important challenges in science education.” See the links below for more information.

http://www.hawaii.edu/news/2017/12/13/mcfall-ngai-howard-hughes-professorship/

https://www.hhmi.org/news/fourteen-hhmi-professors-take-important-challenges-science-education