[285] UT Researcher Peterson to Address MTSU WISE Group

Release date: Feb. 2, 2010

News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Event contact: Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, 615-904-8253 or jiriarte@mtsu.edu


UT Researcher Peterson to Address MTSU WISE Group


(MURFREESBORO) — One of the University of Tennessee’s leading researchers will address MTSU’s Women in Science and Engineering group and also spend time with faculty and administrators.
Dr. Cynthia Peterson, who is a professor in and head of the biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology department at UT-Knoxville, will speak to WISE on Wednesday, February 3 at 6 p.m. in the Monahan Hall classroom. The event is open to the public.
Peterson’s expertise lies in blood clotting and vascular disease, cellular aspects of cancer and protein function and structure, according to the Tennessee Today Web site, which provides news and information for the UT community.
“We’re delighted to have Dr. Peterson speak to WISE,” said Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, professor in the MTSU Department of Chemistry and WISE faculty adviser.
“She and I met and talked at a NSF (National Science Foundation) joint annual meeting,” Iriarte-Gross added. “She learned about GRITS (Girls Raised in Tennessee Science) and our Women in Science program, and she wants to learn more. We’re building a strong network of collaboration for women in science throughout Tennessee.”
Peterson will talk to WISE about graduate and professional school opportunities and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Iriarte-Gross said.
Iriarte-Gross said Peterson would address faculty, administrators and undergraduate and graduate students who attend the weekly chemistry seminar at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Davis Science Building Room 100.
Peterson's appearance is being funded by the American Chemical Society national organization, Iriarte-Gross said.
For more information about Peterson’s visit, call 615-904-8253 or e-mail jiriarte@mtsu.edu.
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