Francisco Pelegri awarded a Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Francisco Pelegri receives Romnes fellowships
Three of those receiving this year's Romnes Faculty Fellowships are from CALS. The Romnes awards recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure within the last four years. Selected by a Graduate School committee, winners receive an unrestricted $50,000 award for research, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
Francisco Pelegri, genetics/medical genetics, studies the early stages of vertebrate development, including fertilization, cell division and cell fate determination, with applications to reproductive, regenerative and cancer biology. He teaches several genetics courses and serves as a member of the CALS Curriculum Committee, chair of the Genetics Curriculum Committee, and on several scientific advisory panels for the National Institutes of Health.
