Two faculty members at Seattle University’s College of Science and Engineering have been awarded Washington Research Foundation (WRF) grant funding to support biosciences innovation, student research and training, marking the first time SU has received WRF funding.
The grant will fund two new programs—a Summer Innovation Fellows program and a Summer Bioscience Innovation Mini-Accelerator Program, enabling 38 undergraduate students to engage in paid innovative research. “By compensating students for their engagement over the summer, we democratize bioscience innovation training and give students the space to think deeply about how their basic science and engineering skills might be commercialized for the greater good,” said Dr. Katherine Frato, Associate Professor of Chemistry.
The funding will support research that accelerates technologies to improve lives and guide students into careers in STEM fields, further strengthening Washington state’s ability to cultivate homegrown life science talent.