2004: Muhlenberg College Professor Earns Research Fellowship

Muhlenberg College Professor Earns Research Fellowship

Muhlenberg College recently granted the Donald B. Hoffman Research Fellowship to Dr. Bruce C. Wightman of the biology department.

Monday, December 20, 2004 00:48 PM

Muhlenberg College recently granted the Donald B. Hoffman Research Fellowship to Dr. Bruce C. Wightman of the biology department.

Wightman has been a member of the biology department since he joined the College in August of 1996. In 2002, he was promoted to associate professor. Previously, he was a lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley in molecular and cell biology and also in genetics and society. Wightman is an active member of the Muhlenberg Community, serving as the institutional liaison for the College for the Council of Undergraduate Research and advising students applying for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Predoctoral Fellowships and the Muhlenberg College President’s Award. He received his B.A. in biology from Oberlin College and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in genetics.

The Donald B. Hoffman Research Fellowship encourages faculty members to engage in scholarship, research, or creative activity that results in publication or performance or exhibition while enhancing the reputation of the college.

Wightman will be formally presented with the award at the Honors Convocation this spring, preceding the start of the Fellowship.