Sachem East alum receives predoctoral fellowship

williammarsigliabwSachem East alum William Marsiglia has received a prestigious NIH National Cancer Institute predoctoral fellowship.

The following is from Binghamton University, where he was an undergrad:

The purpose of the NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) is to encourage and retain outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated potential and interest in pursuing careers as independent cancer researchers.

After graduating from Binghamton University, William joined the Chemistry graduate program at NYU, where he is currently working on his dissertation as a member of the Traaseth Lab. His research is focused on understanding how pathogenic mutations in receptor tyrosine kinases activate cell division to cause cancer.

While at Binghamton, William performed research in Dr. Grewer’s lab on the identification of glutamine transport inhibitors. His work resulted in one publication, and he has since added two more publications from his PhD work. He also received numerous awards while at Binghamton, including the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater scholarship.