Trenton High School graduate Brianna Rose King will earn a doctor of philosophy in biochemistry degree from the University of Washington next month.
Miss King will present her thesis, “The Role of Microtubule-Associated Proteins in Microtubule Nucleation and Organization” on May 5 in Seattle. While pursuing her PhD, she received the Graduate Research Fellowships Program honorable mention from the National Science Foundation and the Cell and Molecular Biology Training Grant from the University of Washington.
The university has offered Miss King positions of research scientist and instructor of a senior level course in biochemistry.
Miss King graduated as the 2010 THS class valedictorian and earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Truman State University, where she graduated magna cum laude (with great distinction) in 2014.
Miss King is the daughter of Catherine King of Tennessee and the late Brian Mock. Her grandparents are Tom Mock of Trenton and the late Barbara Mock.
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