The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Namandje Bumpus, associate professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, is one of 105 researchers who will be honored by President Obama in a ceremony this spring.
For more information, see the White House press release here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/18/president-obama-honors-extraordinary-early-career-scientists