Mitchell Attreed receives research funding from South Carolina Indpendent Colleges and Universities Inc.

2017 May 26

Mitchell Attreed was one of three Wofford College students to receive funding through the Student/Faculty Research Program of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc. (SCICU) for 2017.

Attreed's project is titled "Interaction of Palmitoyl-CoA and TOFA on the Activity of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase, a Target Enzyme for Treating Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes." His faculty advisor is Dr. Ramin Radfar, professor of chemistry.

Attreed, a member of the class of 2018, is majoring in chemistry with a minor in mathematics.

Of the nearly 50 undergraduate reseach proposals from SCICU member colleges, 31 student projects were selected for funding with a total of $90,000 granted. The student researchers will have through December to complete their projects. They will present their findings on Feb. 22, 2018, at the Milliken & Co. headquarters in Spartanburg.