Physics major Lamario Williams received a PhysCon MSI/HBCU Travel Award to attend PhysCon 2016 in San Francisco. At the conference, he presented his poster “Statistical Analysis of the Differences Between Fibroblasts and Mesenchymal Stem Cells.” In 2015, he won a Research Award from the UAB Department of Physics.

Williams, who is also a biomedical sciences major in the UAB School of Health Professions, was chosen for a Scholarship of Excellence from the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, which selects 12 students across the nation who excel in their academic programs and have significant potential to take on take on future leadership roles in health professions.