Features: March 4, 2002

RAA Fellows Award: Claire Fraser '77
Claire Fraser '77, president of The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) in Rockville, Maryland, will be recognized with the Rensselaer Alumni Association Fellows Award from the School of Science. The presentation will be made as part of an event titled "Rensselaer at the Cutting Edge: Genomics and Beyond," on Wednesday, March 13, at the TIGR headquarters. The event is sponsored by the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. regional alumni chapters.

The Rensselaer Alumni Association Fellows Award honors those individuals who, by their achievements in a chosen profession or endeavor or by their service to the Institute, have set an example for Rensselaer men and women to emulate. To date, 111 RAA Fellows Awards have been presented.

In January, Fraser was recognized by Newsweek magazine as "one of seven players to watch in the coming year and beyond." She was also selected as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women in 1997 and 2000.

Fraser has been published in more than 130 publications in leading scientific journals, is currently serving on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Biological Chemistry and Comparative and Microbial Genomes, and is a member of six professional societies.

Fraser received a bachelor's degree in biology from Rensselaer in 1977 and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1981. She is a member of Rensselaer's B.F. Greene Society of Patroons.