Stephen Stanio (MCB, UConn Class of 2022) is one of the 56 undergraduates who received the Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) award for Summer 2021. The recipients are selected from an exceptionally strong group of applicants representing diverse areas of academic inquiry. Each student will receive a $4,000 stipend as a student researcher and up to $500 for consumables associated with the research project. Stephen will be working on his research with the title “The mutagenic and toxic effects of Formamidopyrimidine” starting this summer.