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Delfina Grinspan
  • International and Area Studies
  • Class of 2016
  • Weston, FL

Delfina Grinspan of Weston Named a Moog Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis

2012 Aug 21

Delfina Grinspan of Weston, FL (33326), has received a Florence Moog Fellowship in Biological Sciences and Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. Grinspan, one of only five Moog Fellows this year, will be a freshman in the university's College of Arts & Sciences when the fall semester begins Aug. 28.

Grinspan is a 2012 graduate of American Heritage HS Plantation.

The fellowship is awarded to incoming students in the College of Arts & Sciences who plan to pursue undergraduate majors in biochemistry and molecular biology, biology or chemistry. The award is for full tuition with a $1,000 stipend and is renewable for four years. Tuition for the 2012-13 academic year is $42,500.

The fellowship is named after the late Florence Moog, PhD, professor of biology for 42 years at the university. Moog taught both undergraduate and graduate courses on the physiological and biochemical aspects of vertebrae development. In addition, she developed a course on comparative anatomy and embryology for pre-medical students that became a model of its kind throughout the country.

In 1981, Moog received the university's Distinguished Faculty Award. Two years later, she was honored with the establishment of the Florence Moog scholarship program.

Prior to teaching at Washington University, Moog conducted research on an enzyme found in the surface membrane of the intestine and how phosphate affected the development of the intestinal tract. Pediatricians used her work to study how lungs mature in premature babies and to develop a therapy for premature infants to bring about normal lung functioning.

About Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 110 nations. The total student body is nearly 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.