Eric Wallenstein, a fifth-year BME PhD candidate, was selected as the 2007 Schering-Plough Science and Innovation Award recipient from Rutgers University. The award recognizes and promotes academic excellence in the areas of analytical chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmaceutics and biotechnology. Eric, accompanied by his advisor Professor Martin Yarmush, will present his research on �Gene Delivery to Differentiating Stem Cells for Functional Enrichment of Hepatic-Like Subpopulations� along with other award recipients at a special symposium in June hosted by Schering-Plough top scientists, managers and senior laboratory professionals.