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Pina M. Fratamico of Elkins Park, Pa., a microbiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is among 60 young researchers selected to receive the first annual Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award was presented by Dr. John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (right), and Dr. Floyd Horn, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (left).

Fratamico and the other scientists received their awards at a White House ceremony.

Photo by Scott Bauer.

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