Viron

Velculescu is an adviser to Viron Therapeutics and Epitope.

Velculescu is also an adviser to Viron Therapeutics and Epitope.

Alexandre Viron, a miller who runs a midsize operation in the southern French city of Toulouse, said in a telephone interview that sales of baguettes have largely declined in recent years in favor of other varieties.

But when she visited the University of Kansas, just a few weeks before she had to pick a school, Viron said its brand new facilities and a scholarship that provides money with a mentoring program blew her away.

Viron said she has a “hefty scholarship” through the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program, which also provides leadership and professional development opportunities.