Sofia Guerrero (2022 cohort) writes blog about MD/PhD route
Sofia Guerrero writes a blog on Duke University Vertices about knowing if the MD/Ph.D path is right for you.
Andrea Chaikovsky (2014 cohort) spotlighted at Stanford Cancer Institute
Andrea Chaikovsky shares her work, preparing her PhD defense, along with her future plans. Her research dealt with how to control cell divisions Check out her spotlight!
Erin McCaffrey (2015 cohort) featured by Medical News Today
In the article, Erin McCaffrey discusses research done by Stanford University School of Medicine that shows a link between Tuberculosis and Cancer. Erin used an imaging process to map potential similarities in both Tuberculosis and Cancer
Sonya Lee (2021 cohort) won the James F Skinner Prize in Chemistry
Sonya Lee won the James F Skinner Prize from Williams College.
Takahiro Ohara (2011 cohort) wins the iBiology Share Your Research (SYR) Competition
Takahiro Ohara was the winner of the iBiology Share Your Research Competition in 2021. iBiology is a new platform that has open access for scientific research for scientists and other researchers.
Washington University in St. Louis interviewed Takahiro about presenting scientific presentations tips and overcoming stress and anxiety when presenting scientific research.
Gabe Loewinger (2011 cohort) received an F31 award in 2020
Gabe Loewinger recieves an F31 award-Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Reseaerch Services Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Justin Ondry (2013 cohort) was highlighted as part of the Headwaters Science Institute Lunch with a Scientist series.
You can listen to Justin’s talk and find resources on electron microscopy in this article titled “Lunch With A Scientist: Viewing atoms with microscopes with Justin Ondry, PhD” on the Headwaters Science Institute website.
Irena Roy (2018 cohort – received 2020 NSF) celebrated on the QCBIO front page.
Irena Roy was featured on UCLA Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences homepage to recognize her receiving the NSF Graduate Fellowship.
Maxine Nelson (2014 cohort) was a coauthor on an exciting new paper from the Gladstone Institutes on Alzheimer’s Research
Maxine Nelson (2014 cohort) was a coauthor on an exciting new paper from the Gladstone Institutes on Alzheimer’s Research. Read the paper, “Why Do Some Neurons Degenerate and Die in Alzheimer’s Disease, but Not Others?” linked here.
William Benman (2017 cohort – received 2020 NSF)
William Benman was featured in the Penn Bioengineering Blog for being a recipient of the 2020 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).