The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 11 pilot grants of $2,000 each to SOM Biomedical PhD students. The goal of these grants is to support our students in scientific and educational efforts to bolster their graduate training experiences. These awards will help further research in a broad array of topics including congenital heart disease, influenza, pregnancy complications, cystic fibrosis and more.
Congratulations to the Awardees!
Reuben Ryan Cano | Medical Scientist Training Program
Mentor: Jatin Roper, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Guinevere Connelly | University Program in Genetics & Genomics, Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Dennis Ko, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Devon DiPalma | Immunology
Mentor: Mari Shinohara, PhD, Professor of Integrative Immunobiology
Lisbeth Disla | Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Mentor: Matthias Gromeier, MD, Cless Family Distinguished Professor in Neuro-Oncology
Jonathan Messerschmidt | Immunology
Mentor: Mari Shinohara, PhD, Professor of Integrative Immunobiology
Patrick Prochazka | Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Christopher Counter, PhD, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology
Zoe Shan | Biochemistry
Mentor: Huanghe Yang, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Joshua Silva | Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Don Fox, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Vanessa Valentine | Radiation Oncology
Mentor: Zachary Reitman, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Jiacheng Wang | Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Akankshi Munjal, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
Ashley Williams | Medical Scientist Training Program, University Program in Genetics & Genomics
Mentor: Yarui Diao, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology