The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 13 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 RNA sequencing for cancer and diseases, heart disease, obesity, fungus, as well as short courses, conferences, and training opportunities.
Congratulations to the Awardees!
Calista Busch | Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Jatin Roper, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Cymfenee Dean-Phifer | Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
Mentor: Elizabeth Hauser, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Jess Finkler | Immunology
Mentor: Erika Crosby, PhD, ASsistant Professor in Surgery
Erin Fykes | Cell & Molecular Biology
Mentor: Anne West, MD, PhD, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology
Chloe Gulbronson | Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Mentor: Donald McDonnell, PhD, Glaxo-Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Molecular Cancer Biology
Anish Karpurapu | Medical Science Training Program
Mentor: Charlie Gersbach, PhD, John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Hannah Kubinski | Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Mentor: Adrianna San Roman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Anvita Kulshrestha | University Program in Genetics & Genomics
Mentor: Allison Ashley-Koch, PhD, Professor in Medicine
Tyler Lee | Cell & Molecular Biology
Mentor: Sheng Yang He, PhD, Benjamin E. Powell Distinguished Professor of Biology
Anna Mackey | Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Mentor: Asiya Gusa, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Soo Park | Cell & Molecular Biology
Mentor: Sheng Yang He, PhD, Benjamin E. Powell Distinguished Professor of Biology