Adriana Landeros was selected from more than 150 applicants for one of 5 funded positions in our NIH-supported Hopkins PREP (Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program), which identifies promising PhD-oriented college graduates from underrepresented minority (URM) backgrounds for fulltime research in the mentor’s lab for 1-2 years.
Min Sik Kim, Young Investigator’s Day, The Albert Lehninger Award (Akhilesh Pandey lab)
Susan Liao: Sigma Xi Scientific Research Award (Ryuya Fukunaga lab)
The Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research GIARlogo (GIAR) program has provided undergraduate and graduate students with valuable educational experiences since 1922. By encouraging close working relationships between students and mentors, the program promotes scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning. The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project.
Jennifer Groves: National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention (Natasha Zachara lab)