MBL Alumni Receive HHMI Early Career Fellowships

Congratulations to three MBL alumni who are among the new Hanna Gray Fellows announced by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in September. These recent PhD and MD/PhD recipients will continue their training as postdoctoral fellows, and each will receive up to $1.4 million in funding over eight years, with mentoring and active involvement in the HHMI community. They are:

Adriane Otopalik, Columbia University (MBL Grass Fellow, 2017; Alumna, Neural Systems & Behavior course, 2013)

Thiago Monteiro Araújo dos Santos, Harvard University (Alumnus, Physiology course, 2014)

Arielle Woznica, UT Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Teaching Assistant/Research Facilitator, Physiology course, 2016, 2018)

The 2019 Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program competition is now open, with applications due on January 9, 2019.

Source: HHMI Awards Hanna Gray Fellowships to 15 Early Career Scientists | HHMI.org