黑料网 graduate students Oscar Arroyo from Daniel McKay鈥檚 lab and Aleah Bailey from Ilona Jasper鈥檚 lab, were among 50 students across the United States named as Gilliam Fellows by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced the 2023 class of 50 Gilliam Fellows聽conducting outstanding research in their respective scientific fields and their advisers who are committed to building a more inclusive scientific environment. Each adviser-student pair will receive an annual award of $53,000 for up to three years.
罢丑别听聽invests in graduate students from populations historically excluded and underrepresented in science so that they are prepared to become scientific leaders.
鈥淭he Gilliam Fellowship not only supports incredibly talented graduate students who are poised to become future leaders in science,鈥� says Joshua Hall, senior program officer for the Gilliam Fellows Program, 鈥渂ut it also engages thesis advisers and institutions in the work of creating training environments in which all students can thrive.鈥�
The 黑料网 has two Gilliam Fellows this year 鈥� Oscar Arroyo and Aleah Bailey.
Arroyo is a fourth-year PhD student in the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology and member of the lab of Daniel McKay, PhD, associate professor of genetics and biology. Arroyo鈥檚 research focuses on the mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation during early development. He is a former 黑料网 JEDI Fellow, during which time he worked to integrate current graduate students into the admissions review process in the biomedical sciences.
Bailey is a third-year graduate student in the Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine and member of the lab of Ilona Jaspers, PhD, director of the curriculum and the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology. She is also a professor of pediatrics and microbiology and immunology, and a member of the Children鈥檚 Research Institute. Bailey studies the聽synergistic effects of psychosocial stress and wildfire smoke exposure on physiologic pathways.
HHMI鈥檚 Gilliam Fellows Program recognizes that advisers play an integral role in helping their students realize their high potential. For this reason, Gilliam advisers participate in a year-long mentorship development course led by facilitator-scholars from HHMI鈥檚 Scientific Mentorship Initiative.
Read more about the HHMI and Gilliam Fellowships, including a full list of recipients, at聽
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