For the second year, UCLA students and their faculty mentors have been awarded multiple Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).  This fellowship supports graduate students who are committed to increasing diversity among science leaders and desire to become faculty members at colleges and universities.  Congratulations to:

Devin Gibbs

                Home Area: Cell & Developmental Biology

                PhD Program: Molecular Biology

                Faculty PI: April Pyle

Gloria Hernandez

                Home Area: Cell & Developmental Biology

                PhD Program: Molecular Biology

                Faculty PI: Luisa Iruela-Arispe

Erick Velazquez

                PhD Program: Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology

                Faculty PI: Jorge Torres

Additionally, Sandy Alvarez (student) and Samantha Butler (Faculty PI), in the Cell & Developmental Biology Home Area received acknowledgement as finalists.