Five GPB graduate students have recently been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.  Additionally, two students received Honorable Mention.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program’s (GRFP) purpose “is to ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. GRFP seeks to broaden participation in science and engineering of underrepresented groups, including women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend of $37,000.”

Please join us in congratulating the following students:

• Jasmine Amerasekera (Genetics & Genomics), Mentor: Steven Jacobsen
• Karina Keus (Neuroscience), Mentor: Daniel Aharoni
• Blake Miranda (Neuroscience), Mentor: Avishek Adhikari
• Keionna Newton (Neuroscience), Mentor: Lindsay De Biase
• Gabriel Rojas Bowe (Neuroscience), Mentor: Anne Churchland

Honorable Mention

• Nicole Cheung (BBSB), Mentor: Robert Clubb
• Rachel Fox (Neuroscience), Mentor: Michael Wells

More information about the NSF GRFP.