2017 Fellows

Astra Bryant, PhD
For training at University of California, Los Angeles Geffen School of Medicine with Dr. Elissa Hallem
Neural Mechanisms of Temperature-driven Host Seeking in Human-parasitic Worms
Video link: A Critical Role for Heat in Host Seeking by Parasitic Worms

Janai Carr, MD, PhD
For training at University of California, Los Angeles Geffen School of Medicine with Dr. Owen Witte
A Mechanistic Study of RAF in Metastatic Prostate Cancer to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets
Video link: Developing New Therapies For Metastatic Cancer

Melinda Diver, PhD
For training at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine with David Julius
Elucidating the Structural Basis of Cold Sensation
Video link: Decoding the Workings of Our Temperature Sensors to Relieve Chronic Pain

James Lee, MD MHS
For training at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine with Dr. Jeff Bluestone and Dr. Adil Daud
Mechanisms of Liver Metastasis Induced T-Cell Tolerance and Systemic Suppression of Cancer Immunotherapy
Video link: Lessons From the Front Line of Cancer Immunotherapy

Emily Mankin, PhD
For training at University of California, Los Angeles Geffen School of Medicine with Dr. Itzhak Fried
Treating Memory Impairment in Epilepsy: Invasive and Non-invasive Interventions during Sleep
Video link: Enhancing Human Memory With Deep Brain Electrical Stimulation

Emily Stieren, MD, PhD
For training at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine with Dr. Peter Walter
Mechanisms of CREB3L1 Activation and Trafficking during Cell Maturation
Video link: Using Bone Cells to Study Biological Factories

Elisa Zhang, PhD
For training at Stanford University School of Medicine with Dr. Julie Baker
The Placenta as a Tumor Model: Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Placenta Accreta
Video link: The Last Organ Frontier: How the Placenta Holds the Key to Maternal-Fetal Health

Tian Zhang, MD, PhD
For training at Stanford University School of Medicine with Dr. Ravi Majeti
Characterizing the Cause of Bone Marrow Failure in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia