2026 Fellows

Kitra Cates, Ph.D.

For training at the Stanford University School of Medicine with Dr. Maria Barna

Dissecting Local Translation in Autism Spectrum Disorder Neurons

Adolfo Cuesta, M.D., Ph.D.

For training at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine with Dr. Joseph Bondy-Denomy

Engineering Bacteriophages to Augment Phage Therapy

Owen Leddy, Ph.D.

For training at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine with Dr. George Y. Liu

Engineering T Cell Vaccines against MRSA

Emily Lydon, M.D.

For training at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine with Dr. Charles Langelier

Host–Microbe Metagenomic Sequencing to Improve Diagnosis and Outcomes after Lung Transplantation

Ev Nichols, Ph.D.

For training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles with Dr. Samantha Butler

Elucidating the Mechanisms by which Netrin1 Regulates Axon Growth and Fasciculation

Pradeep Rajendaran, M.D., Ph.D.

For training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles with Dr. Olujimi Ajijola

Deciphering Neuronal Circuits that Mediate Excessive Sympathetic Activation in Heart Disease

Noa Simchoni, M.D., Ph.D.

For training at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine with Dr. Anthony Shum

Defining How HAQ STING Protects COPA Syndrome Patients from Developing ILD