2009 Class of Hartwell Fellows
Memphis, TN, December 31 - The Hartwell
Foundation announced its 2009 class of
Hartwell Fellows, which provide funding to US
citizens for postdoctoral training in biomedical science
at select research institutions in the United States.
The Fellowships offer support for two years at $50,000
direct cost per year to support scientists in the early
stages of biomedical research careers by enabling them
to pursue further specialized training as part of their
career development.
Institutions that fully participated in the 2009 process
for
Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards
received the right to designate a Hartwell Fellowship
award, effective January 2010. Qualifying institutions designated
the following individuals in November 2009 to receive
the award:
Cydne Perry, Ph.D.
Nutritional Sciences
Carlos C. Goller, Ph.D.
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Eric Meisner, PhD
Computer Science
Huy Ta, Ph.D.
Pathology
Christine A. Glidewell-Kenney, Ph.D.
Reproductive Medicine
Joshua W. Brownlee, MD
Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
Michelangelo von Dassow, Ph.D.
Bioengineering
Michael J. Morris, Ph.D.
Psychiatry
Vita Vock, Ph.D.
Cell Biology
John C. Carmen, Ph.D.
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
The Hartwell Foundation is honored to provide financial
support to these outstanding young scientists. Each
qualifying institution chose an exceptional individual
with high promise in the field of biomedical research.
The award will
enable the recipient to pursue further specialized training
in an area of science that they passionately wish to
pursue.
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2008 Hartwell Fellow
Louise Rogg,
Ph.D., with mentor William
Steinbach, MD, Duke University
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