In: Current Awardee

2026 awardee
Taibo Li
May 5, 2026

My research focuses on understanding how genetic changes alter the regulatory programs that drive prostate cancer. Working in the labs of Eneda…

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Ruby Gupta
May 5, 2026

Endosomes act as central metabolic hubs that regulate nutrient homeostasis and mitochondrial bioenergetics through the control of endosomal pH. In Dr….

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Chuan Liu
May 5, 2026

In Dr. James M. Berger’s lab, my research focuses on how cells start transcription-coupled DNA–protein crosslink repair (TC-DPCR). In cells, many…

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2026 awardee
Didhiti Mukherjee
May 5, 2026

The development of the sensory brain relies on early periphery-generated spontaneous neural activity and later sensory-evoked activity. In Professor Patrick Kanold’s lab, my research…

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Joshua James Black
May 5, 2026

In Rachel Green’s lab, my research focuses on effector toxins that are used by the bacteria Legionella pneumophila to subvert its host cell’s biology. My…

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2026 awardee
Xiaodi Zhang
May 5, 2026

My research focuses on the intersection of environmental pollutants and Lewy body dementia (LBD). Based on our lab’s previous work, we confirmed that…

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Haobo Wang
May 5, 2026

My research focuses on the delta-type ionotropic glutamate receptor 2 (GluD2), a neurotransmitter receptor found in cerebellum. It is critical for…

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Zanshé Thompson
May 5, 2026

My research uncovered a novel role of the chromatin regulator, high mobility group A1 (Hmga1), as a driver of Tet2-mediated clonal…

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Andrew Love
May 5, 2026

I’ve spent the past two years working in Dr. Michael Kornberg’s lab studying the role of NAD metabolism in the pathogenesis of…

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Mohammad Amin Fakharian
May 5, 2026

Damage to the cerebellum is known to cause dysmetria, errors that worsen at the end of movements, first described by Gordon…

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