In: Current Awardee

2026 awardee
Hongrui Liu
May 5, 2026

Our cells are constantly exposed to DNA damage, and they need to organize repair very quickly to protect the genome. My research studies…

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Kaitlin Williams
May 5, 2026

I conducted my Ph.D. thesis work in the laboratory of Dr. Luis Garza. I focused on the early molecular changes that…

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Wen Shi
May 5, 2026

The cerebral venous system is understudied in both normal and pathological conditions. Many brain diseases involve alterations in venous physiology. However,…

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Atika Syeda
May 5, 2026

Neural responses in the visual cortex are always active, even in the dark, and this variability was often treated as noise….

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Jackson Mace
May 5, 2026

In this work within the Calabresi (Neurology Department) and Dawson (Institute for Cell Engineering Department) Laboratories at Johns Hopkins, we showed…

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Yingzhi Ye
May 5, 2026

My research identified Decapping Scavenger (DcpS) enzyme as a genetic modifier of toxicity caused by loss of function (LOF) of TDP-43…

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Christine Wei
May 5, 2026

mRNA vaccines delivered by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have transformed modern vaccinology, most notably through COVID-19 vaccines, and are now being actively…

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Joel Sop
May 5, 2026

I study whether the regular flu shot that millions of people get every year might also provide some protection against pandemic…

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Henry Yi Cheng
May 5, 2026

Mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1/2) are the most common metabolic alterations in human cancers and drive production of the oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate…

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2026 awardee
Briana A. Santo
May 5, 2026

Harvey Cushing described craniopharyngiomas as “the most formidable of intracranial tumors,” which, because of their proximity to critical neurovascular structures, cause…

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