As a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow Jia will develop tools that can be used to advance research in improving cancer treatment. Using a combination of imaging and computational methods, she will endeavor to expand the capabilities of current imaging tools to understand the complex changes in liver tissue during the liver cancer hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). … Continued
Neil Dalvie is a chemical engineer. During his PhD, he worked to develop microbial hosts for low-cost manufacturing of therapeutic proteins, which could expand global access to vaccines and antibodies. As a Schmidt Science Fellow, Neil will pivot from Chemical Engineering to Biogeochemistry, working with Professor Pamela Silver at Harvard Medical School to develop microbes … Continued
Cecília is a developmental biologist. During her PhD, she investigated the dynamics of the extracellular environment during early eye development. As a Schmidt Science Fellow, she will pivot from developmental Biology to Neuroscience, shifting her focus to exploring the cellular aging process working with Professor Vadim Gladyshev at Harvard Medical School. Cecília’s research will involve … Continued
During his PhD, Tim studied the underlying and complex structure of birdsong using machine learning techniques to understand more about human language and how we communicate with each other. As a Schmidt Science Fellow, Tim pivoted into systems biology to explore more broad biological blocks of complex natural behavior. He plans to develop a repertoire … Continued
During her PhD, Caitlin addressed challenges in diabetes management, focusing on the development of next-generation insulin drugs that could lead to fully autonomous insulin delivery as well as enable improved access to medication in resource-poor environments. As a Schmidt Science Fellow, Caitlin worked with Dr. Jeffrey Karp at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she … Continued
Fatima is a microbial ecologist with a background in environmental engineering. During her PhD with Martin Polz at MIT, she studied the evolutionary dynamics of marine bacteria and their viral predators (phages). She found that bacteria can quickly evolve resistance to phages in the wild through the rapid transfer of mobile genetic elements between bacteria. Her … Continued
Anastasia’s PhD research demonstrated how kidney cells grown on fractally-patterned curved and biomimetic shapes in vitro developed better structure and function than cells on standard flat petri dishes. Her shape-stimulated cells were also more responsive in toxicity testing applications. As a Schmidt Science Fellow in Prof. Ralph Weissleder’s lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard … Continued
Jacob’s PhD research at the University of Pennsylvania and the National Institutes of Health examined fundamental cell biology questions around how cells purposely initiate, process, and repair DNA breaks during cell division while avoiding catastrophic consequences. He developed next-generation sequencing strategies to better understand DNA repair in various contexts important to human health, including meiotic … Continued
Amy is a neuroscientist interested in the interplay of the brain, the immune system and the gut. Amy’s PhD at the University of Melbourne focused on behavioral neuroscience, investigating how a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease would perform on similar touchscreen-based cognitive tasks to those used to test patients in the clinic, and how environmental … Continued