Seven graduate students and young researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have been offered Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The prestigious fellowship provides each student with a three-year annual stipend and tuition.
Five NSF Graduate Fellowship recipients are first-year PhD students at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons or the Mailman School of Public Health (pictured, from left):
From left: Gabriel Graham, Karisa Lasoff, Chloe Paolucci, Eugene Son, and Shawn (Seung Hyun) Yang
- Gabriel Graham, Neurobiology, VP&S
- Karisa Lasoff, Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health
- Chloe Paolucci, Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies, VP&S
- Eugene Son, Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies, VP&S
- Shawn (Seung Hyun) Yang, Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies, VP&S
In addition, two research assistants in VP&S laboratories were also awarded NSF Graduate Fellowships:
Honorable Mentions were given to three VP&S students and one research assistant. This designation is accorded to meritorious applicants who do not receive fellowship offers and is considered a significant national academic achievement.
The NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program is the oldest fellowship program in the U.S. that directly supports graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. NSF Fellows are anticipated to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering.
