The Hartwell Foundation

 

2020 Class of Hartwell Fellows

Memphis, TN, July 15, 2021 - The Hartwell Foundation announced its 2020 class of Hartwell Fellows, which provides 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 professional development.

For each Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award that a participating institution receives in the annual Hartwell competition, the institution may designate one postdoctoral candidate of their choice from areas of biomedical science that exemplify the values of the Foundation. With twelve Hartwell Investigators in the Class of 2020 representing ten institutions, the following individuals will receive a Hartwell Fellowship:

Case Western Reserve University

Cody S. Dulaney, Ph.D.
Ophthalmology

Cornell University

Katherine Z. Sanidad, Ph.D.
Medicine

Drexel University

Adrian Curtin, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering

Lindsay Steele, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering

Duke University

Juan Valdez-Lopez, Ph.D.
Neurobiology

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Caitlin DeJong, Ph.D.
Vaccines and Infectious Disease Division

Johns Hopkins University

Cayla Jewett, Ph.D.
Molecular Biology & Genetics

Northwestern University

John B. Issa, Ph.D.
Neurobiology

University of California, San Diego

Aaron A. Smargon, Ph.D.
Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Brendan T. Colvert, Ph.D
Bioengineering

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Sara Peffer, Ph.D.
Microbiology

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lauren K. Zebertavage, Ph.D.
Pediatrics

Each qualifying institution chose an exceptional individual with high promise in the field of biomedical research. The Fellowship will enable the recipient to pursue further specialized training in an area of science that they passionately wish to pursue. The Hartwell Foundation is honored to provide financial support to these outstanding young scientists.

2020 Hartwell Fellow Cody S. Dulaney, Ph.D. and mentor Fatema Ghasia, MD, Case Western Reserve University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Cody S. Dulaney, Ph.D. and mentor Fatema Ghasia, MD, Case Western Reserve University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Katherine Z. Sanidad, Ph.D. and mentor Melody Y. Zeng, Ph.D., Cornell University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Katherine Z. Sanidad, Ph.D. and mentor Melody Y. Zeng, Ph.D., Cornell University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Adrian Curtin, Ph.D. (R) and mentor Hasan Ayaz, Ph.D., Drexel University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Adrian Curtin, Ph.D. (R) and mentor Hasan Ayaz, Ph.D., Drexel University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Lindsay Steele, Ph.D. (R) and mentor Kara Spiller, Ph.D., Drexel University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Lindsay Steele, Ph.D. (R) and mentor Kara Spiller, Ph.D., Drexel University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Juan Valdez-Lopez, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Jeremy N. Kay, Ph.D., Duke University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Juan Valdez-Lopez, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Jeremy N. Kay, Ph.D., Duke University


2020 Hartwell Fellow John B. Issa, MD, Ph.D. and mentor Daniel A. Dombeck, Ph.D., Northwestern University

2020 Hartwell Fellow John B. Issa, MD, Ph.D. and mentor Daniel A. Dombeck, Ph.D., Northwestern University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Sara Peffer, Ph.D. and mentor David R. Hendrixson, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center

2020 Hartwell Fellow Sara Peffer, Ph.D. and mentor David R. Hendrixson, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center

2020 Hartwell Fellow Lauren K. Zebertavage, Ph.D. and mentor Paul M Sondel, MD, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

2020 Hartwell Fellow Lauren K. Zebertavage, Ph.D. and mentor Paul M Sondel, MD, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

2020 Hartwell Fellow Cayla Jewett, Ph.D. and mentor Andrew Holland, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Cayla Jewett, Ph.D. and mentor Andrew Holland, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

2020 Hartwell Fellow Aaron Smargon, Ph.D. and mentor Gene Yeo, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

2020 Hartwell Fellow Aaron Smargon, Ph.D. and mentor Gene Yeo, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego

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