The Hartwell Foundation

 

2024 Class of Hartwell Fellows

Memphis, TN, August 1, 2025 - The Hartwell Foundation announced its 2024 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 Awardthat 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 ten (10) Hartwell Investigators in the Class of 2024 representing ten (10) institutions, the following individuals have received a Hartwell Fellowship:

Boston University

Matthew Dunne, Ph.D.
Anatomy and Neurobiology

Case Western Reserve University

Eliana Gill, Ph.D.
Genetic and Genome Sciences

Duke University

Michael Kiritsy, MD, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Northwestern University

April Bell, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

University of Pennsylvania

Audrey Goldfarb, Ph.D.
Genetics

University of California, Davis

Isaac J. Villegas, Ph.D.
Neurology

University of California, San Diego

Samuel Degregori, Ph.D.
Pediatrics

University of Virginia

Morgan Dalman, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Andrew Boggiano, Ph.D.
Medical Physics

Yale University

Bradly Bauman, Ph.D.
Immunobiology

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.

2024 Hartwell Fellow Matthew Dunne, Ph.D. and mentor Karin Schon, Ph.D, Boston University

2024 Hartwell Fellow Matthew Dunne, Ph.D. and mentor Karin Schon, Ph.D, Boston University

2024 Hartwell Fellow Eliana Gill, Ph.D. and mentor Craig Hodges, Ph.D, Case Western Reserve University

2024 Hartwell Fellow Eliana Gill, Ph.D. and mentor Craig Hodges, Ph.D, Case Western Reserve University

2024 Hartwell Fellow Michael Kiritsy, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Dennis Ko, MD, Ph.D, Duke University

2024 Hartwell Fellow Michael Kiritsy, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Dennis Ko, MD, Ph.D, Duke University

2024 Hartwell Fellow April Bell, Ph.D. (R) and mentor Theresa Walunas, Ph.D, Northwestern University

2024 Hartwell Fellow April Bell, Ph.D. (R) and mentor Theresa Walunas, Ph.D, Northwestern University

2024 Hartwell Fellow Audrey Goldfarb, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Erica Korb, Ph.D, University of Pennsylvania

2024 Hartwell Fellow Audrey Goldfarb, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Erica Korb, Ph.D, University of Pennsylvania

2024 Hartwell Fellow Isaac J. Villegas, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Kyle Fink, Ph.D, UC Davis

2024 Hartwell Fellow Isaac J. Villegas, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Kyle Fink, Ph.D, UC Davis

2024 Hartwell Fellow Samuel Degregori, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Rob Knight, Ph.D, UC San Diego

2024 Hartwell Fellow Samuel Degregori, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Rob Knight, Ph.D, UC San Diego

2024 Hartwell Fellow Morgan Dalman, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Silvia Blemker, Ph.D, University of Virginia

2024 Hartwell Fellow Morgan Dalman, Ph.D. (L) and mentor Silvia Blemker, Ph.D, University of Virginia

2024 Hartwell Fellow Andrew Boggiano, Ph.D. (R) and mentor Jonathan Engle, Ph.D, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2024 Hartwell Fellow Andrew Boggiano, Ph.D. (R) and mentor Jonathan Engle, Ph.D, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2024 Hartwell Fellow Bradly Bauman, Ph.D. and mentor Carrie Lucas, Ph.D, Yale University

2024 Hartwell Fellow Bradly Bauman, Ph.D. and mentor Carrie Lucas, Ph.D, Yale University

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