The Hartwell Foundation

 

2025 Class of Hartwell Fellows

Memphis, TN, July 15, 2026 - The Hartwell Foundation announced its 2025 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 ten (10) Hartwell Investigators in the Class of 2025, representing nine (9) institutions, the following individuals were selected by their participating institution to receive a Hartwell Fellowship:

Boston University

Sarah Nano, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering

Case Western Reserve University

Sanya Mehta, Ph.D.
Pathology

Cornell University

Noah Guy Lewis Guiberson, Ph.D.
Brain & Mind Research Institute

Duke University

Rebeca Stiepel, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering

Johns Hopkins University

Julia Johansson, Ph.D
Ophthalmology

Northwestern University

Tyler Petrie, Ph.D.
Center for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research

University of Pennsylvania

Keshav Subramanian, Ph.D.
Psychiatry

University of California, Davis

Geil R. Merana, Ph.D.
Nutrition

University of California, San Diego

Consuelo Sauceda, Ph.D.
Pediatrics

University of California, San Diego

Julie Takagi, 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.

2025 Hartwell Fellow Sarah Nano, Ph.D. and mentor Joyce Y. Wong, Ph.D., Boston University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Sarah Nano, Ph.D. and mentor Joyce Y. Wong, Ph.D., Boston University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Sanya Mehta, Ph.D. and mentor Tyler E. Miller, MD, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Sanya Mehta, Ph.D. and mentor Tyler E. Miller, MD, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Noah Guiberson, Ph.D. and mentor Jacqueline Burré, Ph.D., Cornell University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Noah Guiberson, Ph.D. and mentor Jacqueline Burré, Ph.D., Cornell University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Rebeca Stiepel, Ph.D. and mentor Daniel Reker, Sc.D., Duke University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Rebeca Stiepel, Ph.D. and mentor Daniel Reker, Sc.D., Duke University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Julia Johansson, Ph.D. and mentor Jefferson Doyle, MD, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Julia Johansson, Ph.D. and mentor Jefferson Doyle, MD, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

2025 Hartwell Fellow Keshav Subramanian, Ph.D. and mentor Matthew R. Hayes, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

2025 Hartwell Fellow Keshav Subramanian, Ph.D. and mentor Matthew R. Hayes, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

2025 Hartwell Fellow Geil R. Merana, Ph.D. and mentor Benjamin P. Hurrell, Ph.D., University of California, Davis

2025 Hartwell Fellow Geil R. Merana, Ph.D. and mentor Benjamin P. Hurrell, Ph.D., University of California, Davis

2025 Hartwell Fellow Consuelo Sauceda, Ph.D. and mentor Victor Nizet, MD, University of California, San Diego

2025 Hartwell Fellow Consuelo Sauceda, Ph.D. and mentor Victor Nizet, MD, University of California, San Diego

2025 Hartwell Fellow Julie Takagi, Ph.D. and mentor Pia Pannaraj, MD, University of California, San Diego

2025 Hartwell Fellow Julie Takagi, Ph.D. and mentor Pia Pannaraj, MD, University of California, San Diego

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