Promising PhD students nominate themselves for awards that allow them to work on projects that they have a passion for pursuing and which bridge the gap between biology and other fields.  Explore our annual Fellows Symposiums and learn about the Fellowship program!

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Headshot portrait of Pamela Cai - Bio-X Honorary Fellow

Pamela Cai - Bio-X Honorary Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow

Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Chemical Engineering
Faculty Advisors: Andrew Spakowitz (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering) and Sarah Heilshorn (Materials Science & Engineering)

Headshot portrait of Kimberly Vasquez - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Kimberly Vasquez - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow
Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Faculty Advisors: KC Huang (Bioengineering and Microbiology & Immunology), Gavin Sherlock (Genetics), and Justin Sonnenburg (Microbiology & Immunology)
Headshot portrait of Laksshman Sundaram - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Laksshman Sundaram - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow

Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Computer Science
Faculty Advisors: Anshul Kundaje (Genetics and Computer Science), William Greenleaf (Genetics), and Michael Bassik (Genetics)

Headshot portrait of Liyue Shen - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Liyue Shen - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow
Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Electrical Engineering
Faculty Advisors: John Pauly (Electrical Engineering) and Lei Xing (Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics)
Headshot portrait of Nicole Schiavone - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Nicole Schiavone - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow
Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisors: Alison Marsden (Bioengineering and Pediatrics - Cardiology), Doff McElhinney (Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pediatrics - Cardiology), and John Eaton (Mechanical Engineering)
Headshot portrait of Caitlin Maikawa - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Caitlin Maikawa - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow
Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisors: Eric Appel (Materials Science & Engineering) and Bruce Buckingham (Pediatrics - Endocrinology)
Headshot portrait of Molly Lucas - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Molly Lucas - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow

Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Neurosciences
Faculty Advisors: Amit Etkin (Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences), Fei-Fei Li (Computer Science), and Russell Poldrack (Psychology)

Headshot portrait of Chunzi Liu - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Chunzi Liu - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow
Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Chemical Engineering
Faculty Advisors: Gerald Fuller (Chemical Engineering), Carolyn Bertozzi (Chemistry), and David Myung (Ophthalmology)
Headshot portrait of Stephan Eismann - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Stephan Eismann - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow
Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Applied Physics
Faculty Advisors: Ron Dror (Computer Science) and Rhiju Das (Biochemistry)
Headshot portrait of Kaisha Benjamin - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Kaisha Benjamin - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow

Awarded in 2019
Home Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisors: Andrew Endy (Bioengineering) and Bruce Buckingham (Pediatrics - Endocrinology)

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