A dozen graduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill, including Nicholas Zane Randolph, John Patrick Sunglao Flores, and Maya Bluit at the UNC School of Medicine, have received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation.
A dozen graduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill, including three from the UNC School of Medicine, received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) for their research in STEM-related fields. Several other graduate students received honorable mentions, including four UNC School of Medicine students.
The fellowships recognize and support outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s or doctoral degrees. Fellows receive federal funding by way of a three-year stipend, educational support, and opportunities for professional development and international research. The fellowship began in 1952.
Suzanne Barbour, dean of The Graduate School, said this year’s recipients are emblematic of graduate students’ commitment to the University’s tripartite mission of research, teaching and service as they pursue top-ranked graduate programs.
“Carolina’s graduate students are at the forefront of research,” Barbour said. “They’re our next generation of leaders who are changing our world with their commitment to research and discovery.”
Graduate student recipients of the NSF GRFP from the UNC School of Medicine
- Nicholas Zane Randolph (Curriculum in bioinformatics and computational biology; UNC School of Medicine)
- John Patrick Sunglao Flores (Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program; UNC School of Medicine)
- Maya Bluitt (Department of Neuroscience; UNC School of Medicine)
Graduate student honorable mentions from the UNC School of Medicine
- Margaret Dedloff (Department of Microbiology and Immunology; UNC School of Medicine)
- Nina Nishiyama (Curriculum in bioinformatics and computational biology; UNC School of Medicine)
- Cassandra Phillips (Department of cell biology and physiology; UNC School of Medicine)
- Brandon Pratt (Department of Pharmacology; UNC School of Medicine)