Three UNC School of Medicine students are among 16 recipients of prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The UNC SOM students are Micah Hysong, Ryan Salcido, and Gates Schneider.
Sixteen students, including three from the UNC School of Medicine, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Their research covers several STEM-related fields, including biology, sociology, genetics, anthropology, and more. This year, twelve recipients are graduate students, and four are undergraduate students.
Here’s a list of UNC School of Medicine student recipients of the NSF GRFP
- Micah Hysong (Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology; College of Arts and Sciences; UNC School of Medicine)
- Ryan Salcido (Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology; College of Arts and Sciences, UNC School of Medicine)
- Gates Schneider (Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program; UNC School of Medicine)
Graduate Student Honorable Mentions from the UNC School of Medicine
- Corina Damian (Department of Pharmacology; UNC School of Medicine)
- Katherine Degner (Neuroscience curriculum; UNC School of Medicine)
- Skylar Grimsley (Department of Pathology; UNC School of Medicine)
- Ethan Madden (Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology; College of Arts and Science, UNC School of Medicine)
- Rachel Miller (Department of Pharmacology; UNC School of Medicine)
- Hayli Spence-Osorio (Neuroscience curriculum; UNC School of Medicine)
- Rachel Szymanski (Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology; College of Arts and Sciences; UNC School of Medicine)
This fellowship is the oldest of its kind directly supporting graduate students in STEM. Its purpose is to not only ensure the quality and vitality in the scientific and engineering workforces of the United States but also to broaden and diversify the talent in STEM-related professions.
Many of this year’s recipients have research based in life and geosciences, highlighting the significant effect our students’ work has on our global environment.
Beth Mayer-Davis, dean of The Graduate School, noted that the recipients of this year’s awards are making fundamental strides in overcoming obstacles that affect the lives of people and the environment in not just our state, but around the globe. Their research represents many key areas of study across campus and exemplifies the power of our strategic initiative to strengthen our University’s global impact.
“The excellent work of these students highlights the depth of knowledge being generated through graduate education at UNC-Chapel Hill,” Mayer-Davis said. “It is this kind of impactful research that sets Carolina students apart as our next generation of leaders.”
For a full list of recipients, click here.