On behalf of the Medical Scientist Training Program Committee, we are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Medical Science Fellows:
- Kia Barclay –Ph.D. student in the Neurosciences program. Kia is completing her thesis work in the lab of Dr. Tristan Li.
- Mandy Chan –Ph.D. student in the Immunology program. Mandy is completing her thesis work in the lab of Dr. Joel Schilling.
- Mina Farag – M.D./Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Engineering program. Mina has completed his thesis work in the lab of Dr. Rohit Pappu.
- Tim Kong – M.D./Ph.D. student in the Cancer Biology program. Tim has completed his thesis work in the lab of Dr. Stephen Oh.
- Rachel Mintz – M.D./Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Engineering program. Rachel is completing her thesis work in the lab of Dr. Gwen Randolph.
- Morgan Timm – M.D./Ph.D. student in the Immunology program. Morgan has completed her thesis work in the lab of Dr. Scott Hultgren.
- Turan Tufan – Ph.D. student in the Molecular Cell Biology program. Turan is completing his thesis work in the lab of Dr. Kodi Ravichandran.
The Olin Fellowships recognize superior accomplishments in biomedical research by doctoral students at Washington University. 32 outstanding students were nominated for the Olin Fellows Award this year, and all are to be commended for their scholarship and contributions to Washington University.
Additionally, the Medical Scientist Training Program selects the recipients of the David M. Kipnis Award in Biomedical Sciences for the Department of Developmental Biology.
This year’s David M. Kipnis Awardees are:
- Junedh Amrute – M.D./Ph.D. student in the Computational & Systems Biology program. Junedh has completed his thesis work in the lab of Drs. Kory Lavine and Nathan Stitziel.
- Mitchell Kim – M.D./Ph.D. student in the Immunology program. Mitchell has completed his thesis work in the lab of Dr. Jonathan Kipnis.
This award, which was established in honor of Dr. Kipnis, former Chair of the Department of Medicine and an advocate for basic research, is designed to identify (annually) Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. students in the Division “whose thesis work has led to new insights about the molecular basis of various human diseases.” 17 extraordinary students were nominated for the Kipnis Award this year.
On behalf of the MSTP Committee, I congratulate all of this year’s awardees on this prestigious honor!
Sincerely,
Dr. Wayne Yokoyama
MSTP Director