Daniel Olivares-Zambrano, left, and Nina Barr garnered rare grants to support their graduate studies. (Photos: Courtesy of Daniel Olivares-Zambrano and Nina Barr.)
Two prestigious grants fund PhD research in marine and molecular biology
A diversity supplement grant from the National Institutes of Health and a Gilliam Fellowship — the first to be awarded to USC Dornsife — will advance doctoral student scholarship.
Research on neurogenerative disorders and the capacity for marine life to withstand warmer temperatures has gotten a boost, thanks to a grant and fellowship awarded to PhD students and faculty at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Gilliam Fellowship supports marine biology research
Daniel Olivares-Zambrano, a biological sciences PhD student, and Carly Kenkel, Wilford and Daris Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies and associate professor of biological sciences, have received a Gilliam Fellowship. The fellowship, funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, aims to enhance diversity in the sciences through mentorship programs supporting both PhD students and their advisors.