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Five Scientists Awarded $1.5M Fellowships for Groundbreaking Research

1/9/2025

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Five exceptional scientists—Peiwei Chen, Juliet Mwirigi, Paige Arnold, Jim Castellanos, and Riley Galton—have been honored with Hanna Gray Fellowships from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Each fellow will receive up to $1.5 million over eight years, empowering groundbreaking research in genetics, chronic pain, and developmental biology while championing inclusivity in the scientific community.

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Five exceptional scientists—Peiwei Chen, Juliet Mwirigi, Paige Arnold, Jim Castellanos, and Riley Galton—have been honored with Hanna Gray Fellowships from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Each fellow will receive up to $1.5 million over eight years, empowering groundbreaking research in genetics, chronic pain, and developmental biology while championing inclusivity in the scientific community.