BME students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Bri Brennecke, Paige Nielsen, and Hannah Szafraniec.
April 22, 2024 — Congratulations to our 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship recipients:
- Bri Brennecke — PhD student in Paolo Provenzano and David Wood’s labs
- Hannah Szafraniec — PhD student in Dave Wood’s lab
In addition, two BME students were recognized with an honorable mention:
- Kira Lynch — Undergraduate student
- Paige Nielsen — PhD student in Kyoko Yoshida’s lab
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. Fellowships provide the student with a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 along with a $16,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees (paid to the institution), as well as access to opportunities for professional development available to NSF-supported graduate students.