Jacob Brady, an MD/PhD student in the Trakhtenberg lab, has won a highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) F30 fellowship titled “Transcriptional regulation of axon regeneration by Klf9 inhibition”. Jacob studies the molecular mechanisms that could be targeted for repairing injured central nervous system, with the focus on the optic and cortico-spinal/thalamic circuits. Jacob […]

Moumita Bhattacharya, 2026 Biomedical Science Program Student Leadership Award This award honors a student who has made sustained and outstanding contributions in leadership activities during his or her studies in the program that improve graduate student life and further the educational mission of the university or the community.  Jacob Brady, 2026 GSRD Oral Presentation Award-1st […]

Lucille Papile of the Crocker and Spellman labs has been selected as the recipient of the Lepow Award for the 2026-27 academic year. The Lepow Award was established in 1986 in honor of Dr. Irwin H. Lepow, a well-known faculty member, researcher, and founding father of the Health Center.  This award is given to the outstanding fourth-year […]