Barbara Wold Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rita Allen Scholar Barbara Wold (1983) elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest honorary societies…
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Kavli Small Equipment Grants awarded to Sreekanth Chalasani and Axel Nimmerjahn
Rita Allen Scholars Sreekanth Chalasani (2012) and Axel Nimmerjahn (2011) received Kavli Grants to buy or build small equipment designed to strengthen research capacity and capability…
Monica Dus receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Rita Allen Scholar Monica Dus (2016) received the Guggenheim Fellowship for her distinguished achievements and exceptional promise for future accomplishments…
Elissa Hallem – A Pivot to Human Parasites
Elissa Hallem wasn’t always immersed in the world of parasitic roundworms. In fact, she spent much of her early research career studying Drosophila, the common fruit fly. Inspired to pursue research after participating in Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth program, Hallem began volunteering in Larry Zipursky’s…
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor awarded seed grant for investigating neuronal pathways for rewarding social touch
Rita Allen Scholar Ishmail Abdus-Saboor (2020) received a 2022 Seed Award from the Brain Research Foundation for investigating neuronal pathways associated with social touch…
Arkady Khoutorsky recognized for significant research advancements and influence in pain research field
Rita Allen Scholar Arkady Khoutorsky (2017) received a 2022 Early Career Award from the Canadian Pain Society recognizing outstanding achievements in pain research.
Maitreya Dunham: Budding Connections Inside and Outside the Lab
Maitreya Dunham gained research experience in many different fields as a student, from genetics to immunology to cancer, but one mighty model organism stuck with her as she set up her own lab to study experimental evolution and genetics: Saccharomyces cerevisiae. “That was one thing about the cancer world…
Carl F. Nathan Joins Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors
Carl F. Nathan, R.A. Rees Pritchett Professor and chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been elected to the Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors. Nathan, whose term begins immediately, is one of the world’s premier researchers in immunology and microbiology. His research explores…
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor receives award to further the leadership of excellent biomedical researchers
Rita Allen Scholar Ishmail Abdus-Saboor (2020) received a Science Diversity Leadership Award from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative…
Ye Zheng and Axel Nimmerjahn receive $1.5 million from Sol Goldman Charitable Trust to research multiple sclerosis treatments
Rita Allen Scholars Ye Zheng (2010) and Axel Nimmerjahn (2011) received a grant from Sol Goldman Charitable Trust to advance work on gut, brain, and immune connections in multiple sclerosis…