HHMI selects 5 Gilliam Fellows
Posted by John Hunter | Under Fellowships Wednesday Feb 6, 2008Five Students Pursue Research Careers with Gilliam Fellowships
Silvia Caballero, Shoa Clarke, Alejandra Figueroa-Clarevega, Daniel Gilmer, and Betty Mbom are not your average twenty-somethings. Their paths through life have already taken them to Africa and Central and South America; to disaster relief efforts, clinics, and leading research labs. They have helped create support networks for minority students, studied tropical diseases at the Pan-American Health Organization, and investigated how HIV suppresses the immune system. Along the way, they have each developed a common passion: a desire to improve their world through science.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected these five young scientists as recipients of this year’s Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study. The competitive fellowships, offered to outstanding students from groups underrepresented in the sciences or from disadvantaged backgrounds, provide full support for up to five years of study toward a Ph.D. in the sciences.
“The Institute is awarding nine Gilliam fellowships this year—up from five in previous years—to fund these exceptional students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences or from disadvantaged backgrounds…”