Michael Economo Awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship

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Congratulations to the Sloan Research Fellows of 2026! The following 126 early-career scholars represent the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada. Winners receive $75,000, which may be spent over a two-year term on any expense supportive of […]

Minjung Son Awarded DOE Early Career Research Award

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Recently, Assistant Professor Minjung Son (CHEM) and team received a major grant from the Department of Energy: the Early Career Research Award. The award promises $875,000 over five years, which, in the DOE’s words, allows recipients “to pursue new ideas and harness the resources of the user facilities to increase the potential for breakthrough new […]

Mary Dunlop Awarded NIH and NSF Grants

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Professor Mary Dunlop (BME) was recently the recipient of two awards, one from NIH and one from NSF. The NIH R01 grant, titled “Cell-to-cell heterogeneity and the emergence of antibiotic resistance,” focuses on the initial steps in the emergence of antibiotic resistance, looking at how intrinsic tolerance mechanisms may provide a window of protection that […]