Isaac Fianu, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology: Investigating the molecular mechanisms of transcription termination during DNA damage. Profile

Carlos Taboada, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology: Living without hemoglobin: Convergent biochemical strategies to prevent clotting and achieve transparency. Profile

Nathan McDonald, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology: Leveraging molecular control of synapse formation for neuronal repair and regeneration. Profile

Farzaneh Najafi, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology: Sleep & cerebellum: How their interaction shapes learning & disease. Profile

Matteo Molè, Ph.D., Stanford University: Exploring human embryo implantation: Paving the way to improve pregnancy success and reproductive health. Profile

Laura Seeholzer, Ph.D., Stanford University: The role of the airway epithelium in sensing our environment. Profile

Cara Brook, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley: Identifying synergistic mechanisms of virus tolerance and aging resilience in long-lived mammals. Profile

Liberty Hamilton, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley: Neural dynamics of vocal learning in children. Profile

Param Singh, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco: Uncovering regulatory networks underlying stress resilience in an extremophile vertebrate. Profile