The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation is pleased to introduce the 2021 Curci PhD Scholars. The Curci Foundation worked with The University of California Berkeley, The University of California San Diego, and The University of Washington, each of which selected incoming PhD students in Life Sciences to receive funding to assist with tuition and living expenses.
University of California Berkeley
Janet Peace Babirye
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Uganda
Lidia Llacsahuanga
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Peru
Juliana Martins
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Brazil
James Mbata
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Lesotho
Rithu Pattali
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: India
Serim Yang
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Republic of Korea
University of California San Diego
Alexia Fabiani
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: Italy
Michelle Munguía Figueroa
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: Mexico
Shivani Khosla
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: United States
Xiandu (Phoebe) Li
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: China
Wanying Tian
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: China
Elizabeth (Lizzie) West
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: United States
University of Washington
Geervani Daggupati
Department: Immunology
Home country: Canada
Sara Gonske
Department: Biochemistry
Home country: United States
Karthikeya Gottimukkala
Department: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Home country: India
Shruti Jain
Department: Genome Sciences
Home country: India
Maryanne Kihiu
Department: Pharmacology
Home country: Kenya
Kayleen Lederman
Department: Microbiology
Home country: United States
Nolawit Mulugeta
Department: Pathobiology
Home country: Ethiopia