The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation is pleased to introduce the 2025 Curci Ph.D. Fellows.  The Curci Foundation worked with the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Washington, each of which nominated advanced Ph.D. students in Life Sciences to receive funding to assist with tuition and living expenses for Years 4 and 5 of their Ph.D. programs.

University of California Berkeley

Nathaniel Dempsey

Department: Molecular and Cell Biology

Génesis Ferrer Imbert

Department: Biophysics

Antony Lurie

Department: Molecular and Cell Biology

Alina Tiemroth

Department: Neuroscience

University of California San Diego

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Toheeb Balogun

Department: Molecular Biology

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Isabel Mejia

Department: Biological Sciences

University of Washington

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Michelle Chicas

Department: Biochemistry