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 MunguĂa 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