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
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Janet Peace Babirye
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Uganda
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Lidia Llacsahuanga
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Peru
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Juliana Martins
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Brazil
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James Mbata
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Lesotho
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Rithu Pattali
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: India
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Serim Yang
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Home country: Republic of Korea
University of California San Diego
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Alexia Fabiani
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: Italy
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Michelle MunguĂa Figueroa
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: Mexico
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Shivani Khosla
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: United States
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Xiandu (Phoebe) Li
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: China
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Wanying Tian
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: China
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Elizabeth (Lizzie) West
Department: Biological Sciences
Home country: United States
University of Washington
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Geervani Daggupati
Department: Immunology
Home country: Canada
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Sara Gonske
Department: Biochemistry
Home country: United States
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Karthikeya Gottimukkala
Department: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Home country: India
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Shruti Jain
Department: Genome Sciences
Home country: India
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Maryanne Kihiu
Department: Pharmacology
Home country: Kenya
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Kayleen Lederman
Department: Microbiology
Home country: United States
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Nolawit Mulugeta
Department: Pathobiology
Home country: Ethiopia